Title:FIELD AND MEDIUM ARTILLERY GOES INTO ACTION ON 30TH CORPS' FRONT SOUTH OF CAUMONT [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 105-5
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Summary:
Description: A camouflaged Crusader AA tank follows the path that the rest of the Sherwood Ranger Yeomanry has taken towards Cahagnes. The crew of an Essex Yeomanry Sexton self-propelled gun are seen firing their 25-pounder in an attempt to dislodge the stiff opposition ranged against 129th Brigade's assault on Bricquessard and its push towards Cahagnes. A nearby troop of Sextons joins in the action. A 4.5-inch gun of a medium artillery regiment serving with the 5th AGRA bombards positions manned by the 326th Infantry Division.
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, Corps 30 (regiment/service)
British Army, Bde, Armoured, 8 (regiment/service)
British Army, Yeomanry, Sherwood Rangers (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Artillery (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, British - tank: Crusader AA Mark III (object name)
armour, British - SPG: Sexton 25-pounder (object name)
Operation Bluecoat, Mont Pinçon 1944, North West Europe, Second World War (event)
Normandy, France (geography)