THE 51ST (HIGHLAND) DIVISION IN ACTION DURING OPERATION "GUY FAWKES" [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE 51ST (HIGHLAND) DIVISION IN ACTION DURING OPERATION "GUY FAWKES" [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 192-7
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  • Summary: 153rd Brigade advances beyond the Afwaterings Canal towards the River Maas west of s'Hertogenbosch.
  • Description: Infantrymen belonging to the 5/7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders ride on a universal carrier along a sandy track towards Nieuwkuik, a village situated four miles beyond the Afwaterings Canal. Men belonging to No. 13 platoon in the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders' 'C' company are seen dug in on the slopes of the dyke running along the north bank of the canal(?). A section from the same unit marches towards Nieuwkuik past a harbour of Sherman tanks belonging to the 144th RAC.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: A70 192-7
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-11-05
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Gee, Richard (Sergeant) (Production individual)
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  • Keywords: Netherlands & <south> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 65 ft; Running time: 1 min
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