Title:THE GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION ADVANCES THROUGH NORTHERN FRANCE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 145-5
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Summary: To the accompaniment of cheers from the inhabitants of liberated towns and villages, the Guards Armoured Division begins its triumphant procession through northern France and Belgium.
Description: An M10 self-propelled gun from the division's anti-tank unit, the 21st Anti-Tank Regiment RA, and a Crusader AA tank and several Stuart (Honey) light tanks belonging to the 1st Armoured Battalion Coldstream Guards HQ squadron thread their way past cheering crowds in the centre of Beauvais where the local fire brigade has turned out on parade to celebrate the town's liberation. In Moreuil, girls wave to and throw flowers at Guardsmen as they ride through the town.
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, Royal Artillery (regiment/service)
British Army, Coldstream Guards, Armoured 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
British Army, Armoured Guards Division (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 30 (regiment/service)
British Army, Guards Bde 32 (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, United States - SPG: M10 Achilles (object name)
armour, British - tank: Crusader AA (object name)
armour, United States - tank: M3 Stuart VI (object name)
celebrations, French - liberation (object name)
Les Pompiers, France (geography)
Beauvais, Oise, France (geography)
Moreuil, Somme, France (geography)
