Title:OPERATION MERCIAN, KOSOVO (TAPE 7) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 2634
Other titles:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Scenes in Pristina with 1st Battalion the Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (1RGBW).
Description: START 08:58:47 Members of 1RGBW patrol the back streets of Pristina; Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Welch talks with local people. Padre talks to children.
09:01:55 Medium shot of stairwell; soldier enters and climbs stairs. Small boy also enters stairwell and looks at the camera.
09:02:33 Further street patrol scenes, this time near market stalls and shops.
09:03:17 Interview with Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Welch, CO of 1RGBW, discussing the role of Spearhead Land Element (SLE) and the ethnic tensions in the area (including recent attacks on ethnic Serbs).
09:06:16 Extended scenes of patrol through residential areas of Pristina. Railing with flags (including USA and Albania). Soldiers patrol as children play nearby. Black soldier chats with small boys. General views of run-down flats and market.
09:14:48 Security checkpoint at the entrance to Jubilee Barracks; female Czech soldiers search women personnel. Vehicles enter. British soldier checks passes.
09:17:43 Close-ups of Norwegian Army Sisu armoured vehicle; in the background, a Union flag flies on a flagpole. Wide shot of the various flags of NATO nations at the entrance of the Multinational Brigade Centre.
END 09:19:27
Alternative Title:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: UK Land Media Ops (Production sponsor)
Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company)
Allison, Gordon (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 24; Running time: 21 mins
