BRUSSELS CELEBRATES ITS NEW-FOUND FREEDOM [Allocated Title]

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Excited civilians rush up to greet the crew of a 1st Coldstream Guards Sherman tank. An alleged member of the Gestapo is taken away by members of the Belgian White Army (L'Armee Blanche). Tanks, lorries and self-propelled guns belonging to the Guards Armoured Division acquire extra passengers from the huge crowds lining their route through Brussels. In parade with the headquarters of both the Guards Armoured Division and the 2nd Household Cavalry Regiment, troops serving with Colonel Piron's Belgian Brigade return to their capital after a four-year exile.

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35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Ginger (Sergeant) (Production individual)
Production date: 1944-09-04
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Footage: 300 ft; Running time: 3 mins
Catalogue number: A70 150-4

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