Baor Manoeuvres

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1372A

Date Released

22 Sep 1955

Date submitted

20 Sep 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Moscow Athletics
2. 2Barnardo Anniversary
3. 3Personalities: Peron Resigns
4. 4Personalities: Mrs Roosevelt
5. 5Personalities: Queen Soraya
6. 6Personalities: Sir Winston Churchill
7. 7A Bride in a Million
8. 8Baor Manoeuvres
9. 9Tourist Trophy Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Baor Manoeuvres - Commonwealth Four. DESCRIPTION: Somewhere in Lower Saxony the armour of the British Army of the Rhine goes into action. It’s a mock battle, in fact it’s a glimpse of the exercise called Commonwealth Four. SHOTLIST: CU tank approaching. CU tank stopped and troops jumping off. LS troops in wood. CU Bren gunner. CU tank firing. CU troops advance. CU tanks follow up.

Keywords

Military

Locations

Germany; Lower Saxony

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

64602

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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