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1916 Allied munitions have plenty of shells
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0:49Now PlayingDate: 30th March 1916
Location: France
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Our Allies Claim that Shortage of Munitions Will Not Hamper Their Artillery
FRANCE:
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Title: Main title.
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Title: Thousands and thousands of shells ready for the front.
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GV. pan Ammunition dump. French soldiers loading shells into lorries. (??? shots)
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LV. Gun carriages being ridden out of ammunition dump. Shells piled up in f/g.
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GV, Soldiers loading shells into lorry.
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G. top V. pan Shells.
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France, Military - Active, Munitions and Armaments, Vehicles
WAR, WWI, weapons, stockade, horse-drawn wagons, patrol, ammunition, field guns, shell, The Great War, World War I, World War 1, First World War, trench warfare
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