BRITISH ARMY COLOUR CAMOUFLAGE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR - REEL 6 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BRITISH ARMY COLOUR CAMOUFLAGE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR - REEL 6 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 6382
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN HAROLD GOOD [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Compilation of very short colour sequences shot and listed in series by Corps Camouflage Officer Captain Harold Good during military exercises by various units of British Army 12 Corps in Southern England in 1942 and 1943.
  • Description: [16:51:06] - "Blackcock - Tanks in Harbour (Coldstream)." High altitude aerial shot of a field between two wooded areas. Vehicles can be seen camouflaged at the top edge of the field and smoke can be seen rising at the bottom edge. [16:51:17] - "Blackcock - Tank in Harbour Well Concealed. 29 Squadron H.Q." Close up, ground shot of what looks like a pile of branches under a tree. [16:51:27] - "Blackcock - Well Concealed Tank and L/M. Fife and Forth." (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.) Again, what appears to be a close up of tree branches. [16:51:41] - "Blackcock - Tanks in Harbour no L.M. (Irish)." Wide ground shot of tanks lined up along the edge of a field, under trees. The tanks appear to be Churchills. Soldiers can be seen moving around the tanks. [16:52:07] - "Blackcock - Tank in Open. No Net. (Unattended, Believed Captured.)" Ground shot of tanks parked on the grass verge of a lane. I the background can be seen buildings. The tank is possibly a Crusader model. the camera pans to take in part of the view down the lane where Motor Transport and filed artillery pieces can be seen. [16:52:20] - "Blackcock - Tanks Under Trees. Fife and Forfar." (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.) Ground shot of a field and hedgerow. Two chickens peck the grass in the foreground and several vehicles can be seen but not identified lined up under nets against the hedgerow. At one point a soldier can be seen walking between two vehicles. [16:52:46] - "Blackcock - Tanks Tied Up to Farm Building. (Fife and Forfar.)" (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.) Close up, ground shot of a hessian tent setup as a lean to against a farm building. The vehicle is not visible at all. [16:52:55] - "Blackcock - Tank Carriers Blocking Rd. (Blue.) 5TH Armoured Brgd.)" (The 5th Armoured Brigade contained elements of the Lord Strathcona's Horse, 8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars and The British Columbia Dragoons.) Close up, ground shot of large tank carrying lorries (empty) filling a country lane. The lorries are under nets and the hedgerow can be seen in the foreground. [16:53:12] - "Blackcock - Tank Breaks Through." Various close up, ground shots of a hedgerow with a gap broken through it by a tank. [16:53:43] - "Blackcock - Squadron H.Q. - Blue (Rear Div H.Q.)" Ground shot. Pan across a field, following the hedgerow. Various vehicles can be seen in the open and under nets, mostly Motor Transports. Also several soldiers can be seen walking around. [16:54:03] - "Harlequin - Tanks- Southampton Rd." Ground shot. Canadian Cruiser tanks line a country lane. There are 12 or 13 tanks in total, closely parked together. In the F/G two cars pass and the tank crews can be seen relaxing on their vehicles. [16:54:11] - "Busted? Guard Tank." B&W still with animated arrow. [16:54:20] - "Blackcock - Guard Tank by Duck Pond. (Fife and Forar.)" (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.) Close up, ground shot of a tank just visible in some trees. In the foreground is a pond with white ducks swimming on it. [16:54:42] - "Hammer - H.Q. 31 Tank Brigade." Ground shot of a light armoured vehicle with a crew member standing in the turret. Shot changes to a field with a Motor Transport visible under a net. The pan takes in the hedgerow and men moving can be seen in the gloom. [16:56:34] - "Hammer - Tanks Under Trees/Netted. 151 T/C Brigade." 