American Troops Arriving in Iceland, 1941. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.

American Troops Arriving in Iceland, 1941. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.

3-023-647 - British Pathe Ltd/Heritage Images

American Troops Arriving in Iceland, 1941. Second World War. 'Amid the hot springs of Iceland, American troops moved in to forestall any Axis thrust, to take over this vital base along the Atlantic sea lanes. The sea lanes that carried to Britain all aid short of war'. From "Time To Remember - Operation Barbarossa", 1941 (Reel 4); documentary film about events of 1941, on the Eastern Front and at Pearl Harbour.


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  1. British Pathe Ltd, attributed to: British: Photographers, producers of newsreels and documentaries

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  1. 39 22 00 N , 120 01 00 W

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