Episode
Modern Marvels: German Small Arms of World War II
Overview
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Details
- Series
- Modern Marvels
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 54
- Air date
- 2005-09-24
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
German Small Arms of World War II is Episode 54 in Season 12 of Modern Marvels. It aired on 2005-09-24. The runtime is 44 min.
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