Title:FRENCH BEING TRAINED IN VALENTINE TANKS [Allocated Title]
Film Number:AYY 376/5
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The French 5th Chasseurs training in Valentine tanks near Ouenza, Algeria. They received the tanks from the 6th Armoured Division who were issued with Sherman tanks instead.
Description: A French crew waiting for instructions beside their Valentine tank. A crew taking their positions in the tank. Close-up of the instructor. An instructor in the turret showing his hat with a skull and crossed gammons. The driver starting the tank. The tank moves up. "Vengeance", the name on the tank. The driver after finishing his drive. He jumps from his seat.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
Coleman, E (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, 6th Armoured Division (regiment/service)
French Army, 5th Regiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (regiment/service)
Keywords: Ouenza, Algeria (geography)
Western Desert 1940-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event)
North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
