Operation Brown Jug

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1478A

Date Released

3 Oct 1957

Date submitted

27 Aug 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Labour Party Conference
2. 2Operation Brown Jug
3. 3Mock Attack on Dardanelles
4. 4Pamir Survivors
5. 5Floods in South Africa
6. 6Maritime Affairs: USS Olympia
7. 7Maritime Affairs: SS Hildebrand
8. 8Firefighters on Parade

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Operation Brown Jug. DESCRIPTION: British Airborne forces provided the spear-head of the attack in Operation Brown Jug, the biggest exercise yet carried out in Denmark by combined NATO forces. SHOTLIST: British & American parachutists drop on Zealand. Danish soldiers defend threatened part of country. Equipment dropped by parachute, including jeeps and light trucks. This combined NATO operation was supervised by Lt General Sir Cecil Sugden, KCB. CBE.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Military

Locations

Denmark; Zealand

Footage sources

France

Card file number

71773

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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