TROOP EXERCISES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: TROOP EXERCISES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 96
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment on anti-invasion exercises in Holkham Park, Holt, Norfolk.
  • Description: Moving at dawn through village of Holt with Bren carriers. Vickers machine gun firing. Men debussing in wood. Arriving at Marsh End Farm. 3 inch mortar being mounted and fired. 2 inch mortar being fired. Armadillos on the move. Tracks in mud. Soldiers running. Commanding Officer discussing plans with Second in Command. Motor cycles. Wireless transmitter mounted on Bren.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 96
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941-02-21
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Borradaile, Osmond (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1470 ft; Running time: 15 mins
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