Salonika Is Impregnable - Arrival Of Troops… 1915

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Salonika is impregnable - arrival of troops at the Gibraltar of the Balkans.

World War One. French troops arrive at Salonika, Greece, in 1915. Shot of the soldiers standing on deck of ship; pan to right on soldiers coming off ship; toward camera; carrying bedrolls; rifles; backpacks; etc. Ship;...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71386
Sort Number:
ON 033 H
Time in/Out:
01:08:37:00 / 01:09:37:00
Canister:
ON 033 H
Film ID:
1860.10
Issue Date:
1915

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