GENERAL MONTGOMERY VISITS THE 4TH LIGHT ARMOURED BRIGADE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: GENERAL MONTGOMERY VISITS THE 4TH LIGHT ARMOURED BRIGADE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 293/1-4
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: General Montgomery in Agadabia.
  • Description: General Montgomery arrives by car at Agadabia and shakes hands with Colonel R C G Joy, Commander of the 4th Light Armoured Brigade. They chat as they walk along and meet a group of officers. Montgomery and Colonel Joy enter the Armoured Control Vehicle and make notes.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: AYY 293/1-4
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-12-01
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Morris, R H (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Montgomery, Bernard Law (person) Joy, Ronald Cecil Graham (person) British Army, Eighth Army (regiment/service) British Army, 4th Armoured Brigade (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Agedabia, Libya (geography) Western Desert 1940-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event) North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 140 ft; Running time: 1 min
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