Invasion Scenes Sea & Air 1944

Star Item

Description

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Allied forces invasion of occupied Europe - American troops landing in France, after D-day.

Various shots of army vehicles on landing barge. L/S landing barge at sea near coast. L/S smaller landing craft. More shots...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
63576
Sort Number:
UN 1124 D
Time in/Out:
01:05:29:00 / 01:11:49:00
Canister:
UN 1124 D
Film ID:
2139.02
Issue Date:

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
Tough Training (Aka Doughboys Are Tough Boys)

Tough Training (Aka Doughboys Are Tough Boys)

This is a copy of the story "Doughboys are Tough Boys" - tape *PM1073* - Film ID 1073.18.

School For Chefs

School For Chefs

GIs based in Paris learn to cook at French school for chefs and Maitres d'Hotel.

Chinese Factory Workers

Chinese Factory Workers

American GIs and Asian servicemen service USAF planes.

(Us Troops Disembarking)

(Us Troops Disembarking)

American infantry troops getting on board landing craft.

(American War Reporter)

(American War Reporter)

American war correspondents and photographer at work in the war zone.

Hirohito Women Labourers

Hirohito Women Labourers

Women labourers and American soldiers in Japan.

Gi Rest Camp

Gi Rest Camp

GIs on leave in Japan, the Nampei Hotel at Karuizawa.

Gi Brides And Their Children Leave For Visit To Britain

Gi Brides And Their Children Leave For Visit To Britain

GI brides leave America for trip to Britain.

 

 

On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
Emily
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
 Last_Words
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911