FRENCH TROOPS DEFEND MEDJEZ EL BAB [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FRENCH TROOPS DEFEND MEDJEZ EL BAB [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 469/4
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: A reconstruction of the defence of Medjez El Bab by the French 19th Corps (who actually defended the town), for use at Pinewood.
  • Description: A French machine gun crew run to their positions. Close up of machine gunners at action stations. Pan to a blown up bridge and the riverbank. French infantry moving along a road, using the trees as cover. Close up of infantry firing small arms from a ruined house.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 469/4
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-06-02
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Penman, D HBritish Army cameraman in WWII (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: French Army, 19 Corps (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Medjez el Bab, 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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