TANK AMBUSH [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: TANK AMBUSH [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 164
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: 17 Nov. 1941 Demonstration of tank ambush carried out by the Irish Guards at Biggin Hill, Kent. Soldier working plunger. 22 Nov 1941 Men put anti-tank charge on roadway and cover it with leaves, a Valentine tank comes along and is blown up. Another tank passes over a man with an anti-tank gun in a weapon pit. Trench mortars are fired. 26 Nov. 1941 German infantry passing through ambush.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 164
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941-11-17
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Bryce, Alex (Production individual) Lawson (Lieutenant) (Production individual) Allan, W (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 3 Footage: 1520 ft; Running time: 16 mins
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