Liberation Scenes In Paris 1944

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Unissued / Unused material.

Paris, France.

Allied soldiers carry photographs of Hitler stuck onto their bayonets as they walk through the street. M/S's Resistance behind barricades with guns. Various shots as they build barricades. Various shots of tanks firing. Soldiers crawl up...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62277
Sort Number:
UN 1148 A
Time in/Out:
01:20:00:00 / 01:34:43:00
Canister:
UN 1148 A
Film ID:
2002.04
Issue Date:

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