Title:LANDINGS ON 'SWORD' BEACH, 6 JUNE 1944 (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 31-2
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Summary:Royal Marine commandos land on 'Queen Red' Beach at La Breche.
Description:The cameraman pans over the blackened faces of troops belonging to No 45 (Royal Marine) Commando and two naval gunners behind their starboard Oerlikon cannon as their LCI(S) steams towards 'Sword' Beach. An LCT explodes in a ball of flame as it and other invasion craft approach 'Queen Red' Beach at La Breche which is dotted with vehicles making for a beach exit. Sergeant Grant's own craft discharges its complement of commandos alongside a burning 22nd Dragoons flail tank and two knocked-out 13/18th Hussars amphibious tanks. Commandos have difficulty in getting ashore from an LCI(S), whose boarding ramps are askew, before they head for the beach exit where a 5th Assault Regiment Royal Engineers AVRE has laid its bridge over the sea wall. From the top of the beach, the cameraman pans over commandos heading inland through the exit marked by a windsock, seen here being erected by an engineer. Sappers and other members of the Beach Party are seen at work. Lining the water's edge are several LCI(S) slowly coming afloat as the tide rises.
Production Details:Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production Company)
Grant, Ian James (Production individual)
