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WWII France 1944 - 4th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division
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keywords: WWII France, 4th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, Mere-Eglise France
Synopsis: Unedited footage of WWII France with scenes of the 29th Field Artillery and the 4th Infantry Division just beyond Mere-Eglise France, the first church services in the French village of St. Honorine Des Peptes since the German occupation, German prisoners near St. Mere-Eglise France and the 82nd Airborne Division in France June 9, 1944...(read more)
- Date: 1944
- Duration: 00:10:37
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: France
WWII France 1944 - 4th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division
U.S. artillery under camouflaged net. Shows rapid firing of M105 howitzers mounted on M7 track vehicles under camouflaged netting. Shows gun crew loading shells into howitzer (scene shot through camouflaged net), crew passing shell (scene shot inside camouflaged netting).
Scenes in Sainte-Honorine des Pertes village in France. Group of men waving, two boys waving French flag from window. First church services in France at St. Honorine Des Peptes as ladies enter village church (Jesus on cross at entrance). Shows soldiers of the 4th Infantry Div. as group of ladies leave church services in French village.
American Officer with two translators checking papers of German POWs inside barbwire enclosure.
German POWs carrying wounded German soldiers on litters to American aid station inside a courtyard. French lady pouring coffee or tea into mess kit cup or tin cups of U.S. soldiers. CU of reactions of soldiers. Shows group of German prisoners under guard at aid station. CU facial expressions of German prisoners. German POWs lined up, counted, and marched off by 4th Infantry soldiers.
Number 82 A/B painted on front bumper of military vehicle, soldiers of the 82nd Airborne. Lt. talking with another soldier. Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne, with bayonets attached to rifles, advance past road sign that reads "Amfreville 2 & Gourbesville 3", villages in France. Shows bodies of dead German soldiers laid-out in field. French civilians load bodies of dead German soldiers into truck. An American MP watches as body is removed from roadside ditch.
