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NOTE: South Vietnamese government film covering 1968 Tet Offensive battle for the city of Hue. Titles.
09:09:56 Various shots Hue under siege - Vietnamese troops running, explosions, bomb-damaged temple. Various good shots inc. CUs Vietcong soldiers filmed by captured South Vietnamese Army photographer Vin ?- armed guerrillas towards camera & around old Citadel. Civilians flee as Communists advance; very young soldier past abandoned buildings; soldiers break into house; civilians run up road, possessions in cart. LS houses set on fire - VO says in retaliation for locals fleeing.
09:12:50 F-4 fighters fly over ARVN counterattack on Vietcong stronghold in Citadel. Building w/ sign ‘Bo Tu-Lenh Su-Doan’. South Vietnamese infantry down street followed by refugees wanting protection; troops return machine gun fire on enemy; support jets above; Marines advance into Communist line - heavy gunfire heard; CUs infantry firing from empty buildings - troops wearing gas masks; MCU ARVN officers plan next attack.
09:15:50 Government troops across ruined wall of Citadel. VS dead Vietcong guerrillas in foxholes among rubble; troops examine captured VC weapons inc. anti-aircraft gun; CUs corpses.
09:17:01 Pan Citadel wall w/ South Vietnamese troops moving out. AV Perfume River w/ collapsed Truong Tien Bridge destroyed by Vietcong; PoV from helicopter as it lands - refugees fleeing through rubbled area of city. Man & woman carry elderly woman on wooden sling. Evacuees past camera; wounded carried on stretchers; refugees across Truong Tien bridge repaired w/ pontoons by Army - women crying.
09:19:30 Dead civilians buried in mass grave near emergency refugee camp; children next to graves. Tank firing across river at enemy position - LS explosions. South Vietnamese Marines past camera on way to rescue friendly forces inside Communist held Citadel. VS from landing craft on river as it comes under fire; convoy approaches shore; large helicopter lands to take new troops to combat areas; heavy gun lifted in sling as helicopter takes off.
09:21:53 VS emergency refugee centres where 16,000 civilians fled - food & clothing distributed by troops - children eating - people round camp fires - military doctors examining evacuees. AVs river & city showing destruction.
09:23:54 The End. South Vietnamese military emblem.
Vietnam War; 1968; Battles; Fighting; Lunar New Year Holiday; Government Anti-Communist Propaganda; Anti-Communism;
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NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Titles. NOTE: South Vietnamese government film covering 1968 Tet Offensive battle for the city of Hue. Titles. 09:09:56 Various shots Hue under siege - Vietnamese troops running, explosions, bomb-damaged temple. Various good shots inc. CUs Vietcong soldiers filmed by captured South Vietnamese Army photographer Vin ?- armed guerrillas towards camera & around old Citadel. Civilians flee as Communists advance; very young soldier past abandoned buildings; soldiers break into house; civilians run up road, possessions in cart. LS houses set on fire - VO says in retaliation for locals fleeing. 09:12:50 F-4 fighters fly over ARVN counterattack on Vietcong stronghold in Citadel. Building w/ sign ‘Bo Tu-Lenh Su-Doan’. South Vietnamese infantry down street followed by refugees wanting protection; troops return machine gun fire on enemy; support jets above; Marines advance into Communist line - heavy gunfire heard; CUs infantry firing from empty buildings - troops wearing gas masks; MCU ARVN officers plan next attack. 09:15:50 Government troops across ruined wall of Citadel. VS dead Vietcong guerrillas in foxholes among rubble; troops examine captured VC weapons inc. anti-aircraft gun; CUs corpses. 09:17:01 Pan Citadel wall w/ South Vietnamese troops moving out. AV Perfume River w/ collapsed Truong Tien Bridge destroyed by Vietcong; PoV from helicopter as it lands - refugees fleeing through rubbled area of city. Man & woman carry elderly woman on wooden sling. Evacuees past camera; wounded carried on stretchers; refugees across Truong Tien bridge repaired w/ pontoons by Army - women crying. 09:19:30 Dead civilians buried in mass grave near emergency refugee camp; children next to graves. Tank firing across river at enemy position - LS explosions. South Vietnamese Marines past camera on way to rescue friendly forces inside Communist held Citadel. VS from landing craft on river as it comes under fire; convoy approaches shore; large helicopter lands to take new troops to combat areas; heavy gun lifted in sling as helicopter takes off. 09:21:53 VS emergency refugee centres where 16,000 civilians fled - food & clothing distributed by troops - children eating - people round camp fires - military doctors examining evacuees. AVs river & city showing destruction. 09:23:54 The End. South Vietnamese military emblem. Vietnam War; 1968; Battles; Fighting; Lunar New Year Holiday; Government Anti-Communist Propaganda; Anti-Communism; NOTE: Very good content but scratched & dupey in parts. NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk