CHINESE AND PERSIAN MILITARY MISSIONS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: CHINESE AND PERSIAN MILITARY MISSIONS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 396/7/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Members of Military Missions attend a gunnery demonstration by Sherman and Crusader tanks of the Royal Armoured Corps at the Armoured Fighting Vehicles range on the Suez Road.
  • Description: The Persian Military Mission with ammunition in the foreground on an observation point. The Chinese Military Mission inspecting a Crusader tank and observing targets. One member of the Persian Military mission climbing onto a Crusader tank.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: AYY 396/7/2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-03-29
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Gibson (Sapper) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Armoured Corps (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Egypt (geography) North Africa, Second World War (event) Middle East 1939-1945 (theme) 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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