Unissued / unused material.
Allied forces invasion of occupied Europe - somewhere in France?
Clapper board gives date as 22/08/1944. Various shots crowd of German prisoners of war in a field. British soldiers give the POWs soup from a bucket. M/S group of prisoners, one young German combs his hair. C/U German officer. M/S POWs carrying cases across field, tents in background. More shots POWs - some are laughing, relieved not to be fighting? Some of the POWs are of Oriental origin - could be Mongolian.
FILM ID:2022.04
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