Exercise Broadside in the Mud

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1114
Date Released
9 Oct 1950
Date submitted
3 Oct 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone Interviews Escaped Czechs
  2. 2A Tasty Job
  3. 3Hail and Farewell - Douglas and Bevin at Southampton
  4. 4Exercise Broadside in the Mud

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Exercise Broadside in the Mud. DESCRIPTION: The 7th Armoured Division, the 2nd Infantry Division and the Royal Air Force were the main participants in the exercise which took place near Paderborn in Germany. The mud hampered many of the tanks and vehicles during the exercise. SHOTLIST: KS. CU tank track & front bogey - SCU, on the move. Secretary of State for War Strachey chats (silent) with troops, several shots. MS Slim with officers. SCU Slim. Armoured troops on move, 7th Armoured, 2nd Infantry etc. Various shots of Centurion tanks moving along streets, over muddy fields, countryside etc. Centurion tanks at speed, pass over pontoon bridge, SCU of tanks through mud. German village, horse drawn cart through, tanks pass through, wedding procession pass tanks on village road. Geese follow wedding procession. Various shots of tanks advancing along road, lorries turned over, bogged, etc. Tanks pulling out other tanks bogged, several shots. Ground shot, Vampire fly overhead, shooting up trainload of tanks, explosions, around tanks, some on fire, Vampires swooping on same, (south of Blomberg). Convoy passes through Haustenbeck. Shot up by Vampires, several shots. Vampires out of camera - dusk shot (preceded by infantry lying flat in fields).
Keywords
Aviation; Occupied territories; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Card file number
54413
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
251
Story extras:
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