Title:30TH CORPS ADVANCES EASTWARDS ALONG THE N24 BIS [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 130-6
Other titles:
Summary: Armour and motorised infantry belonging to 11th Armoured Division's 29th Armoured Brigade Group advances along the N24 bis from Argentan towards Exmes.
Description: A long procession of vehicles consisting of half-tracks and carriers from the 8th Battalion the Rifle Brigade and tanks and scout cars from the 23rd Hussars and a lone OP tank from the 86th Field Regiment RA heads through the village of Le Bourg St Leonard, now held jointly by the 2nd French Armoured Division and a small detachment from the 15/19th Hussars.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Ginger (Sergeant) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Hussars, 23 (regiment/service)
British Army, Bde, Armoured, 29 Gp (regiment/service)
British Army, Hussars, 15/19 (regiment/service)
British Army, Bde 159 Gp (regiment/service)
British Army, Div, Armoured, 11 (regiment/service)
British Army, Rifle Brigade, 8th Battalion (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Artillery (regiment/service)
British Army, Bde, Armoured, 8 (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 30 (regiment/service)
Free French Forces, Div, Armoured, French, 2 (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, United States - tank: M4 Sherman & [British] (object name)
armour, United States - halftrack: M5 (object name)
armour, British - armoured car: Humber scout car (object name)
transport, United States military - light utility: jeep & [British] (object name)
Orne (River), France (geography)
