Wrecked German Railway Guns & Engines [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: Wrecked German Railway Guns & Engines [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 120-8
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  • Summary:
  • Description: Footage of wrecked German railway guns and steam engines, scenes of the aftermath of an ariel attack on a marshalling yard in the town of Vire (30 km south of St Lo, Normandy/Calvados region), wrecked and destroyed steam engines, coaches and torn up railway lines.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 120-8
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-08-10
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Laws (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Vire, Calvados, France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 170 ft; Running time: 2 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    A70 120-8

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