ASSAULT UNITS PREPARE FOR THE INVASION OF EUROPE (PART 6) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ASSAULT UNITS PREPARE FOR THE INVASION OF EUROPE (PART 6) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 24-3
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  • Summary: Troops serving with No 3 Commando's No 5 Troop are tossed into the air in a blanket held by their comrades and grab at a rope strung between two nearby trees some twenty feet above the ground. Several US Army storesmen posted to the commandos' transit camp to issue rations for the D-Day landings can be seen watching the exercise. Commandos listen to a briefing given by an 1st Special Service Brigade intelligence captain.
  • Description: Troops serving with No 3 Commando's No 5 Troop are tossed into the air in a blanket held by their comrades and grab at a rope strung between two nearby trees some twenty feet above the ground. Several US Army storesmen posted to the commandos' transit camp to issue rations for the D-Day landings can be seen watching the exercise. Commandos listen to a briefing given by an 1st Special Service Brigade intelligence captain.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 24-3
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-01-1944-06-01
  • Production Country:GB
  • Production Details:Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production Company) Laws, George (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details:35mm Footage: 94 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
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    A70 24-3

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