FIELD ARTILLERY IN ACTION ON THE DUTCH-BELGIAN FRONTIER (PART 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FIELD ARTILLERY IN ACTION ON THE DUTCH-BELGIAN FRONTIER (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 174-8
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  • Summary: Field artillery goes into action on 49th (West Riding) Division's front on the Belgian - Dutch frontier during 1st Corps' abortive drive on Tilburg.
  • Description: A troop of 25 pounder field guns from 69th Field Regiment RA's 189th Battery is seen bombarding 67th Wehrmacht Korps' formation counter-attacking 146th Brigade's positions around Poppel from gun-lines in heath country near the village of Weelde. The cameraman focuses on at least three 25-pounder gun detachments in action.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-10-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Crocker, C (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Belgium (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 92 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: See with A70 171-6, 7, 172-7, 8, 174-5, 9 175-4, 5, 190-4, 192-2 to 5 for footage showing 49th Division in action with 1st Canadian Army from 28/9/1944 to 7/11/1944. Launching 67th Wehrmacht Korps' counter-attack on 49th Division at Poppel were 'Kampfgruppe Chill' and 719th Infantry Division; the former included 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment. Remarks: Good shots of 25-pounder detachments in action. Best seen with the items of ciné material listed above, notably A70 174-9 which contains complementary footage. Documentation/associated material: for a bibliography, refer to the publications listed in A70 171-6
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