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1940 DEFENCE / NORWAY: World War 2: First pictures of war
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3:08Now PlayingDate: 25th April 1940
Location: ELVERUM, NORWAY NORWAY
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: First Pictures War In Norway
NORWAY:
Gen view Landscape.. snow & forest.
Long view Norwegian soldiers stop car for search at barrier.
CU pan 2 Norwegian soldiers.
Long view, semi view & long view laying logs across road for barrier.
NORWAY: Elverum:
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Burned out buildings in town of Elverum
Semi view burned out building...showing sign 'Elverum'.
Gen. view & long view of wrecked town.
Semi top view debris.
Gen. view damaged street..
CU doorway of Norwegian bank 'Elverum Sparebank'.
Semi view & long view of wrecked cars on road.
Top view, semi views (2) of volunteers from other Scandinavian countries lined up.
Semi view & CU officer talking to troops.
Long view women waving to soldiers about to leave.
Semi view soldiers getting into coach.
Semi view & CU of soldiers in luggage boot of coach.
CU soldiers inside coach.. under way.
Travel shot coaches along road.
Shot troops on lorry crossing bridge.
Long view trees in snow-bound forest.
Back shot men marching to forest.
Shot of 2 German planes in air...
Long view Norwegian soldiers running for cover.
Shot of 5 German planes in air.
Semi view & semi view pan of Norwegian soldier running for cover.
Gen. view soldiers advancing thru' snow-bound forest.
Semi view Norwegian with rifle.
Long view American Volunteer Hospital Unit.
CU Chief of Unit, Baron Blixem.
Semi view & CU girl members of Ambulance Unit.
Semi view driver into lorry.
Long view florries moving off.
Gen. view lorries thru' countryside.
Intr. scenes...Long view & CU nurses in hospital making bandages.
Long view injured man with bandaged head in bed.
CU man with bandage eye in bed.
Gen views (2), semi view, gen. view & long view of buildings burning at night.
Gen. view pan damaged town.
Long view wrecked & burnt out building.
Semi top view debris.
CU Norwegian man & woman.
Gen. view damaged town... people in f-g.
Military - Active; Camera Effects; Self-Reference; World War 2 (Second World War; WWII)
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