REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE GROUND INVASION OF SOUTHERN HOLLAND CROSS THE ALBERT CANAL AT BEERINGEN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE GROUND INVASION OF SOUTHERN HOLLAND CROSS THE ALBERT CANAL AT BEERINGEN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 161-2
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  • Summary:
  • Description: Filming from the east bank of the Albert Canal, the cameraman observes northbound traffic - four Diamond T bridging lorries carrying pontoon sections and despatch riders - using a 120-yard long Class 40 Bailey bridge assembled by 30th Corps engineers on two canal bridges and southbound vehicles crossing the German-built trestle bridge in the background. A Bedford QLB trailer from a 2nd Army LAA Regiment with a Bofors gun in tow is seen travelling with two universal carriers from the 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (?) along a one-way route into Beeringen before taking up position alongside another Bofors AA gun guarding the canal crossings; a captured Mercedes-Benz light cargo lorry and trailer, motorcycle riders and Fordson WOT6 lorries dash past in the background. The cameraman focuses on traffic using the Bailey resting on the canal barges; seen with Albion BYS, Austin K6, Leyland Retriever bridging lorries and an early-mode CMP lorry towing a 3-ton bridging equipment trailer (all from the same RASC bridging unit) are Austin K5, Bedford OY (one from a Guards Armoured Division RASC unit) and QL 3-tonners, Bedford MW trucks (one a 179th Field Regiment RA wireless lorry) and a Sherman ARV.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-09-16
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Parkinson (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Engineers (regiment/service) British Army, Lincolnshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion (regiment/service) British Army, Corps 30 (regiment/service) British Army, Infantry Brigade 9 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: transport, British military - truck, special: Albion 3-ton 6x4 bridging truck (object name) transport, British military - truck: Austin 3-ton 6x4 truck (object name) transport, British military - truck: Bedford 15-cwt (object name) transport, British military - truck: Bedford 4x4 QL (object name) weapons, British - gun [AA]: Bofors 40mm AA gun (object name) engineering, military, British: Class 40 Bailey bridge (object name) transport, German military - truck: Mercedes-Benz 6x4 light cargo truck (object name) armour, United States - funnies: M4 Sherman ARV Mark I (object name) armour, British - carrier: Universal (object name) operations, British military - movement (object name) Operation Market 1944, Operation Market Garden 1944, North West Europe, Second World War (event) Albert (Canal), Geal, Antwerp, Belgium (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 199 ft; Running time: 2 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Documentation/associated material: For a bibliography, refer to the publications listed in A70 154-1, 156-4 and read 'The 43rd Wessex Division at War, 1944-1945' by Major-General Essame. Remarks: Good footage - good shots of the vehicles listed in the synopsis. Best seen with the items of ciné material listed above, notably A70 154-1 to 3 which contain footage shot at the same location. Summary: See with A70 163-5, 8, 165-12, 13 for footage showing the 3rd Division being reinforced for the crossing of the Meuse-Escaut Canal and making the actual assault and refer to A70 154-1 to 3, 155-10, 156-1, 2, 4, 5, 162-1 (30th Corps' formations in action between the Albert Canal and the Dutch frontier), and A70 163-4, 6, 164-1, 2, 3 (12th Corps' formations crossing the Meuse-Escaut Canal).
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