Mighty French Mobile Guns 1940

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Full title reads: "Mighty French Mobile Guns".

France.

VS of French tank / motorised artillery mounted with 8 inch heavy guns demonstrating their ability to cross muddy fields and move through woods knocking down all the trees in their path. Each gun is followed by another tractor...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20689
Sort Number:
40/028
Time in/Out:
01:09:33:00 / 01:10:38:00
Canister:
40/28
Film ID:
1041.12
Issue Date:
04/04/1940

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