Invasion Continues 1944

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Unused / unissued material - date and locations unclear or unknown.

France - 1944 or 1945?

Soldiers (US?) march along street in French town.

Shots taken from a moving tank (?) as we travel along country road.

German soldiers lie dead by roadside. US tanks and military...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
61608
Sort Number:
UN 0841 C
Time in/Out:
01:58:44:00 / 02:02:53:00
Canister:
UN 841 C
Film ID:
1953.12
Issue Date:

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  • "Soldiers (US?) march along street" - the shot is of several German POWs, being followed by a gun-wielding US soldier.

    jamied 9th Apr 2013

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