Koje Guards Subdue Reds

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1203

Date Released

23 Jun 1952

Date submitted

19 Jun 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Gold Cup Day at Ascot
2. 2Little Mo’s Wimbledon Wardrobe
3. 3Swedish Aircraft Shot Up
4. 4On-The-Target Bombing
5. 5Lord Alexander in Korea
6. 6Koje Guards Subdue Reds

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Koje Guards Subdue Reds. DESCRIPTION: The battle of the prison camps on Koje Island recently reached its climax, as Brigadier General Boatner sent in thousands of men of the 187th Airborne Regiment to deal with the Reds in compound 76. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS compound. SCU General Boatner. 187th Airborne Regiment enter compounds. Inside troops scatter. Tear gas & concussion bombs thrown. Reds wearing gas masks try & rally their men. Anti-reds run for barbed wire netting, & scramble through, and climb over. Red prisoners being marched off.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weapons; Prisoners of war; Military

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

57377

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

114

Story extras:

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