ACTIVITIES NORTH OF CAEN, JUNE - EARLY JULY 1944 (PART 4) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ACTIVITIES NORTH OF CAEN, JUNE - EARLY JULY 1944 (PART 4) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 47-1
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  • Summary: 27th Armoured Brigade units return from the front north of Caen.
  • Description: Sherman and Firefly tanks belonging to the Staffordshire Yeomanry's 'A' and 'C' Squadrons make their way to the rear across country between Beuville and Colleville-sur-Orne after a spell in action on 185th Brigade's sector of 3rd Division's front north-east of Caen. One of the armoured fighting vehicles seen here, an 'A' Squadron Sherman armoured recovery vehicle, is seen towing a Stuart III light tank from the 13th/18th Hussars' reconnaissance troop; both vehicles are preceded by an M5 halftrack belonging to the Yeomanry's Light Aid Detachment. Note the anti-glider poles, which were laid by the Germans before D- Day, scattered about the open fields.
  • 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) Watkins, R V (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Bde, Armoured, 27 (regiment/service) British Army, Yeomanry, Staffordshire, Squadron A (regiment/service) British Army, Yeomanry, Staffordshire, Squadron C (regiment/service) British Army, Yeomanry, Staffordshire, Light Aid Detachment (regiment/service) British Army, Hussars, 13/18 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: armour, United States - tank: M4 Sherman & [British] (object name) armour, United States - funnies: M4 Sherman Firefly & [British] (object name) armour, United States - funnies: M4 Sherman ARV & [British] (object name) armour, United States - tank: M3A1 Stuart III & [British] (object name) armour, United States - halftrack: M5 & [British] (object name) defences, German - emplacement: anti-glider stakes (object name) operations, British military - movement: armour (object name) Second World War, North West Europe & Operation Overlord & 15/6/1944 (event) Caen, 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: 94 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: the 27th Armoured Brigade consisted of three regiments at this time - the 13/18th Hussars, the Staffordshire Yeomanry and the East Riding Yeomanry Remarks: good shots of the AFVs listed in the synopsis
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    A70 47-1

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    A70 47-4 (ACTIVITIES NORTH OF CAEN, JUNE - EARLY JULY 1944 (PART 5) [Allocated Title])
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