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Geoffrey Barkas
Barkas in uniform in the First World War, c. 1917
Born
Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas

(1896-08-27)27 August 1896
Richmond, Surrey, England
Died3 September 1979(1979-09-03) (aged 83)
Esher, Surrey, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationFilm maker
Known forOperation Bertram

Geoffrey Barkas (born Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas, 27 August 1896 – 3 September 1979) was an English film maker active between the world wars.

Barkas led the British Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate in the Second World War. His largest "film set" was Operation Bertram, the army-scale deception for the battle of El Alamein in October 1942.

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Geoffrey Barkas (born Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas, 27 August 1896 – 3 September 1979) was an English film maker active between the world wars. Barkas led...

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Operation Bertram

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2009, pp. 165–166 Barkas & Barkas 1952, p. 200–201 Barkas & Barkas 1952, p. 198. Barkas & Barkas 1952, pp. 198–200. Barkas & Barkas 1952, p. 206 Stroud...

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Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate

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List of camoufleurs

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Camouflage

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writing the practical Home Guard Manual of Camouflage. The film-maker Geoffrey Barkas ran the Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate during the 1941–1942...

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List of films financed by The Rank Organisation

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Matthews musical Feb 1937 The Great Barrier Gaumont Milton Rosner, Geoffrey Barkas Richard Arlen, Lili Palmer Shot in Canada Feb 1937 London Melody Wilcox...

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Ivor Montagu

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United States Army deception formations of World War II

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Filmmaking in Colonial Nigeria

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