Verdun Battle Scenes 1916

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French Army in action at Verdun autumn 1916; regain territory lost to Germans in spring and summer.

France.

Brief shot French troops in narrow shallow trench. MS antiaircraft gunners. Aerial view biplane; apparently has been shot; it falls; goes into slow spin; smoking. French troops...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
77274
Sort Number:
ON 439 B
Time in/Out:
01:55:47:00 / 02:01:09:00
Canister:
ON 439 B
Film ID:
2468.26
Issue Date:
1916

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