Title:DEFENSE OF ANTWERP AGAINST THE V-1 [Main Title]
Film Number:MIL 163
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Summary: Film on the multi-national Antwerp-X system of forward observers, radar, plotting and anti-aircraft guns used to defend the city against German V-1 flying bombs in late 1944 and early 1945. The film looks briefly at the pre-war city, its capture by German forces in 1940, the four years of occupation and the city's liberation by the British 11th Armoured Division in September 1944. Royal Navy minesweepers clear the port and river of mines, and the importance of Antwerp as a port through which Allied forces could be supplied is emphasised. The German offensive through the Ardennes in December 1944, aimed at the recapture of Antwerp, is covered, and statistics used to illustrate the success of Antwerp-X.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:MIL 163
Sound:Sound
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Featured Period:1946-1975
Production Date:1947
Production Country: United States of America
Production Details: United States War Department (Production sponsor)
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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: 1
Footage: 738 ft; Running time: 21 mins
