Title:DUTCH TANKS ON FIRING RANGE AT FALLINGBOSTEL, GERMANY, 31 JANUARY 1955 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1470
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Dutch troops sightseeing in Bad Fallingbostel, Germany. Flag raising (believed to be) at Bergen-Hohne. The troops move in convoy of trucks from Hohne Barracks to the firing range, where 88mm shells are piled and loaded into Centurion tanks. Tanks are inspected and fuelled before lining up as a battery. Sequence showing tanks firing and reloading, before battery breaks formation and the tanks head off across country. Tanks moving through woods with jeeps and Bren carrier. Used cartridge cases and NCO with unexploded shell (a "dud"). At the end of the exercise the tanks move into a group to park; officers relax and smoke cigarettes. Gun barrels are covered and tank crews enjoy a meal (from mess tins). Railway sidings: tanks (Centurions and Shermans) are loaded onto flatbed rail cars. Boys watching the loading are shown. Soldiers board the train which then moves off (bound for Amersfoort, Netherlands). Carriages and rail cars pass the camera, filming from an elevated position.
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Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
