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1942 DEFENCE: World War 2: Army gives Churchill tank demonstration
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1:14Now PlayingDate: 24th September 1942
Location: ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Army Approaches Churchill Tank
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GV mass of tanks lined up in formation in field / Long line of tanks ready to move off, tank-men standing beside them / tanks along in formation / tanks with six pounder guns / mass of tanks in formation towards / Tank with 6 pounder "Shandy" on gun turret / Tank with 2 pounder gun past / Tanks forming single file formation / Eight tanks in single file / Tank with 2 ponder "Shearer" on gun turret / Tanks in formation towards camera / Tank with 6 pounder / Tank with 2 pounder, gun turret moving round with "Spider" on it / Tanks away in formation.
Munitions and Armaments; Vehicles; World War II (Second World War)
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