ARTILLERY IN ACTION IN 12TH CORPS SECTOR OF HELL'S HIGHWAY (PART 3) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ARTILLERY IN ACTION IN 12TH CORPS SECTOR OF HELL'S HIGHWAY (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 171-2
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  • Summary: A 25-pounder gun detachment belonging to the 3rd RHA goes into action with the 7th Armoured Division.
  • Description: The cameraman focuses on the various components of the gun - notably its muzzle-brake, breech and elevation gear - as it participates with the rest of 'J' Battery in bombarding German units west of "Hell's Highway" from gun lines outside the village of Nijnsel.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 171-2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-09-28
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Johnson, John Norman1909 (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Netherlands & <south> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 98 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

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