Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Training at the 54th Division Battle Training School at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. The three exercises are: attacking an enemy pillbox on Goose Hill, a Bren carrier exercise and trapping Armoured Fighting Vehicles.
Description: 26 to 28 February. The men on a forced march. Men advancing on an enemy position. A soldier waiting for instructions to advance. A platoon commander giving instructions to the men. A 2-inch mortar manned by Sergeant Goldney firing on the enemy position from the cover of the hill. Men with fixed bayonets attacking the enemy position. Men taking cover and waiting for orders for the final assault. A Bren carrier crew standing by the carrier waiting for the order to mount. They drive away from the edge of the wood. A Bren carrier going through a gap in the hedge. Armoured Fighting Vehicles moving along the road and entering the mined area. The leading crew give a flag signal and the AFVs move off. An AFV is attacked by grenades and a smoke bomb. Infantry come out from cover and capture the vehicle. Close-up of the AFV. Close-up of the AFV tracks moving off at the end of the exercise.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
