THE 3RD ROYAL TANK REGIMENT GOES INTO ACTION ON THE FIRST DAY OF OPERATION 'GOODWOOD' [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE 3RD ROYAL TANK REGIMENT GOES INTO ACTION ON THE FIRST DAY OF OPERATION 'GOODWOOD' [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 87-2
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  • Summary:
  • Description: German flares drift towards the ground as the 11th Armoured Division gathers for the attack. The 3rd RTR assembles in the semi-darkness; dust and smoke from the RAF bombing obscures the dawn sunrise. (Some of the smoke may have been caused by bombs accidentally falling on the regiment's start-line). The regiment's CO, Lieutenant-Colonel Silvertop, gives the order to advance and, accompanied by several Churchill AVRES, the 3rd RTR rolls towards the Caen-Troarn railway line at Demouville and comes under anti-tank fire. Two tank crew beat out fires on their straw-camouflaged Firefly set alight by shrapnel. An OP (?) half- track crosses the railway line at Demouville; another M5 half- track tows a Daimler scout car out of a bomb crater. The 3rd RTR moves up to the Caen-Vimont railway near Grentheville and suffers several losses en route; it then advances towards the villages of Hubert-Folie and Bras on the Bourguebus ridge. From his tank, Lieutenant-Colonel Silvertop reviews the deteriorating situation through his binoculars. Nearby are the remains of a German 8.8cm anti-tank gun and its tractor.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 87-2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-07-18
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Laws, George E J1916-02-15 (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Silvertop (Lieutenant-Colonel) (person) British Army, Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Battalion (regiment/service) British Army, Div, Armoured, 29 (?) (regiment/service) British Army, Div, Armoured, 11 (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Engineers (regiment/service) British Army, Div, Armoured, 79 (regiment/service) British Army, Corps 8 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: armour, United States - funnies: M4 Sherman Firefly & [British] (object name) armour, United States - tank: M4 Sherman & [British] (object name) armour, United States - tank: M3 Stuart recce tank (object name) armour, British - funnies: Churchill AVRE (object name) armour, United States - halftrack: M5 (object name) armour, British - armoured car: Humber scout car (object name) armour, British - tank: Crusader AA (object name) combat, British - armoured (object name) transport, French civilian - rail (object name) 01/5(4-16).233 [ Operation Goodwood] (event) Caen-Troarn Railway, Demouville, Calvados, France (geography) Caen-Vimont Railway, Grentheville, Calvados, France (geography) Bras-sur-Meuse, Meuse, France (geography) Hubert-Folie, Calvados, France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 276 ft; Running time: 3 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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