FIGHTING ON 49TH (WEST RIDING) DIVISION'S SECTOR OF 1ST CORPS' FRONT (PART 3) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FIGHTING ON 49TH (WEST RIDING) DIVISION'S SECTOR OF 1ST CORPS' FRONT (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 184-3
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  • Summary: The village of Nispen, 49th (West Riding)( Division's first objective inside southern Holland, falls to 56th Brigade.
  • Description: A troop of Churchill tanks from the 9th RTR's 'B' (?) squadron is bombarded by German artillery or mortars as it moves up from Esschen towards Nispen near the Antwerp- Roosendaal railway line: Silhouetted against the glare of a burning cottage, infantrymen from the 2nd Battalion Essex Regiments 'D' company enter the western outskirts of Nispen. Shells (?) burst in a field outside the village (very poor visibility). A member of the 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment is taken prisoner; prisoners from the 85th Wehrmacht Infantry Division captured in Nispen are led away to the rear along the railway line towards Esschen.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 184-3
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-10-26
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) McArdle, T P (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: 95 ft; Running time: 1 min
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