LONDON DEFENCES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LONDON DEFENCES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 19-2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Horse Guards surrounded by barbed wire. Civilians cross the road. The Guards Memorial, St James's Park. Barbed wire. Admiralty: machine gun post. India Office: "knife rests" (defensive obstacles). War Office: machine gun post, sentries. Parliament Square: machine gun post.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: AYY 19-2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (AYY 19-2)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940-06
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Rignold, Harry (Lieutenant) (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: 528 ft; Running time: 6 mins
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    AYY 19-2

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