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.
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)
