THE 11TH ARMOURED DIVISION SPEARHEADS 8TH CORPS' ADVANCE INTO SOUTHERN HOLLAND ON 30TH CORPS' RIGHT FLANK (PART 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE 11TH ARMOURED DIVISION SPEARHEADS 8TH CORPS' ADVANCE INTO SOUTHERN HOLLAND ON 30TH CORPS' RIGHT FLANK (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 162-4
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  • Summary: While the bulk of the 11th Armoured Division assembles behind the Meuse-Escaut Canal at Lille St Hubert, the 29th Armoured Brigade Group is assigned to enter Holland on 30th Corps main axis.
  • Description: Sherman and Firefly tanks belonging to the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 29th Armoured Brigade HQ - the majority carrying infantry sections from the 1st Battalion Hereford Regiment - and Loyd carriers towing six-pounder guns and universal carriers from the 4th Battalion Kings' Shropshire Light Infantry's support company move up towards de Groote Barriere through a crossroads hamlet on the main Hechtel-Valkenswaard road.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 162-4
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-09-18
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Covey (Sergeant) (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 99 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    A70 162-4

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