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Guards of the North (1941)

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Country
Iceland, Canada

How it feels

It is a short documentary about Iceland's defenses during World War II. The film shows soldiers and military preparations on the island.

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What happens

Guards of the North is a 10-minute 1941 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film, directed by Raymond Spottiswoode, documented the defences of Iceland during the Second World War. The film's French version title is Avant-garde du Nord. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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