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The True Glory 1945: Reel-4
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keywords: WWII, European Theater, Combat In Europe, Battle For Caen, Mulberry Harbors, Battle For Cherbourg, French Resistance, Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Synopsis: Detailing the WWII Invasion of Western Europe and combat in Europe with scenes of battle for control of Caen, pre-fabricated harbors are put together, battle for Cherbourg, French resistance fighters attack, Oradour-sur-Glane massacre, forces of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel retreat and more...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:10:34
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Europe
The True Glory 1945 Reel-4
Shot List:
R4:00:00:13:20
Battle for Caen. Scenes of the fighting between the British Second Army and the German 5th Panzer Army for control of the city of Caen in WW2 (WWII). The British and Canadian soldiers dig-in and exchange mortar and machine fire with the Germans. Red Cross ambulance rushing a wounded soldier to a field hospital. Scenes of doctor attending to a wounded soldier in a Allied field hospital. CU of dog tags on a grave marker.
R4:00:02:30:09
Scenes of Mulberry pre-fabricated (harbours) harbors constructed by the British to facilitate the unloading of supply ships off the coast of Normandy, France, immediately following the Normandy invasion on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
R4:00:02:59:19
Scenes of an unexpected storm lasting three days lashed across the English Channel on June 19, 1944. From Britain to France the operation and supply area for the invasion was severely affected. 800 ships and floating units were beached or lost.
R4:00:03:51:13
Scenes of the Battle of Cherbourg was part of the Battle of Normandy in WW2 (WWII). Scene of U.S. soldier talking on hand-held two-way radio. Scenes of street fighting in Cherbourg. The German garrison commander, Lieutenant General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben surrenders. Long line of German troops that surrendered march pass Cherbourg sign with hands on top of head. Scenes of the repairs of Cherbourg harbor.
R4:00:05:28:22
Scenes of the French resistance fighters, French Forces of the Interior (FFI) retrieving hidden weapons and joining the fight.
R4:00:05:59:04
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre. On 10 June 1944, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in Haute-Vienne in Nazi- occupied France was destroyed, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company.
R4:00:06:36:20
The German made their stand at Caen, capitol of Normandy. Much of Caen was destroyed by Allied bombers and the ferocity of the fighting. Scenes of street fighting in Caen. Scenes of destroyed buildings and piles of rubble.
R4:00:09:08:16
Scenes of a large number of British tanks and British and Canadian troops advancing south of Caen as Rommel's forces retreated. Brief image of Rommel.
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