British Troops Exercise - Germany 1952

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Lower Rhine District, Germany.

MS. Soldier in trench looking through binoculars, & MS. Various shots of the soldiers running across and along side of road during the British troops exercises in Germany. LS. Soldiers filing along road. LS. Troops charging with bayonets fixed through village,...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
70114
Sort Number:
UN 2460 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:01:00 / 01:05:51:00
Canister:
UN 2460 A
Film ID:
2608.01
Issue Date:
1952

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