1914-1918 ODD SECTIONS (ledger title) [Main Title]

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  • Title: 1914-1918 ODD SECTIONS (ledger title) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 713
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  • Summary: Very jumbled scenes of British forces on the Western Front in the First World War.
  • Description: Two German prisoners posed carrying Maxim machine guns. Scottish troops in a 3-ton lorry, which tows away a captured German 77mm field gun. A kilted Highland battalion on the march. A French colonial battery firing its 75mm field guns. British soldiers on the march in the rear areas. Back to the Highlanders on the march. A château, probably a British headquarters (very dark), the captured German guns and prisoners arrive. The prisoners help assembling the various trophies.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 713)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details:
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service) British Army, Highlanders (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: spoils, British (object name) prisoners of war, German - movement (object name) operations, British military - movement: march (object name) weapons, German - gun: 77mm field gun & [captured] (object name) weapons, German - smallarm: Maxim machine gun & [captured] (object name) 01/3(4-15) (event) France (geography) Belgium (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 220 ft; Running time: 4 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: despite the writing on its leader, the scene of the Highland troops does not show Cameronians Remarks: very difficult to follow, and not worth the effort of trying
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