Invasion Scenes 1944

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Unissued / unused material.

Invasion of occupied Europe - somewhere in France?

Army jeep with missing wheels being hauled onto army pickup truck. M/S American soldiers lying and sitting in street, one GI speaks on field telephone.

Various shots troops walking down country...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
63535
Sort Number:
UN 1110 D
Time in/Out:
01:25:03:00 / 01:30:44:00
Canister:
UN 1110 D
Film ID:
2135.11
Issue Date:

Stills

0:010:020:030:04

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  • The footage seen here was shot by two separate cameramen. The shots up until 04:05 were shot on 2 August 1944 by a cameraman called Rosenmann, (likely to be Leon Rosenmann of the 165th Signal Photo Company).

    The footage from 04:06 onwards was shot on 1 August 1944, by Ken Marthey of the Special Coverage Unit (SPECOU).

    jamied 6th Apr 2013
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