THE 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION SPEARHEADS 12TH CORPS' ADVANCE THROUGH NORTHERN FRANCE (PART 2) [Allocated Title]

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Leading elements of the 7th Armoured Division approach the Franco-Belgian frontier during their drive for Ghent.

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Women volunteers of the French Resistance movement march on parade through Mozingarbe as M5 half-tracks from the 1st Rifle Brigade's 'A' company motor through the village, their crews waving to the women. Accompanied by a CMP 3-ton lorry from the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars carrying supplies for "Ghent Force", three Humber scout cars and a jeep from 7th Armoured Division's HQ troops head through Carvin. M5 half-tracks, Cromwell tanks and a Fordson 15cwt truck are seen among vehicles belonging to "Ghent Force" motoring along a dusty, pave-surfaced road outside Lille as evening falls.

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35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Johnson, John Norman (Production individual)
Production date: 1944-09-04
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Footage: 86 ft; Running time: 1 min
Catalogue number: A70 152-2

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