| SPRINGBOKS MANOEUVRE (aka SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY MANOEUVRES) | ||
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| Catalog #: | 503209 | |
| Clip Number: | 503209-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 180 J | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | South Africa. | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Misc | |
| Description: | MISSING 11/13/2003 SPRINGBOKS MANOEUVRE (aka SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY MANOEUVRES) South African troops on realistic maneuvers in the Veldt. "African Mirror No. 120. Springboks Maneuver". South Africa. South African soldiers on exercise in the Veldt. Small field artillery prepared. Men lay low with rifles. Various shots of army engineers pumping water into large canvas tanks and adding chlorine to provide drinking water for the troops. MS field guns firing. Troops rush forwards from their hiding places. More shots of mock combat. General Botha is among the officers watching. Various shots of sappers blowing up a bridge. They plant explosives and run for cover. LS of explosion as bridge is destroyed. Troops of the opposing side on the maneuvers built a box girder bridge to replace the one that was demolished. Troops and armored car cross the new bridge. | |
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