German Atrocities 1945

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Full title reads: "GERMAN ATROCITIES - Germany's crimes are no longer hidden from sight. At last the eyes of the world are opened. We believe it our duty to screen these pictures as a warning to future generations... Here is a woman who went to Buchenwald Mrs Mavis Tate M. P."

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39960
Sort Number:
45/035
Time in/Out:
01:29:17:00 / 01:33:52:00
Canister:
45/35
Film ID:
1153.17
Issue Date:
30/04/1945

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