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1942 AEF infantry training in Northern Ireland
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0:20Now PlayingDate: 18th May 1942
Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
NORTHERN IRELAND:
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American Expeditionary Force is seen practicing in Northern Ireland, running through rocky terrain, running through smoke and over barbed wire, and shooting guns
AMERICA, Military. N. Ireland..A.E.F. on manoeuvres..thro' smoke screen..gas masks..machine guns..charging trenches
GASMASKS A.E.F. charge thro' smoke screen in masks
GUNS. Yank machine-gun selection..Browning Autos
SMOKE SCREEN ETC. Yanks charge thro' smoke screen N.Ireland
American Expeditionary Force; Military - Active; Ulster; United States of America
World War II, World War 2, WWII, Second World War, war, soldiers, drill, drills, drilling, train, war games
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