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The Shortest Route = Najkrutsza Droga = The Shortest Road
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1940/1949 ?Item number (ISN):345564Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:PARKER, Gordon H.N.Accession:1982-0199Media:FilmPart:2 of 2Production date:1940/1949 ?Production company:Polish Army Film UnitProduction credit:scenario, Bruce Graeme; voice, James McKechnieDescription:Documentary on the formation of the Polish Paratroop Unit. Sequence on burning Warsaw, ruins and destruction. Cut to escaping Poles. In England, the refugees are shown being examined for paratroop duty, training, negotiating obstacle courses, taking part in unarmed combat, learning how to live off the land in the woods. Meanwhile, the men learn about parachuting, how to land, how to fold 'chutes, etc. On The Day, the men board Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley drop-planes and execute their first jump. Sequence on men undergoing field training with small arms, mortars, etc., as Westland Lysander ground support planes fly by in threes overhead. Final sequence on graduation. <10mn 45s>Notes:Detailed holdings information: -
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