How They Prepared 1943

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Full title reads: "HOW THEY PREPARED".

Canada.

Various shots of Canadian troops prepare for the invasion of Sicily - they are in Canada. Planes lay smoke screens and the troops come ashore from landing craft during the training. Various shots of mass drop of American paratroops during...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38105
Sort Number:
43/061
Time in/Out:
01:15:39:00 / 01:17:02:00
Canister:
43/61
Film ID:
1089.05
Issue Date:
02/08/1943

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