Invasion Shots (1944)

Unissued / Unused material.
In and around Cherbourg, France.
M/S trench. M/S's American soldiers talking. M/S group of German prisoners smiling and laughing. M/S American soldiers walking German prisoners up road. M/S deserted street in Cherbourg. M/S British troops gathered together. Various shots as Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery shakes hands with soldiers and presents medals to them. M/S Americans and locals looking at map. L/S bombed building with only walls left standing. Various C/U's as pickaxes dig away at the earth. M/S big boiler type machine on truck.
Various shots American soldiers surveying town. L/S town. Various shots tanks and soldiers. German soldiers are marched along by Americans. L/S smoke rising in distance. Various shots of wrecked, bombed town. M/S as soldiers walk through. Various shots American troops with Generals. Various shots as they survey the town. M/S tanks. M/S American soldiers eating and drinking.
FILM ID:1967.1
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. www.britishpathe.com/

[@francescoerrante7763]

This is precious material. Thanks gents!

[@Lockbar]

Some great stuff here.....a military modelers paradise......

[@folkerwolf]

excellent footage

[@Crete1943]

9th Infantry Division 39th Regiment (AAAO helmet insignia).

[@user-xw9if1nu8q]

Who is the higher rank with a walking stick?

[@johnwilliamknox7156]

Monty giving out GAY Medals too his bum Chums.