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Lest We Forget Reel-3
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keywords: wwii, european theater, combat in france, fighting in hedgerows, liberation of st. lo france, liberation of paris france, operation dragoon
Synopsis: A thorough overview of WWII Europe touching on all aspects the land, sea and air campaigns, V-E Day celebrations, the damage and destruction of Europe after the surrender of Germany and Italy plus scenes of Allied troops advance across France, combat in hedgerows, Allies prepare and attack St. Lo France, liberation of Paris France, Operation Dragoon as U.S. 7th Army lands in South of France and more...(read more)
- Date: 1940's
- Duration: 00:09:52
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Europe
Lest We Forget Reel-3
German General Karl von Schlieben surrender to General "Lightning Joe" Collins at Cherbourg France. Allied artillery shell with message "Happy 4th Adolph" is loaded into artillery gun or howitzer. Artillery and tanks firing. French civilians and Allied Soldiers dancing in the streets, images of G.I. boots and civilian shoes only, as French civilians and American soldiers dance in celebration of Bastille Day July 14, 1944, followed by scenes of marching G.I. boots.
CU of advancing American soldiers, one soldier wearing British Bowler hat. The battle of the hedgerows in France. Allied infantry fight to clear hedgerows of German troops using rifles, machine gun, mortar fire, bazooka or rocket launcher, rifle fired grenade and tanks. Army Medics caring for the wounded. Allied battle casualties laying on battlefield. Shows soldiers taking a break from battle, sleeping, chasing a chicken, reading a newspaper, letter from home, taking a bath as a posted guard keeps watch, or at church services on the front lines. Soldiers at briefing and preparation for attack on Saint-Lo. Artillery guns are uncovered, barrel elevated, CU scene looking directly into muzzle or barrel of artillery gun, shells are fused, loaded into breech of artillery guns, tanks move into battle position, followed by lines of infantry soldiers. Tanks slowly move past road sign that reads Saint-Lo. Battle for Saint-Lo begins with artillery barrage. Allied planes attack Saint-Lo. Tanks and infantry fight their way into Saint-Lo, house-to-house street fighting. Shows aftermath of the battle of Saint-Lo. General George S. Patton riding standing up in jeep as tanks of Patton's Third Army advances across France. Images of feet in G.I. boots marching across France to Paris. Allied troops parade in Paris with the Arc de Triomphe in the background, French civilians waving and cheering. General Charles de Gaulle saluting U.S. troops as they parade through Paris.
Operation Dragoon. Shows Allied Mediterranean invasion fleet and U.S. Seventh Army troops landing on the Southern coast of France. Newspaper Headlines Lyon Liberated. Battle scenes as Allied troops moved across France, infantry firing rifles, tanks firing.
Shot List:
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Battle of the hedgerows in France
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U.S. tanks moving (advancing) across open field in France
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Soldiers at church or religious services on the front lines
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CU scene looking directly into muzzle or barrel of artillery gun, shells are fused, shell loaded into breech of artillery guns
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Tanks and troops advancing
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Battle for Saint-Lo starts with heavy artillery barrage and aerial attacks
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General George S. Patton riding standing up in jeep as 3rd Army tanks moves through French villages
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Allied troops parade in Paris with the Arc de Triomphe in the background
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Operation Dragoon, invasion of southern France by the U.S. 7th Army followed by the French 1st Army
