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Firing Squad At Work 1945
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Unissued / Unused material.
Kitzingen, a town in the German state of Bavaria. Filmed by Lieut Byars of the US Seventh Army on 23 April 1945.
L/S firing squad, US 7th Army soldiers are gathered in the Florian-Geyer athletic ground in Kitzingen. M/S as US officers led by a field grade...
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- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 62547
- Sort Number:
- UN 1236 D
- Time in/Out:
- 01:30:07:00 / 01:31:37:00
- Canister:
- UN 1236 D
- Film ID:
- 2038.08
- Issue Date:
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"Location of events unknown / unclear." - a clapperboard in mid-clip tells us that the location is Kitzingen in Germany.
The date of filming is 23 April 1945.
The footage is filmed by Lt Byars of the U.S. 7th Army.