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Wounded in Action (1944)

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Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada

How it feels

This documentary shows how military medical services treated wounded soldiers during the Second World War. It focuses on the procedures used to save lives on the battlefield and in field hospitals.

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What happens

Wounded in Action is a 22-minute Canadian documentary film made in 1944. It was made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film documents the work carried out by medical services in saving the lives of those who are wounded in action during the Second World War. The French version title of Wounded in Action is Blessé au combat. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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