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  • Short Summary

    General Hodges and other American officers in Belgium.

  • Description

    Unissued / Unused material.

    Belgium.

    M/S U.S. officers, General Hodges shakes hands with General Miles Dempsey (?) who gets in car. M/S as it drives off and Hodges walks back up steps. C/U M.P. officer. M/S as Hodges emerges from caravan with another officer. M/S car driving along. Various shots as covers are taken off panels on jeep to reveal three stars. Various shots General Hodges with other officers. Various shots as he emerges from building with General Dempsey (?). Various shots as the two men chat. M/S Hodges emerging with clergyman, they chat for a while then he gets in car and it drives off.

    Cataloguer's note: date on paperwork reads 15/9/1944.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2024.05
    Media URN:
    62443
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    Mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:03:14:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:14:24:00 / 01:17:38:00
    Canister:
    UN 1188 E

Comments (1)

  1. Unknown user says

    The date of filming for this clip was 15 September 1944.

    The footage was shot by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

    Note that, despite the title, this clip features not just American Officers but also a high-ranking British one, more of whom later.

    "General Hodges" should read Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges.

    "General Miles Dempsey (?)" - yes, it's Lt. Gen. Miles E. Dempsey. He was Commander of the British Second Army.

    "Hodges emerging with clergyman" - the clergyman is Archbishop Francis J Spellman.

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