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  • Short Summary

    General Eisenhower and troops in Cherbourg. France.

  • Description

    Unissued / Unused material.

    Cherbourg Peninsula, France.

    C/U American soldier directing military vehicles. L/S of the camp, vehicles drive through and soldiers carry supplies. Various shots General Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower getting out of tank and into jeep. M/S as they walk through a field. Back view as jeep drives into farmyard. M/S convoy driving along road seen from jeep. M/S as they pass wrecked German tank. M/S Eisenhower and other senior officers in the car. C/U two soldiers. Various shots soldiers resting in town. Various shots soldiers marching and vehicles driving through. C/U soldiers sat together chatting. C/U Eisenhower.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1971.03
    Media URN:
    61839
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    Mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:04:18:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:07:40:00 / 01:11:58:00
    Canister:
    UN 876 C

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    This footage was shot by a cameraman named as "Laurence", on 12 June 1944.

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