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)
Lewis, C M (Production individual) - Place made
- GB
- Dimensions
whole: Footage: 365 ft; Running time: 4 mins
- Catalogue number
- A70 168-2
Object associations
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Associated people and organisations
- Urquhart, Robert Elliott
- AP.A & Airborne Corps 1
- Royal Air Force
- British Army, Bde, Airlanding, 1
- British Army, Border Regiment
- British Army, Bde, Parachute, 1
- British Army, Bde, Parachute, 4
- British Army, Div, Airborne, 1
- British Army, Glider Regiment
- British Army, Parachute Regiment, 3rd Battalion
- British Army, Parachute Regiment, 10th Battalion
- British Army, Royal Artillery
- Royal Netherlands Army & PAN [Dutch resistance]
- United States Army Air Forces
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Associated places
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Associated subjects
- aircraft, British - combat: Short Stirling
- aircraft, United States - transport: Douglas C-47 Dakota
- combat, Allied - airborne attack
- combat, Allied - mortar bombardment
- operations, British military - routine: digging in
- intelligence, military, Allied - briefing
- prisoners of war, German - reception
- signs, military and civilian
- society, Allied military - friendship: fraternisation
- supplies, Allied, movement [fa] - misc: para-drop
- transport, British military - prime mover: Morris Quad 4x4 tractor
- weapons, British - gun [AT]: 6 pounder
- weapons, British - gun [AT]: 17 pounder
- weapons, British - mortar: 3 inch
- weapons, British - smallarm: Sten gun
- weapons, British - smallarm: Vickers medium machine gun
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