Title:12TH CORPS ADVANCES TOWARDS THE MAAS NEAR GEERTRUIDENBERG (PART 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 189-3
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Summary:
Description: Watched by sappers and tank crewmen, M5 half-tracks belonging to the 1st Rifle Brigade's 'B' company with six- pounder anti-tank guns in tow cross the Scissors bridge spanning the stream on the Raamsdonck-Raamsdoncksveer road; two scout cars heading in the opposite direction for Raamsdonck queue up in the foreground to allow the anti- tank detachments right of way. Two 5th RTR Cromwells, one armed with a 95mm C/S Howitzer, cross the Scissors bridge in the wake of the M5 half-tracks and six-pounder anti-tank guns; in the foreground, a dog sniffs the ground around the 'bun d' road leading up to the river crossing. A mushroom- shaped cloud from an explosion caused by German demolition charges hands over Geertruidenberg. Shermans and Fireflies belonging to the 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry head through Raamsdonck to rejoin the 51st (Highland) Division; seen painted on one Dutch building is an advertisement for North Brabant's daily newspaper.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Parkinson (Sergeant) (Production individual)
