Accession Number | F07005 |
---|---|
Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 11 min 59 sec |
Object type | To be confirmed |
Physical description | 35mm/b&w/mute |
Maker |
Military History Section |
Place made | British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine, Gaza, Mughazi |
Date made | 1941 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Assault course demonstration Mughazi Camp, Palestine
Description
Demonstration of the assault course at Mughazi Camp, Palestine, 1941. Shows explosions around dummy tanks. Soldier throws a bomb at a tank. Soldiers firing 2 inch mortars. Troops running over the bare ground of the assalt course towards the smoke bombs. Smoke bombs and mortar shells bursting on the hillside of the assault course. Soldiers practice bayonet charge and bayonet straw filled dummies. Various scenes of soldiers throwing hand grenades and soldiers equipped with rifle grenades. A gap is blown through the barbed wire and troops charge through the gap. Soldiers drinking beer. Various shots of a demonstration of an incendiary device and an unarmed combat demonstration.
Film order form-
Video of Assault course demonstration Mughazi Camp, Palestine (video)