General Grant Tanks 1942

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Titles read: "GENERAL GRANT TANKS".

El Giza, Libya.

At the railhead of Giza, we see various shots of General Ritchie's new tanks - the American-built 'General Grant'. The tanks arrive by train, covered with tarpaulin. United States instructors explain the structural details of the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43916
Sort Number:
42/047
Time in/Out:
01:21:36:00 / 01:22:48:00
Canister:
42/47
Film ID:
1330.07
Issue Date:
11/06/1942

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