Prisoners Of War Escape 1953

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Korea, Inchon.

Empty Korean POW camps bear grim evidence of the mss escape of 27,000 prisoners who stampeded the barbed wire, many prisoners were torn to pieces on the barb. In nearby villages the former hostages receive food and shelter. The men are north Korean anti-Communists. South Korean...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
67607
Sort Number:
UN 2535 C
Time in/Out:
01:51:17:00 / 01:51:52:00
Canister:
UN 2535 C
Film ID:
2492.23
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