GENERAL MONTGOMERY INSPECTS TROOPS OF 1ST AIRBORNE DIVISION [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: GENERAL MONTGOMERY INSPECTS TROOPS OF 1ST AIRBORNE DIVISION [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 492/3
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: General Montgomery inspects troops at Sousse before their landing in Sicily.
  • Description: General Montgomery surrounded by cheering troops of the 1st Airborne Division HQ. He is accompanied by Major-General Browning, Commander of Airborne Forces. General Montgomery meeting Brigadier Lathbury of the 1st Parachute Brigade. General Montgomery inspecting and speaking to members of the 1st Parachute Brigade. The men cheering him before his departure. General Montgomery inspecting heads of the various services in 1st Airborne Division. The General speaking to men of the Royal Staffords and the Royal Artillery.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: AYY 492/3
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-07-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Lewis, C M (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Montgomery, Bernard Law (person) Browning, Frederick Arthur Montague (person)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 200 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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