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Title:
SHOCK TROOPS [Main Title]
Film Number:
COI 149
Other titles:
Summary:
British troops train and prepare for offensive warfare, including beach landing and assault exercises.
Description:
An opening sequence showing a beach-landing rehearsal (infantry in assault boats followed immediately by matériel and lorries, very little armour) lead into shots of training activities: PT, cliff climbing, unarmed combat, river crossing, camouflage and ambush, a long section on bayonet combat ("still the weapon of Britain's shock troops"), use of carriers etc. The trainees are followed through a difficult assault course (allegedly under real fire) which ends in an "enemy" counterattack and the storming of a village. "Training is realistic enough, but it is only a preparation for the real thing" - the film ends with a purported example of that 'real thing' in the shape of a commando raid, but the sequence (unopposed beach landing and demolition film) lacks credibility. "Another job well done, but not the last."
Alternative Title:
Colour:
B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:
COI 149
Sound:
Sound
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:
1939-1945
Production Date:
1942-11
Production Country:
GB
Production Details:
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Spectator (Production company) Kemplen, Ralph (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
British Army (regiment/service)
Keywords:
combat [simulated], British - amphibious (object name) operations, British military - preparation (object name) training, British - combat (object name) propaganda, British - inspirational (object name) weapons, British - powderless: bayonet (object name)
Physical Characteristics:
Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
Technical Details:
Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 956 ft; Running time: 11 mins
HD Media:
Link to IWM Collections page:
COI 149
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