Keren Occupied 1941

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Title reads: Keren Occupied . • • Keren (aka Cheren), Eritrea (formerly part of Abyssinia / Ethiopia). • • Various shots of British snipers at the top of a mountain near Keren. Various L/S from the sniper's post of shells bursting on a mountain road in the valley. Various shots of British army vehicles being pushed and pulled along the damaged road by the soldiers. Many of the soldiers are Indian. • • Various shots of a group of soldiers occupying a hut. Once inside they set up a radio set, large loudspeakers and a sign reading Broadcasting House . Various shots of Italian soldiers in the streets of Keren. According to the narrator they are deserters surrendering to the British, many are North African. • • Panning L/S of the town of Keren taken from the surrounding hill. Various shots of British troops entering Keren. C/U of sign reading Cheren above entrance to railway station. Panning shot group of happy looking British soldiers. • • Note: The mountain stronghold of Keren fell into British hands on Thursday March 27th 1941. The mountains near Keren were taken by British and Indian troops on Monday March 17th 1941. • FILM ID:1113.38 • A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ • FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ • British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

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