THE 3RD DIVISION GOES INTO ACTION NORTH OF CAEN ON THE FIRST DAY OF OPERATION "CHARNWOOD" (PART 4) [Allocated Title]

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  • 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)
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  • Keywords: Lebisey, 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 Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 168 ft; Running time: 2 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

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