2LB ANTI-TANK GUNS IN ACTION; INSPECTION AND DECORATION OF 7TH INDIAN BRIGADE; GENERALS' INSPECTION [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: 2LB ANTI-TANK GUNS IN ACTION; INSPECTION AND DECORATION OF 7TH INDIAN BRIGADE; GENERALS' INSPECTION [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 199
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes in the Western Desert, March 1942.
  • Description: AYY 199-1. 19 Mar. 1942. Firing of 2lb anti-tank guns at a practice shoot in Mena. Gun team in action, gun fired on and off the lorry. AYY 199-2-1. 7 Mar. 1942. General Auchinleck holds investiture, inspection and march past of 7th Indian Brigade at Mena Camp. The Brigade consists of the 4/11 Sikhs, 4/16 Punjabs, Royal Sussex and Anti-Tank Company Brigade. AYY 199-2-2. 7 Mar. 1942. General inspection and presentation of medals to the 7th Indian Brigade, including the 17th Field Ambulance. The Commander in Chief takes the salute from the 12th Field Company, the 4/16 Punjabs, the 4/11 Sikhs, the 17th Field Ambulance and the 20th Workshops. AYY 199-3. Generals Gott (13th Corps), Lumsden and Corbett and Colonel C B Harvey (10th Hussars) hold an inspection of the 1st Armoured Division at Sghifet Es Sidra in the Western Desert (Libya). Brigade exercise with anti-tank guns, Mark VI tanks and armoured cars.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-03-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Jordan (Sergeant) (Production individual) Hopkinson (Sergeant) (Production individual) Taylor (Sergeant) (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: 1126 ft; Running time: 12 mins
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    AYY 199

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