Title:A VILLAGE WRECKED BY THE FIGHTING IS DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR AN AIRFIELD (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 94-4
Other titles:
Summary:
Description: The cameraman surveys the site of the village of Tilly-sur- Seulles, completely devastated by fierce fighting during June 1944 and now in the process of being demolished and levelled off for the construction of another airstrip for the 2nd TAF by bulldozer teams working for 16th Airfield Construction Group RE. A steam-roller, which will be used for preparing the airstrip can be seen; sappers or pioneers dump lumps of broken masonry suitable for either road or airfield construction work into the back of a dump lorry.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Carpenter, L (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Engineers, Airfield Construction Gp 16 (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 30 (regiment/service)
Keywords: transport, British military - engineering: steamroller (object name)
transport, British military - engineering: bulldozer (object name)
demolitions, French - clearance (object name)
engineering, military, British: airfield repair (object name)
Tilly-sur-Seulles, Calvados, Normandy, France (geography)
