Japanese Formal Entry Into Nanking 1938

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(Japanese titles.)

Nanking, China.

Various shots of the Japanese Army's formal entry into Nanking. Officers / Generals (?) ride by on horseback in a parade as lines of Japanese soldiers stand to attention at the roadside.

Air to air shots of Japanese aeroplanes; aerial shot...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15932
Sort Number:
38/006
Time in/Out:
01:25:17:00 / 01:26:20:00
Canister:
38/6
Film ID:
951.38
Issue Date:
20/01/1938

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