Title:THE BAILEY BRIDGE OVER THE ORNE AT PUTANGES (PART 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 129-12
Other titles:
Summary:
Description: Four M10 self-propelled guns belonging to 50th Division's 102nd Anti-Tank Regiment cross 11th Armoured Division's Bailey bridge over the Orne linking Putanges and Pont Ecrepin and head westwards back into Putanges where traffic waits to cross over onto the east bank of the river. Three jeeps cross the bridge into Pont Ecrepin passing groups of French civilians (appearing somewhat incongruous in their best clothes against a backdrop of general desolation) taking a stroll on a fine Sunday summer's day. Two 11th Armoured Division engineers attempt to chat to the natives; one of the sappers refers to a phrase book to make up for his linguist deficiencies.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Ginger (Sergeant) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Div, Armoured, 11 (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 30 (regiment/service)
British Army, Div 50 (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Artillery (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Engineers (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, United States - SPG: M10 Wolverine & [British] (object name)
transport, United States military - light utility: jeep & [British] (object name)
engineering, military, British: Bailey bridge (object name)
society, French - friendship: fraternisation (object name)
society, British military - friendship: fraternisation (object name)
destruction, French military - aimed: artillery (object name)
Orne (River), France (geography)
Putanges-Pont-Ecrepin, Orne, France (geography)
