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Guard Along the Drina

Guard Along the Drina

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WarDocumentary

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A compilation of week journals made for Nazi-puppet regime in Croatia during WW II which show the warfare of Ustasha forces against Yugoslav partisans and Chetniks in eastern Bosnia.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Croatian

Runtime

26 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

01 January 1942

Country

Croatia

Cast

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