Us Troops Exploding Mines, Testing Rockets 1946

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Unissued / Unused material.

Location of events unclear / unknown.

Various shots devices used for clearing minefields, known as snakes. Type M-3, (pushed by tank into minefield). Type M-1 for antipersonnel mines (rocket driven). Type M-6 for heavily mined areas inaccessible to tanks...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64293
Sort Number:
UN 1335 E
Time in/Out:
01:09:21:00 / 01:11:11:00
Canister:
UN 1335 E
Film ID:
2179.02
Issue Date:
1946

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