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Title:BRITISH TROOPS ATTEND A BATTLE SCHOOL SET UP BY THE 59TH (STAFFORDSHIRE) DIVISION (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 110-7
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Summary: Newly-arrived reinforcements for the 59th (Staffordshire) Division familiarise themselves with the workings of a selection of commonly-used German weapons at a divisional battle school at Vienne-en-Bassin.
Description: The trainees inspect the workings of Mauser Kar 98K rifles, an 8.0cm mortar, numerous MG 34 and MG 42 light machine-guns, several Teller mines and two anti-tank weapons, a 'Panzerfaust' projectile and the tube-like Raketenpanzerbüsche 43 8.8cm 'bazooka', commonly known as a 'Panzerschreck'.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Gordon, J (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Div 59 (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 12 (regiment/service)
Keywords: instruction, Allied military (object name)
weapons, German - smallarm: Mauser Kar 98K rifle (object name)
weapons, - mortar: 8.0cm mortar (object name)
weapons, British - smallarm: MG 42 machine gun (object name)
weapons, British - smallarm: MG 34 machine gun (object name)
weapons, German - mine: Teller mine (object name)
weapons, German - projector: Panzerschreck (object name)
training, Allied military - weapons (object name)
weapons, German - projector [AT]: Panzerfaust (object name)
Vienne-en-Bessin, Calvados, France (geography)