THE 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION IN ACTION NEAR VILLERS-BOCAGE (PART 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION IN ACTION NEAR VILLERS-BOCAGE (PART 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 49-5
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  • Summary: The 'Desert Rats' retreat from Villers-Bocage, Amaye-sur-Seulles and Briquessard.
  • Description: Scattered groups of French refugees head towards safety with their meagre possessions along a road near Briquessard. A Humber scout car from the 8th Kings Irish Hussars' 'C' Squadron dashes by in the opposite direction. Troops from 131st (Queen's Brigade) hitch a ride on a 3rd Royal Horse Artillery Sherman OP tank 'Pegasus II'. An M5 halftrack 'Neal's Circus' in use by one of the division's signal detachments moves along a hedgerow-bound road in 'bocage' country.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 49-5
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-15
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Carpenter, L (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Bde 131 (regiment/service) British Army, Div, Armoured, 7 (regiment/service) British Army, Kings Irish Hussars, 8th Battalion, Squadron C (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Artillery, Royal Horse Artillery, 3rd Battalion (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: armour, British - armoured car: Humber scout car (object name) armour, United States - funnies: M4 Sherman OP 'Pegasus II' & [British] (object name) armour, United States - halftrack: M5 halftrack 'Neal's Circus' & [British] (object name) operations, British military - movement: road (object name) refugees, French - flight (object name) Amaye-sur-Seulles, Calvados, France (geography) Briquessard, Calvados, France (geography) Villers-Bocage, Calvados, France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 91 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

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