Title:THE 11TH ARMOURED DIVISION SPEARHEADS 8TH CORPS' ADVANCE INTO SOUTHERN HOLLAND ON 30TH CORPS' RIGHT FLANK (PART 11) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 169-1
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Summary: 29th Armoured Brigade Group advances towards the town of St Anthonis and the River Maas.
Description: Shermans and Fireflies belonging to the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment - the majority carrying infantry sections from the 3rd Battalion Monmouth Regiment - motor slowly out of Deurne before moving off towards Milheeze and De Rips; the Loyd and Universal carriers and the M5 halftrack seen parked by the roadside belong to the 8th Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Walter, Ernest Henry1919Family origin: Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Monmouthshire Regiment, 3rd Battalion (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Battalion (regiment/service)
British Army, Armoured Bde Gp 29 (regiment/service)
British Army, Div, Armoured, 11 (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 8 (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, British - carrier: Loyd (object name)
armour, British - carrier: Universal (object name)
armour, United States - halftrack: M5 & [British] (object name)
armour, United States - funnies: Sherman Firefly & [British] (object name)
armour, United States - tank: M4 Sherman & [British] (object name)
operations, British military - movement (object name)
Netherlands & Deurne (geography)
