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Title:THE AFTERMATH OF OPERATION 'GOODWOOD' [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 90-4
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Summary: The 11th Armoured Division consolidates territorial gains won through Operation "Goodwood".
Description: Shermans belonging to the depleted Divisions move up to the 8th Corps Front; soft-skinned transport can be seen using a one-way track in the background. A 151st Field Regiment RA Sherman OP tank passes underneath the Colombelles-Falaise railway near Grentheville; visible in the background an M5 signals half-track from the same RA unit, a Bedford 15cwt truck from 159th Infantry Brigade's HQ and a Daimler Scout car belonging to the 1st Battalion Hereford Regiment. Sappers remove German-laid gelignite demolition charges from the railway bridge. The cameraman observes a large factory in Cormelles (?). Two 1st Herefords infantrymen survey the suburbs of Caen from their positions. Men from the same infantry unit find some cider casks in a deserted cottage's backyard. The cameraman examines the wreckage of a Messerschmitt Bf-109 "Gustav" shot down during one of several Luftwaffe raids on 8th Corps. An M10 Wolverine SPG overtakes a 1st Assault Brigade RE Churchill AVRE. Sexton 25-pounder SPG's (13th RHA) are seen in action.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:A70 90-4
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-07-20
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film Unit (Production company)
Grant, Ian James1917-04-16Family origin: Edinburgh, Scotland (Production individual)