Title:AN ABANDONED GERMAN MOTORCYCLE HALF-TRACK [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 126-2
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Summary:
Description: In Cerisi-Belle-Etoile, the cameraman examines a sign plate on a wall bearing the village's name and giving distances to nearby villages. Sappers serving with an 11th Armoured Division unit, the 612th Field Squadron RE, are seen probing for mines and examining an abandoned NSU 101 SdKfz 2 Kettenrad motorcycle half-track, which has had its front wheel shot away. The cameraman examines the driving controls of this unusual vehicle, focusing on two levers (the larger one for operating the three forward and one reverse gears and the other lever for the two-speed transfer) and the dashboard instruments (a tachometer engine rev counter), a fuel or oil temperature gauge and speedometer. The rear of the Kettenrad (where there is seating for two men) is examined.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Jones, H J [Army cameraman] (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Battalion (regiment/service)
British Army, Bde 159 Gp (regiment/service)
British Army, Div, Armoured, 11 (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 30 (regiment/service)
Keywords: transport, German - 2/3 wheel: NSU 101 motorcycle halftrack (object name)
Normandy, France (geography)
