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Paratroopers land on open ground

Under a spreading canopy a paratrooper swings down the last few metres to a flat, grassy field, legs drawn up, while other parachutes float lower behind him; then the whole sky above a low line of buildings is scattered with dozens of parachutes descending at different heights. German newsreel footage; according to the source the airborne landings in the Netherlands, May 1940.

Period
c. 1938–May 1940
Credit
US National ArchivesPublic Domain · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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HFE025542
Length
0' 10"
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Frames per Second
24 fps
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yuv422p10le
Resolution
1920 × 1080
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MOV
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204,750,692 bytes
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