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Title:BRITISH TROOPS ATTEND A BATTLE-SCHOOL SET UP BY THE 59TH (STAFFORDSHIRE) DIVISION (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 110-9
Other titles:
Summary:
Description: A sergeant instructor serving in 59th (Staffordshire) Division's battle-school lectures a class of twenty or so pupils on tactics with the aid of diagrams chalked onto a blackboard. Three trainees learn how to operate a German 8.0 cm mortar and two bolder spirits try their hand at firing an MG 42 light machine-gun.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Johnson, John Norman (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Div 59 (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 12 (regiment/service)
Keywords: weapons training (object name)
weapons, British - smallarm: MG 42 machine gun (object name)
weapons, - mortar: 8.0cm mortar (object name)
Normandy, France (geography)
Notes: Note: See with A70 110-7 and 8 for footage shot at 59th Division's battle-school and refer to A70 110-3 for material taken at 6th Airborne Division's mine-school where German weapons were used for Training purposes.
Remarks: Best seen with items of footage listed above.