Title:THE 3RD DIVISION GOES INTO ACTION NORTH OF CAEN ON THE FIRST DAY OF OPERATION "CHARNWOOD" (PART 4) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 73-2
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Summary: Lebisey, scene of disaster for the 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment on June 7th 1944, falls to 185th Brigade a month later.
Description: Infantrymen from 1st KOSB dig in at Lebisey Wood; nearby a 20th Anti-Tank Regiment RA carrier-borne six-pounder gun detachment prepares to move off along the Caen-Bieville road. At Bieville, Sherman tank crewmen from 144th RAC's 'A' squadron watch an infantry section and a 9th Field Ambulance RAMC jeep returning with casualties squeeze past. Troops from various 3rd Division units are seen in Bieville. A Stuart V from 144th RAC's recce troop allow a 2nd KSLI universal carrier (ferrying casualty) and a DR (despatch rider) right of-way out of Bieville; a Sherman from 144th RAC's 'B' squadron passes an AFPU cameraman. Sappers from 17th Field Company RE probe a side road for mines.In lebisey, an M5 half-track from the RE unit passes a derelict six-pounder gun; a sign on an abandoned 8.8cm Raketenpanzerbüsche indicates a mine-free route through the village. A Canadian jeep and Shermans from 144th RAC's RHQ troop and 153rd Field Regiment RA head in opposite directions through Lebisey. Jeep ambulances returning with British and German injured pass a wrecked POL dump in the village.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:A70 73-2
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-07-08
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film Unit (Production company)
Gross, A C (Production individual)
