Seventh Armoured Brigade prepares for Gulf

Title

Seventh Armoured Brigade prepares for Gulf

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

15 Sep 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:38

Description

Catherine Field reports from West Germany where members of Britain’s Seventh Armoured Brigade (Desert Rats) are preparing for their posting to Saudi Arabia to join the international forces opposing Saddam Hussein following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Includes vox pop with troops; interview with Brigadier Patrick Cordingley.

Contributors

Catherine Field; Patrick Cordingley

Keywords

Armed forces; UK; Great Britain; Military affairs; UN; NATO; Saudi Arabia; Presidents; Army; Army personnel; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Seventh Armoured Brigade; Desert warfare

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