ACTIVITIES NORTH OF CAEN, JUNE - EARLY JULY 1944 (PART 3) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ACTIVITIES NORTH OF CAEN, JUNE - EARLY JULY 1944 (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 45-9
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  • Summary: 4.2-inch mortar detachments from the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, 3rd (British) Division's heavy mortar and machine gun unit, take part in harassing units of the 21st Panzer Division defending Caen.
  • Description: Towing behind it a trailer carrying ammunition and a dismantled 4.2-inch mortar, a Universal Carrier from the Battalion's 'D' Company arrives in an orchard near Beuville. There, men from the Company's No 12 Platoon assemble their mortar in a deeply-dug firing pit, set its sights and loose off several rounds in rapid succession in the direction of the German front- line opposite 185th Brigade. Note the amount of dust raised by the mortar each time it is fired. A second heavy mortar team, not dug-in, is seen in action with other 4.2-inch mortar detachments.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-13
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Watkins, R V (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Div 3 (regiment/service) British Army, Bde 185 (regiment/service) British Army, Middlesex Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Coy D (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: armour, British - carrier: Universal (object name) weapons, British - mortar: 4.2-inch mortar (object name) combat, British - mortar bombardment (object name) Second World War, North West Europe & Operation Overlord & 13/6/1944 (event) Beuville, 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: 185 ft; Running time: 2 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: the extensions on the hull sides of the Universal Carrier seen here were fitted prior to D-Day as waterproofing screens to aid disembarkation from landing craft Remarks: good action footage
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