Liberation Scenes Europe 1944

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Location Unknown / Unclear - France?

Various shots of the British troops marching through crowded streets of unknown town. Crowd applauding and the troop march, girls giving flowers to soldiers. The troops march past a building with four Allied flags waving from balcony.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64019
Sort Number:
UN 1182 C
Time in/Out:
01:29:50:00 / 01:30:51:00
Canister:
UN 1182 C
Film ID:
2161.07
Issue Date:

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