General Sir Martin Farndale on Operation Lionheart

Title
General Sir Martin Farndale on Operation Lionheart
Genre
Interview
TX Date
21 Sep 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:03:42
Description
Paul Maurice interviews General Sir Martin Farndale, commander of Britain’s forces in Europe, talks about Operation Lionheart, an exercise in West Germany aimed to test NATO armed forces ability to withstand a chemical attack, and on NATO not having chemical weapons itself.
Contributors
Paul Maurice; Martin Farndale
Keywords
Armed forces; UK; Great Britain; Defence; Military training; NATO; Military exercises; Disarmament; Chemical weapons; Germany FR; Chemical warfare

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LBC/IRN, "General Sir Martin Farndale on Operation Lionheart". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0009600195006 (Accessed 10 Jun 2025)