Operation Lionheart

Title

Operation Lionheart

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Paul Maurice interviews an unidentified male British armed forces spokesman on the attack on RAF Bruggen in West Germany as part of Operation Lionheart, a NATO military exercise designed to test the armed forces ability to withstand chemical attack.

Contributors

Paul Maurice

Keywords

Armed forces; UK; Defence; Military training; NATO; Military exercises; Chemical weapons; Airfields; Germany FR; Military bases; Chemical warfare

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