Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The 1st Canadian Division, Guards Armoured Division, and the RAF / RAF Regiment at a battle exercise at Waddesdon near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The action is filmed from both the "German" and "British" sides.
Description: A "British" (actually Canadian) clerk typing orders in the field after the tank battle in the Waddesdon area. "German" (actually Black Watch) troops eating after the battle. A piper playing. British tanks manoeuvring into new positions. Close-up of General Gemmel at Forces HQ reviewing the position on a map of the battle. German vehicles withdrawing near Dunstable Downs. Close-up of a 25 pounder field gun firing. A glider in tow over the battle area near Aylesbury. An infantry attack on light armoured vehicles in the Studham area. Armoured cars laying a smokescreen and breaking through. An enemy aircraft on reconnaissance over the lines. A 25 pounder field gun firing (with a BBC crew recording ?). A plane towing a Hotspur Glider. A gun crew manning a 6-inch howitzer. A battery of howitzers firing on a Divisional target. The 61st Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
Parkinson (Sergeant) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Regiment (regiment/service)
Canadian Army, 1st Canadian Division (regiment/service)
British Army, Guards Armoured Division (regiment/service)
British Army, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Artillery, 64th Medium Regiment (regiment/service)
Keywords: Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (geography)
Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire, England, UK (geography)
