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.
Production Details:Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production Company)
Laws, George (Production individual)