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The Lost Diggers of Fromelles

2010 · 1h 12m · Documentary

war, military, history

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Overview

Outside a small village in France, on the night of July 19, 1916, 5,533 Australian soldiers were killed, wounded, or disappeared into the abyss of the Western Front. They suffered more casualties in one night that in the Boer, Korean and Vietnam wars combined. Through sheer determination, 250 of these fallen, mostly Australian, were unearthed from five mass grave burial pits. These fallen are now being identified through DNA processing and stubborn detective work. This is the exclusive, behind-the-scenes story of the largest excavation of World War One dead in modern times.

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Details

Release date
October 1, 2010
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Documentary

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