Title:30TH CORPS ADVANCES BEYOND THE SEINE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 143-6
Other titles:
Summary: 11th Armoured Division commences its dash across northern France soon after crossing the Seine at Vernon.
Description: Detachments from the 2nd Independent Machine-gun Company the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, 159th Infantry Brigade's fire-support group, and motorised infantry from the 8th Battalion the Rifle Brigade enter the small town of Les Thilliers-en-Vexin. Armour and soft-skinned vehicles belonging to the armoured division rumble through the town, watched by a handful of its inhabitants sheltering by their doorways from the pouring rain.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Jones, H J [Army cameraman] (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Rifle Brigade, 8th Battalion (regiment/service)
British Army, Bde, Armoured, 29 (regiment/service)
British Army, Div, Armoured, 11 (regiment/service)
British Army, Corps 30 (regiment/service)
British Army, Northumberland Fusiliers, Independent M/G Coy 2 (regiment/service)
British Army, Bde, Infantry, 159 (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, British - carrier: Universal (object name)
armour, British - carrier: Loyd (object name)
armour, United States - halftrack: M5 (object name)
weapons, British - gun [AT]: 57mm 6-pounder (object name)
armour, British - armoured car: Humber scout car (object name)
armour, British - tank: Crusader AA (object name)
