THE 3RD DIVISION FIGHTS ITS WAY INTO CAEN ON THE SECOND DAY OF OPERATION "CHARNWOOD" (PART 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE 3RD DIVISION FIGHTS ITS WAY INTO CAEN ON THE SECOND DAY OF OPERATION "CHARNWOOD" (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 75-2
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  • Summary: A Stuart III tank (144th RAC's recce troop) motors into Lebisey. Shermans and a Humber scout car (144th RAC's 'A' or 'C' squadron and RHQ troop) advance towards Couvre-Chef; note the numerous German anti-glider stakes. A Luftwaffe Feldwebel is searched by a 3rd Division 'Redcap'; bedraggled prisoners try out new boots, smoke cigarettes and sleep in a temporary reception cage. MPs search a Wehrmacht prisoner. An RAF flight officer, cigarette in mouth, talks to a major (2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment) and other officers, having reached British lines after a month in hiding in Caen. Watched by 'Redcaps', Luftwaffe prisoners sit in the back of a CMP truck; more Luftwaffe troops arrive at the POW reception cage. From the Caen-Bieville/Douvres-la-Délivrande road, the cameraman surveys Caen and its moon-like northern suburbs; explosions (German demolitions) occur in the city. Humber III light recce cars and Churchill AVREs (3rd Recce Regiment and 5th Assault Regiment RE) make their way into Caen. The cameraman surveys the devastation and observes infantrymen and a universal carrier detachment (2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles) entering the city; smoke rises from explosions inside Caen and shelling in the countryside beyond the Orne (?).
  • Description: A Stuart III tank (144th RAC's recce troop) motors into Lebisey. Shermans and a Humber scout car (144th RAC's 'A' or 'C' squadron and RHQ troop) advance towards Couvre-Chef; note the numerous German anti-glider stakes. A Luftwaffe Feldwebel is searched by a 3rd Division 'Redcap'; bedraggled prisoners try out new boots, smoke cigarettes and sleep in a temporary reception cage. MPs search a Wehrmacht prisoner. An RAF flight officer, cigarette in mouth, talks to a major (2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment) and other officers, having reached British lines after a month in hiding in Caen. Watched by 'Redcaps', Luftwaffe prisoners sit in the back of a CMP truck; more Luftwaffe troops arrive at the POW reception cage. From the Caen-Bieville/Douvres-la-Délivrande road, the cameraman surveys Caen and its moon-like northern suburbs; explosions (German demolitions) occur in the city. Humber III light recce cars and Churchill AVREs (3rd Recce Regiment and 5th Assault Regiment RE) make their way into Caen. The cameraman surveys the devastation and observes infantrymen and a universal carrier detachment (2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles) entering the city; smoke rises from explosions inside Caen and shelling in the countryside beyond the Orne (?).
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 75-2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Film: IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-07-09-1944-07-09
  • Production Country:GB
  • Production Details:Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Alcock, J (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details:35mm Footage: 450 ft; Running time: 5 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    A70 75-2

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