RETRAINING OF 6TH ARMOURED DIVISION [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RETRAINING OF 6TH ARMOURED DIVISION [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 382/4/5
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: An exercise near Sakiet Sidi Youssef, Tunisia.
  • Description: A large armoured car moves away on reconnaissance. The forward scout car moves ahead of the party. It spots a minefield and reverses back to report it to the commander. The mine-lifting party arrive in jeeps and jump out, ready to advance under cover of a smokescreen.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 382/4/5
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-04-02
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Penman, D HBritish Army cameraman in WWII (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, 6th Armoured Division (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Sakiet Sidi Youssef, 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: 100 ft; Running time: 1 min
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