Title:ARMOUR AND INFANTRY UNITS CROSS THE SEINE INTO 12TH CORPS' BRIDGEHEAD (PART 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 143-9
Other titles:
Summary:
Description: Artillery detachments in the form of a Morris Quad tractor from the 81st Field Regiment RA with a 25-pounder gun in tow, a Bedford QLB belonging to the 116th LAA Regiment RA (?) towing a Bofors 40mm gun and several 5.5 inch guns from the 13th Medium Regiment RA drawn by AEC Matador tractors head through the narrow streets of Louviers for the Seine crossings; among the other vehicles are Bedford 15 cwt trucks carrying ladders (?) for an RE unit, a White scout car and CMP and Fordson 15 cwt trucks from the Medium Artillery Regiment. At the Seine crossing at Muids, Universal carriers, despatch riders, a jeep and Fordson 15 cwt trucks belonging to the 4th Battalion The Welsh Regiment make their way slowly over the Class 40 Bailey pontoon bridge in company with two Valentine scissors bridgelayers from the 4th Armoured Brigade; rain somewhat dampens the occasion.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Watkins, R V (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Div 53 (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Artillery (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 12 (regiment/service)
British Army, Bde, Infantry, 160 (regiment/service)
British Army, Welch Fusiliers, Royal, 4th Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: transport, British military - truck, special: Morris Quad 4x4 tractor (object name)
weapons, - gun: 25-pounder field gun (object name)
transport, British military - truck, special: Bedford 3-ton 4x4 QLB tractor (object name)
weapons, British - gun [AA]: 40mm Bofors gun (object name)
transport, United States military - prime mover: AEC Matador 4x4 tractor & [British] (object name)
weapons, British - gun: 5.5-inch gun (object name)
armour, British - carrier: Universal (object name)
armour, British - funnies: Valentine bridgelayer (object name)
transport, Canadian military - truck: CMP truck (object name)
transport, United States military - truck: Fordson 15cwt (object name)
operations, Allied military - movement: river crossing (object name)
engineering, military, British: Class 40 Bailey bridge (object name)
Muids, Eure, France (geography)
Seine (River), France (geography)
rain (concept)
