
Object Details
- Category
- Film
- Related period
- Second World War (content)
- Creator
- Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Palmer, Frederick A.W. (Production individual) - Production date
- 1944-06-24
- Place made
- GB
- Dimensions
whole: Footage: 287 ft; Running time: 3 mins
- Catalogue number
- A70 57-8
Object associations
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Associated subjects
- transport, United States military - prime mover: Caterpillar tractor & [British]
- transport, United States military - truck, special: Diamond T wrecker truck & [British]
- armour, United States - funnies: M4 Sherman DD & [British]
- armour, United States - halftrack: M5 & [British] & [wrecked]
- armour, United States - funnies: M4 Sherman Crab & [British] & [wrecked]
- transport, British military - truck: Fordson WOT2 15cwt truck
- armour, German - SPG: StuG III & [wrecked]
- weapons, United States - gun: 75mm gun & [British]
- weapons, British - gun: 5.5-inch gun
- weapons, French - gun: 1918 75mm cannon & [captured] & [impressed]
- defences, German - emplacement: [captured] & [damaged]
- operations, British military - salvage: armour recovery
- buildings, British - military: REME scrapyard
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