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1944 RUSSIA / DEFENCE: World War 2: Battle for Gomel
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1:31Now PlayingDate: 28th March 1944
Location: GOMEL, RUSSIA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
RUSSIA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION): Gomel:
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Air view city of Gomel.
Semi v Russian soldiers at outskirts of city on road.
SBV Russian soldiers marching past wreckage.
SV of mine sweepers passing civilians coming in.
GV tearing down German sign on building.
SCU German sign attacked to post.
SV Russian soldier knocking sign off post.
Girl traffic cop on street in Gomel.
CU girl traffic cop signals.
GV girl directing traffic trucks pass.
SV girl traffic officer salutes passing car.
Rocket guns firing.
GV explosion.
Rocket guns firing.
Explosion in the field.
Men lying in woods, explosion at side.
CU Russian type watching.
View of another type.
Russians lying in woods get up and run, explosion.
Explosion in field outside woods - officer runs past signal men on.
CU Russians thru smoke run past.
GV of field and explosion Russian soldiers run past.
GV tower in field explodes.
SBV Russians run across field tower in b.g.
SCU partisans, girl and men thru town to camera.
CU partisans, girl and men walk to camera.
CU of reward sign - pan over to girl and men talking
CU guerrilla type.
CU of girl.
CU another guerrilla type.
CU another guerrilla type.
CU guerrilla type.
CU old man and young girl.
CU old woman.
Girl guerrilla hugging young girl.
Russia; World War II (Second World War; WWII)
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