2 x B&W ground shots of Churchill tanks parked against a hedge under nets. In the second pan soldiers can be seen about their tasks. Third shot of Motor Transports parked under a tree and under nets. The fourth shot shows more motor transports, a staff car and unidentified smaller tracked vehicles. [16:57:23] - "Netted Tanks." Various close up, ground shots of vehicles under netting. Vehicles cannot be identified. [16:57:48] - "Tank Convoy Moving Along Road. 151 R.A.S.C." (Royal Army Service Corps.) Various ground shots of Churchill tanks in convoy passing along country lanes. In most shots the one or two of the crew members can be seen. There is also a Willy's Jeep in a later shot. [16:59:02] - "Tanks - Broadwater Downs." B&W ground shots of Churchill tanks parked under a tree-lined hedge. The crews can be seen placing nets over the tops of their tanks. [16:59:20] - "Pilgrim - Moving Tank." Ground shot of a Churchill tank driving along a country lane. The word "Ranger" is stenciled on the side of the tank and two of the crew can be seen. [16:59:29] - "Harlequin - Tanks Ineffective use of Shrimp Nets." Ground shot of Canadian Cruiser tanks parked and under thin nets. The tanks can clearly be seen under their nets. [16:59:37] - "Blackcock - Guard Tank and Net (Coldstream)." (Coldstream Guards.) Ground shot, close up of a tank under a tree and net. The right track of the tank can be seen and a small amount of the turret. [16:59:53] - "Blackcock - Tracks 33RD Hussars." High altitude aerial shot of a wood with tank tracks clearly seen where they have been moving in the adjacent field. [17:00:08] - "Blackcock - Tracks on Edge of Wood. 23RD Hussars." High altitude aerial shot of another wood with tanks tracks visible running parallel to the farm track. [17:00:31] - "Blackcock - Tracks Alongside Wood." Low altitude aerial shot of woodland with more tank tracks running along it's perimeter. [17:00:45] - "Blackcock - Tanks and Tracks after Breakthrough." 2 x low altitude aerial shots of Churchill tanks in fields. The tracks they have made a clearly visible. Third shot is from a higher altitude and shows dozens of vehicles in the fields and their tracks. Later shots are upside down but appear to be Churchill tanks. [17:01:45] - "Hammer - Tracks R.A." (Royal Artillery.) Very short sepia grounds hot of tank tracks in a field. [17:01:49] - "Tiger - Tracks in Wood." Very shaky high altitude aerial shot of tank track visible in woodland. A farm is seen at the bottom of frame. [17:02:08] - "Blackcock - Smoke From Woods." High altitude aerial shots of smoke rising in columns from a wood. [17:02:25] - "Blackcock - Smoke From Woods." High altitude aerial shots of smoke rising from woodland. [17:02:34] - "Blackcock - Smoke From Woods." High altitude aerial shot of smoke rising at the edge of a wood. [17:02:57] - "Blackcock - Smoke From Woods." High altitude aerial shot of more smoke from fires in woodland. [17:03:11] - "Harlequin - Smoke From Woods." High altitude aerial shot of smoke again. [17:03:44] - "Harlequin - Smoke and Bad L.A.A. Position." Various low altitude aerial shots of smoke rising from the edge of a wood with a dug in Light Anti-Aircraft Gun dug in in the middle of a field. [17:04:22] - "Fires and Smoke in Open Field." High altitude aerial shot of a wide open, chalky field with three large columns of smoke rising from fires. [17:04:39] - "Smoke." High altitude aerial shot of a smoking fire in a field. [17:05:08] - "Smoke Screen." Ground shot of fields with curtains of smoke blowing across them. [17:05:42] - "Jeep in Mud." Ground shot of a Willy's Jeep driving towards camera across a heavily ploughed, muddy field. Two armoured vehicles can be seen following in the distance. [17:05:55] - "Tank Battle." The first shot is taken from the ground and is a wide shot of fields with smoke rising from them. We then see a close-up of a Cromwell tank firing into the distance. Next comes a column of Cruiser or Sherman tanks, soldiers can be seen watching them from the roadside. The next shot is of a Cruiser tank being followed by another Cromwell. Next we see the Cromwell manoeuvring from its original firing position, it backs up and drives off on the grass verge between the hedge and a parked Staff car. The next shot is of the Cromwell tank speeding past the camera followed by a motorcycle dispatch rider. [17:06:48] - " Guns Firing." BW shots of heavy artillery firing. [17:06:56] - "Blackcock - Dummy Minefield." Ground shot of piles of earth in rows across a ploughed field.
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN HAROLD GOOD [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: Colour (Kodachrome)
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MGH 6382
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
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  • Production Date: 1942
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Good, Harold L (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour (Kodachrome) Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 350 ft; Running time: 9 mins
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    MGH 6382

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