THE BATTLE OF CARENCY (fragment 2) [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE BATTLE OF CARENCY (fragment 2) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 1061-04a
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  • 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.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 1061-04a)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1915
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details:
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • 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
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