INVASION SCENES EUROPE British and American soldiers arriving in Normandy - some excellent shots.
This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA.	Tape Master:	7751
	Catalog #:	508220
	Clip Number:	508220-1
	Orginal Film:	UN 1100 C
	Timecode:	01:03:32 - 01:09:12
	Location:	Normandy, France
	Year Shot:	1944 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	No
	Color:	No
	Headings:	BEAUTY CULTURE: Hair removal / Shaving DOMESTIC LIFE: Laundry FOOD: Bakery, Bread LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Normandy MILITARY: Army, British MILITARY: Army, USA TRANSPORTATION: Military TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military WEAPONS: Guns, Misc WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Arrivals WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Aviation WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Boats & Ships WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Communiations WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: European Front WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Movement WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Rest & Recreation WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Transport WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Weapons
	Description:	INVASION SCENES EUROPE British and American soldiers arriving in Normandy - some excellent shots. Normandy, France. Item contains some exceptionally good shots. Various shots Spitfire fighter planes taking off from airfield. Various shots British troops walking off landing barge, through sea and onto beach. In some places the water is shoulder high. Soldiers also seen unloading equipment from barges. IL/S houses in ruins. C/U soldier cleaning his gun. Various shots British soldiers marching through town, they pass civilians and road sign to Caen and Paris. C/U scruffy kids looking through window. Various C/Us American soldiers playing dice for French Francs. M/S British soldiers walking past huge crucifix. M/S soldier standing on wing of Spitfire as propeller begins to spin. American troops in town square - some walk past camera. GIs walking past old civilian men and boy in street. One of the men has an amputated leg and uses crutches. M/S British soldier shoveling sand onto truck - someone has scrawled words "don't wave girls - we're British" on side. Various shots British soldiers in amphibious army vehicle driving up beach. M/S British soldiers getting water from well to wash clothes and shave. C/U British soldier shaving. Various shots crates being unloaded from ship and onto amphibious army vehicle. C/U British soldier slicing bread. Various C/Us British soldier sleeping on beach. M/S British soldier putting on white bibs - they look confused. M/S soldiers / German prisoners of war digging on beach. M/S British soldiers in trench; one soldiers signals with lamp, another is operating radio.

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