Title:OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 39) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 420
Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Summary: Scenes from Operation Antelope, an Anglo-Swedish search operation featuring 1st Battalion the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.
Description: Soldiers put on gloves before entering a house at night; inside, they carry out a thorough search (accompanied by a Military Policeman) of various rooms inside the house; in one room, a hole is drilled in the floor and a keyhole camera is put down. A soldier also climbs through a small loft door. In daylight, captured arms and ammunitions are displayed on the bonnet of an UNMIK Police vehicle; guns are bagged. Interview Sergeant Danny Morgan of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps with his search dog Buster. Search continues: in a corrugated hut, a vehicle is inspected. Outside, metal detectors are used on a grassy area: the alarm goes off but only a tin can is unearthed. Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer displays explosive that has been recovered; it is wrapped up before disposal. Guns and ammunition are also seized. Brief interview with one of the soldiers taking part. A soldier emerges from a hatch in the ground after inspecting an underground site. Interview (in English) with a Swedish officer (in English) and a British officer, both speaking about the operation.
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: SWEDISH ARMY (regiment/service)
British Army, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires), 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: kosovo (geography)
Kosovo intervention (event)
Balkans post-1991 (theme)
