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Rubber boats cross the river

On a muddy riverbank strewn with planks and crates soldiers in German helmets crouch and push off; soldiers run down to the water beneath trees clouded with smoke; on the broad river rubber boats paddle towards the far bank while shells throw up smoke among the trees. German newsreel footage; according to the source the crossing of the Meuse near Sedan on 13 May 1940.

Period
May 13, 1940
Credit
US National ArchivesPublic Domain · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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HFE025611
Length
0' 14"
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16:9
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24 fps
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1920 × 1080
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MOV
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