BRITISH MILITARY TRAFFIC IN SOUTHERN HOLLAND (PART 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BRITISH MILITARY TRAFFIC IN SOUTHERN HOLLAND (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 174-6
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  • Summary: Drivers delivering supplies to 30th Corps in Southern Holland take a break.
  • Description: A constant stream of military traffic - notably CMP and Bedford OY lorries, jeeps and motorcycle despatch riders - motors along 'Hell's Highway' past a spinning windmill in Eindhoven's northern outskirts. Four drivers serving with a 30th Corps RASC composite company(?) prepare their midday meal by the roadside near one of their parked Dodge 3-ton lorries, using an oil fire to cook their food. This domestic scenes attracts a growing number of curious Dutch civilians; the cameraman's AFPU jeep can be seen parked nearby.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 174-6
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-10-05
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Gee, Richard (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Netherlands & <south> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 98 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

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