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1941 Allied forces battle Vichy troops for Damascus, Syria
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2:48Now PlayingDate: 14th July 1941
Location: Syria
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Syria - The Fall of Damascus
SYRIA: Various:
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MILITARY BRITISH. Capture Damascus..Artillery in action..troops advance under fire..bath in river..repair bridges wrecked tanks..women at well..Gen Le Gentilhomme leader of advance w wounded arm.
PRISONERS OF WAR. taken from the Damascus battle front
SYRIA. Damascus captured by British
Syria; Military - Active
World War II, World War 2, WWII, Second World War, war, Nazis, Allies, France, French, India, Indian, soldiers, Empire, battlefield, Major General Paul Louis Le Gentilhomme, Free French Army
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