GENERAL MONTGOMERY ARRIVES TO ATTEND CONFERENCE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: GENERAL MONTGOMERY ARRIVES TO ATTEND CONFERENCE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 394/3/4
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The Commander of the Eighth Army flies his plane to a conference in Algeria.
  • Description: General Montgomery meeting US Army officials. He chats with British and American officers. General Montgomery in his car. He arrives back at Maison Blanche Aerodrome with General Alexander. Close-ups of Montgomery and Alexander. Montgomery enters his Flying Fortress plane. The engine starts to fire. The Flying Fortress leaves the aerodrome.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-04-19
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Gunn, J F (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Montgomery, Bernard Law (person) Alexander, Harold (1st Earl Alexander of Tunis) (person) British Army, Eighth Army (regiment/service) United States Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Maison Blanche, Algeria (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
  • Notes:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 394/3/4

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