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Germany's Western Defences - The Siegfried… 1939
Description
Full titles read: "GERMANY'S WESTERN DEFENCES - THE SIEGFRIED LINE"
C/U of map of Europe showing position of Siegfried Line. Various good shots of men at work building fortifications. M/S of two men digging as German guard walks past. Various good shots of the lines of concrete and steel anti-tank...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 20396
- Sort Number:
- 39/065
- Time in/Out:
- 01:07:57:00 / 01:10:16:00
- Canister:
- 39/65
- Film ID:
- 1021.08
- Issue Date:
- 14/08/1939
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