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Title:185 BRIGADE PREPARES TO GO ASHORE AT SWORD BEACH [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 1259
Other titles:
Summary:
Description: I. General scenes off the beach head. LCT(4)s underway in line astern, flying barrage balloons - ML Q.204 in the foreground, pitches in the moderate swell. LCI(L)s underway with second wave - LSI(H) Duke of Wellington (?) and a Prince Charles Class LSI(S) in the background. HA.MS from the cameraship to a ML alongside - a soldier prepares to board the launch from a scramble net.
II. MLS and MS of HMS Mauritius and HMS Frobisher at their bombardment positions off Sword Beach - Mauritius opens fire with A turret. MS of a Rhino ferry carrying two DUKWs - LST in the background. LS of gliders and tugs transporting 6 Air Landing Brigade overhead. LS to the shore where a building is burning amidst the general smoke - tracers go out to strike a coastal strongpoint. General views of invasion craft - fuel lighters, LCTs, LSTs, laden Rhinos, LCI(L)s, etc.
III. German POWs from 716 Infantry Division (?) are transported on a Rhino to a waiting LST for transhipment to England. Several officers are among the prisoners.
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Bde, Airlanding, 6 (regiment/service)
British Army, Bde 185 (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Mauritius (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, FROBISHER (HMS), heavy cruiser (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, LCIL 390 (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, LCIL 376 (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, LCIL 385 (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, LCIL 389 (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - cruiser: Mauritius (object name)
ships, British naval - cruiser: Frobisher (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: Prince Charles Class LSI[S] (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: LSI[H] (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: LST (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: LCT[4] (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: LCI[L] 390 (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: LCI[L] 376 (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: LCI[L] 385 (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: LCI[L] 389 (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: Rhino ferry (object name)
ships, British naval - light forces: ML (object name)
transport, United States military - amphibious: DUKW & [British] (object name)
combat, British naval - bombardment (object name)
combat, British naval - amphibious (object name)
operations, British air - preparation (object name)
prisoners of war, German - movement: ship (object name)
weapons, British naval - gun [AA]: 2-pounder (object name)
aircraft, British - balloon: barrage balloon (object name)
01/5(4-16).1 (event)
Sword Beach, Merville, Nord, France (geography)