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True Story Of Lili Marlene
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Description from the National Archives: "Summary: Night scenes of British soldiers walking in from the desert and gathering around radio to hear German broadcast of Lili Marlene. Night scenes of heavy artillery fire. British tanks, vehicles, and troops advance across desert. Mass of German and Italian prisoners. Russian artillery fire at Stalingrad. German Gen Friedrich Von Paulus enters office and surrenders to Gen Vasily I Chuikov of the Russian Army. Surrender was on 2 Feb 1943. Mass of German prisoners in Russia. Loli Anderson [SIC] behind barbed wire in concentration camp. Lucie Mannheim singing Lili Marlene with new lyrics. Miss Mannheim sings of Hitler's crimes and how he should be hanged from the lantern. Night and dawn shots of ships at sea. Convoy of troopships. Men ready for battle. Stands and pushcarts at London docks. Pan to man in door of pub. (background music of Lili Marlene). Shot of British Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." National Archives Identifier: 23418 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Arc…
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WWII; Schultze, Norbert, 1911-2002 -- Lili Marleen; Lale Andersen; Lucie Mannheim; Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943; Paulus, Friedrich; World War, 1939-1945 -- Songs and music; Andersen, Lale; Humphrey Jennings; Marius Goring;
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