5.5-INCH BRITISH FIELD GUNS IN ACTION; GERMAN EQUIPMENT CAPTURED BY THE GRENADIER GUARDS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: 5.5-INCH BRITISH FIELD GUNS IN ACTION; GERMAN EQUIPMENT CAPTURED BY THE GRENADIER GUARDS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 298-1
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: British troops in Tunisia.
  • Description: I. A member of the gun crew scraping the mud off shells at Medjez El Bab. The 5.5-inch gun firing. Close-up of the gun's muzzle. Two guns firing simultaneously. The officer in charge giving Range and Fire orders. A member of the crew pulling the firing lanyard. Two guns firing. II. German arms and equipment. A mortar is manned by a member of the Grenadier Guards. He picks up a bomb and holds it near the mouth of the mortar. Mortar bombs in a case, the lid is closed to show the German lettering on it. Close-up of a man's hands manipulating the sights of the mortar. An officer examines a German anti-tank rifle.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-12-29
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Wilson, M (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Artillery (regiment/service) British Army, Grenadier Guards (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Medjez el Bab, Tunisia (geography) Sedjenane, Tunisia (geography) Tunisia 1942-1943, 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: 200 ft (ca); Running time: 2 mins
  • Notes: Technical: all four parts of AYY 298 are held on the same reel.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 298-1

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