Time Off From War 1944

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Title reads: "Time off from war".

Normandy, France.

Various shots of British soldiers (the Desert Rats) arriving at rest camp run by Second Army Corps. They alight from truck and are given cigarettes and letter cards. Various shots of the troops lining up for food, eating in mess tent...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44754
Sort Number:
44/064
Time in/Out:
01:38:30:00 / 01:41:45:00
Canister:
44/64
Film ID:
1364.18
Issue Date:
10/08/1944

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