| D-DAY ANNIVERSARY IN ST. LO The anniversary of the D-Day landings is marked in St. Lo, France. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8185 | |
| Catalog #: | 524200 | |
| Clip Number: | 524200-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4451 F | |
| Timecode: | 01:44:51 - 01:46:56 | |
| Location: | France. | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: War, World War Two (WWII) PERSONALITIES: Bradley, General Omar PERSONALITIES: Couve de Murville, Maurice | |
| Description: | Catalog # 91678 is same footage, but may be better quality. D-DAY ANNIVERSARY IN ST. LO The anniversary of the D-Day landings is marked in St. Lo, France. France. Var. shots of large march past of troops from Britain, U.S.A., France, and Canada through the streets of the French town of St. Lo which figured so much during the Normandy landings of 1944. French P.M. Couve de Murville takes the salute and among others noted are U.S. General Omar Bradley, Christopher Soames, British Ambassador to France. Var. Shots at a wreath-laying ceremony at the town jail where in 1944 at the news of the invasion the Nazi guards fled in panic and leaving many prisoners locked in the prison to be shelled and bombed by the allies. Among those present is the wife of the late Major Howie one of the many heroes of the Normandy landings. | |
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