Invisible Home Guard 1943

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Full title reads: "INVISIBLE HOME GUARD".

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Various shots of a demonstration by the Home Guard in camouflage. They wear twigs and leaves and hide amongst the bushes. They are not noticeable until they move. They then lose themselves in a field by laying flat on the...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37970
Sort Number:
43/055
Time in/Out:
01:23:06:00 / 01:24:10:00
Canister:
43/55
Film ID:
1079.11
Issue Date:
12/07/1943

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