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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