Summary: A television account in three parts of the part played by "Wyvern" - the 43rd Wessex Division - in the invasion of Europe, told in the words of "the men who were there", illustrated by authentic film, photographs, contemporary drawings, and recent film of some of the locations; plus interviews at home, work, etc.
Description: Part One ("The Sharp End") traces the Division from training at the beginning of World War II through D-Day+18 to the battles on Hill 42 and Hill 112 at Maltot. Part Two ("Break-out") follows the Division from Caumont to the establishment of a bridgehead on the Seine at Vernon. Part Three ("The True Glory") describes the role of the Division in Operation "Market Garden" in September 1944, the "Winter War", Operation "Veritable" and the crossing the Rhine. Finally, the relief but sense of anticlimax at the German Surrender is described.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:MGH 305
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
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Production Date:1965-06-23
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Westward Television (Production company)
Cage, Roger (Production individual)
Oxley, John (Production individual)
Cage, Roger (Production individual)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 3
Footage: 4500 ft; Running time: 120 mins
