INVASION EXERCISE
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: AYY 255/1).
Synopsis
Exercise at Mombasa, Kenya.
121 Force scale the cliff face, defended by the King's African Rifles. Lieutenant-Colonel M M Alston-Roberts-West is commanding the 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Exercise at the causeway connecting Mombasa to the mainland. The other British officers present are Brigadier F W Festing; Lieutenant-Colonel D J Dean VC, Pioneer Corps; Lieutenant-Colonel Stockwell, Royal Welsh Fusiliers; Major-General R G Sturges; Rear Admiral W G Tennant and Admiral Sir James F Somerville.
Titles
- INVASION EXERCISE (Allocated)
- Series Title:
- BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1942
- Running Time:
- 3 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 294 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- cameraman
- Rottner, G H (Sergeant)
- Production company
- Army Film and Photographic Unit
