Title:THE CAPTURE OF STEAMROLLER FARM [Allocated Title]
Film Number:AYY 359
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The capture of a farm near El Aroussa, Tunisia by the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards and Churchill tanks.
Description: Steamroller Farm with damage caused by tanks. Shell holes in the front of the farm. A Bren carrier of the Coldstream Guards pulls up at the farm. The hill on which the farm stands. Burned out German transport. A damaged enemy tank. Containers dropped by parachutes. An Artillery sergeant inspecting a container. A German 88mm gun. Kit and equipment left behind by the enemy. A burnt out German lorry that had pulled the 88mm gun. A burnt out German tank near the lorry.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
Huggett, J. (Sergeant) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Coldstream Guards, 2nd Battalion (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Tank Regiment (regiment/service)
Keywords: El Aroussa, Tunisia (geography)
Tunisia 1942-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event)
North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
