Coastal Defences 1940

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Full title reads: "Coastal Defences".

MSs. and CUs symbolic shots of observers manning lookout posts on the coast.

VS of gun crews manning, cleaning and firing the large coastal defence guns in their emplacements on the coast.

GV of coastal defence forces on anti-invasion...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
21014
Sort Number:
40/063
Time in/Out:
01:59:14:00 / 02:00:54:00
Canister:
40/63
Film ID:
1051.54
Issue Date:
05/08/1940

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