Commandos Raid Boulogne 1942

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Titles read: "COMMANDOS RAID BOULOGNE".

Boulogne, France.

Various shots of Commandos in woolly hats receiving an outdoor briefing from Major Lord Lovat, who gives them last minute instructions before they embark for the raid on Boulogne. The men make their way along a jetty and get...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43795
Sort Number:
42/034
Time in/Out:
01:40:53:00 / 01:42:16:00
Canister:
42/34
Film ID:
1324.26
Issue Date:
27/04/1942

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