ACTIVITIES OF THE RECCE CORPS [Allocated Title]



  • Title: ACTIVITIES OF THE RECCE CORPS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 303/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The 56th Reconnaissance Regiment in Tunisia.
  • Description: The heavily shelled church at Oued Zarga, with 2 pounder guns in the foreground. A "Go Slow" sign and a group of buildings with a painted Dubonnet advertisement. Men moving up a gorge to take up tank trap positions. A Reconnaissance Corps carrier pulling a 2 pounder anti-tank gun up the gorge. The gun crew of the 2 pounder pulling the gun into position. Anti-tank grenades ready for use, a man beside them camouflages his helmet. Camouflaging a Boys anti-tank rifle with heather. A rifle bomber settling down in the heather. A sergeant with a Tommy gun hidden in a crevice by the side of the road. Arabs being searched for arms after passing through the enemy lines. An anti-tank gun being camouflaged. Major Murray of the 56th Reconnaissance Regiment on the roof of a farm house with a map. An armoured car standing in the shadow of a wall with a despatch rider standing by. A reconnaissance car comes along the track to a new position. Major Murray on top of a haystack observing the enemy. A patrol with carriers. A farm occupied by the enemy, marking the limit of the reconnaissance.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-01-05
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Day, Robert W C "Bob" (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Armoured Corps, 56th Reconnaissance Regiment (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Oued Zarga, 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: 255 ft; Running time: 3 mins
  • Notes:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 303/2

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