• Short Summary

    The British army based in the south and east of England get together for manoeuvres.

  • Description

    Item title reads - Army exercise in Britain.

    Somewhere in England, exact location of events unknown.

    M/S of the soldiers from the east and south of England marching along, M/S of General Sir Alan Brooke (Alanbrooke) planning the exercise. Various shots as they go on manoeuvres over remote farmland. Various shots of gun carriages driving through a village. Officers watch through binoculars. Various shots as the artillery units fire the big guns. Various shots as a tank drives through a village and across farmland.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1133.10
    Media URN:
    39427
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    13/10/1941
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:33:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:16:39:00 / 01:18:12:00
    Canister:
    41/82

Comments (1)

  1. leccy24 says

    Covenanters, Cruiser Mk V, A13 Mk III
    Matilda Senior, Infantry tank Mk II, A12
    Valentine, Infantry tank Mk III
    25pdr and limber towed by Quad gun tractor
    BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer

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