Retreat In Burma - April / May 1942

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Burma.

Several shots of the burning houses. Good shot of a man looking at his horse lying dead on street. More shots of burning houses. Various shots of the Burmese troops retreating from what looks like burning town.

Long shot of large stores of oil at the Yenangyaung oil fields which...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
60516
Sort Number:
UN 310 C
Time in/Out:
01:00:03:00 / 01:05:14:00
Canister:
UN 310 C
Film ID:
1695.01
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