ARTILLERY IN ACTION ON 1ST CORPS' FRONT DURING OPERATION 'CHARNWOOD' (PART 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ARTILLERY IN ACTION ON 1ST CORPS' FRONT DURING OPERATION 'CHARNWOOD' (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 71-4
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  • Summary: 3rd Division's self-propelled artillery goes into action during the battle for Caen.
  • Description: The cameraman surveys parked vehicles and scattered gun emplacements on a ridge between Beauville and Hermanville-sur-Mer at Periers-sur-le-Dan. A troop of M7 Priest 105mm SPGs (from the 76th Field Regiment RA ?) supports 185th Brigade's attempts to secure a foothold in the northern outskirts of Caen by laying down a barrage on the Germans' shrinking defence perimeter around the city.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 71-4
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © 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 and Photographic Unit (Production company) Alcock, J (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Bde 185 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: armour, United States - SPG: M7 Priest 105mm & [British] (object name) combat, British - artillery bombardment (object name) Caen, Calvados, France (geography) Periers-sur-le-Dan, Calvados, France (geography) 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: 91 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    A70 71-4

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