| WOMEN TROOPS FOR POLISH / RUSSIAN WAR Footage of a Women's Battalion at drill and rest, one of eight fighting in the war with the Russians. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5271 |
| Catalog #: | 56610 | |
| Clip Number: | 56610-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 693 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:57 - 01:37:34 | |
| Location: | Warsaw, Poland. | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Poland, Warsaw MILITARY: Army, Polish MILITARY: Training MILITARY: Women WAR & CONFLICT: Russo-Polish War, 1920 | |
| Description: | Poland's army of Amazons. This Women's Battalion, one of eight, has now been in action and suffered heavy casualties at Wilno. Warsaw, Poland. M/S of two female soldiers in uniform sat on the ground, while another stands beside them with rifle and bayonet, the others stand up and smile at the camera. It looks like she just realized the camera was on. M/S of the women lying in their beds. M/S of them marching across the parade ground in uniform, they kneel, then rise again and drill with their guns before marching on. C/U of one girl in uniform stood with some others. She laughs. C/U of another speaking. M/S of the ladies lined up with frying pans. They hold them in the air. It looks like they are showing their field cooking gear to the camera. M/S of them doing arm stretching exercises (calisthenics) - to the chest up and out to the side. M/S of women sat together. M/S as they wash their feet from a running pipe. | |
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