Greek / Turk War (1922)

Greek-Turk War. Turks drive Greek occupying forces out of Asia Minor. Shots of Greek army in retreat: horse artillery on road through town; soldiers marching through town watched by civilians. Greek soldiers; horses & equipment leaving on boat. Pan on soldiers; closer shot. Refugees Greek civilians leaving Thrace; in a long line of heavily laden ox carts rolling along rural road; many people walking along. Shot from very high point of this procession. MS group of Greek refugees share food; all eating from 1 pan. CU woman & old man. Tracking shot going past refugee camp w/ cone-shaped tents (like tipis) set up. Another shot looking over camp; w/ tents; people animals; carts (like small covered wagons); etc. Women sit beside injured boy lying on bedroll on ground Supplies being lifted off ship- -aid sent by American Red Cross. Shot of refugees receiving packages of food from man handing them out window of a house. Large group; mainly women & children; standing in line. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRIT
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