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Title:THE BATTLE OF CARENCY (fragment 2) [Main Title]
Film Number:IWM 1061-04a
Other titles:
Summary: The French forces in the Battle of Carency (Second Battle of Artois), Western Front, May-June 1915.
Description: Wrecked houses, the result of shell-damage, are shown in the suburbs which were part of the French position. A German trench captured by the French is also shown.
Keywords: destruction, French military - area: artillery bombardment (object name)
defences, German - emplacement: trenches & [captured] (object name)
01/3(4-15).38 (event)
Carency, Pas-de-Calais, France (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 53 ft; Running time: 1 min
HD Media:Yes
Notes: Date: no battle is usually referred to as the "Battle of Carency". From the style and appearance this is probably the Second Battle of Artois in spring 1915
Production: see IWM 1061-01 for production details. The captions say that this film was approved by French official censors, but that does not necessarily mean it was a French official film
Summary: see also IWM 1061-03e for a continuation of this film
Technical: this fragment is currently held on the same reel as IWM 1061-04b-h, the can is marked as IWM 1061-04