3RD DIVISION ADVANCES ON VENRAIJ DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF 8TH CORPS' OPERATION CONSTELLATION (PART 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: 3RD DIVISION ADVANCES ON VENRAIJ DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF 8TH CORPS' OPERATION CONSTELLATION (PART 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 180-2
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  • Summary: A heavy mortar bombardment is brought down on German units opposing 3rd (British) Division's advance southwards from Overloon towards Venraij.
  • Description: A 44.2 inch mortar detachment from No. 11 platoon in the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment's 'D' Company bombards German positions opposite 185th Brigade's front along Molenbeek with HE bombs from the grounds of a ruined farm (?); the loaders are seen attaching propellant charges to the fins of bombs being prepared for firing.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 180-2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Film: IWM (A70 180-2)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-10-14-1944-10-14
  • Production Country:GB
  • Production Details:Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Gross, A C (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details:35mm Footage: 99 ft; Running time: 1 min
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