ARTILLERY IN ACTION IN 12TH CORPS SECTOR OF HELL'S HIGHWAY (PART 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ARTILLERY IN ACTION IN 12TH CORPS SECTOR OF HELL'S HIGHWAY (PART 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 171-1
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  • Summary: Detachments from 7th Armoured Division's two field artillery regiments are seen in action outside the village of Nijnsel.
  • Description: A troop of three Ram Sexton 25-pounder self-propelled guns from the 5th Royal Horse Artillery's 'C' Battery are seen briefly in action, bombarding units of the German 15th Army concentrating in the Boxtel-Alland-Schijndel sector west of "Hell's Highway". An ordinary towed 25-pounder field gun detachment from the 3rd Royal Horse Artillery's 'J' Battery is seen similarly engaged; a troop or battery officer shouts firing orders down a megaphone. The cameraman focuses on the 25-pounder's muzzle-brake while it is engaged in a continuous artillery barrage.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 171-1
  • 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) Gordon, J (Production individual)
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  • Keywords: Netherlands & Nijmegen area, G (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 99 ft; Running time: 1 min
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