- Title: D-DAY COLLECTION #2
- Date: 31st October 2005
- Summary: D-DAY COLLECTION #2
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- Story Text:D-DAY COLLECTION #2
Tape 2 (B0199014)
02.00.00: Reuters GB 21618: 15.6.44: Beach-Head Established: Reinforcements continue to flow into Normandy: more landings-crafts to beach; troops aboard; planes over Invasion fleets; airviews bombing raids; may ships off coast airview; ships firing; smoke on horizon; landing-craft approaching beach; troops off landing-craft as crouching under fire (taken from aboard landing-craft); troops spreading through countryside; Allied troops walking along railway line; running through village street; wrecked gliders; troops walking through rubble as firing heard; German soldiers surrendering; burning buildings; column of captured Germans; French people shaking with allied troops; waving as tank past; unloading vehicles at beach-head; Eisenhower aboard mine-layer with Admiral Ramsay; Montgomery with Ike; Montgomery on French soil; wrecked German defences; Germans with hands aloft; dead bodies; German digging himself out of san where he was buried by shellburst; bulldozers building landing strip; tanks through Ste. Mere-Eglise; wrecked building; German prisoners loaded onto ships; injured off plane; captive Germans arrival in UK
02.10.00 British Pathe 1360.05: 15.6.44: Invasion Report: Point of view shot from landing craft full of British soldiers as they land on the Normandy beaches. Various shots of troops hitting the beaches from landing craft, at least one soldier gets shot. M/S of Sherman tank and bulldozer coming ashore. Various shots of wrecked German gun emplacements. M/S of soldiers with pneumatic drills drilling concrete, they are demolishing German blockhouses. Various L/Ss allied naval fleet laying barrage, buildings on coast are seen burning. Various aerial shots of bombers dropping bombs over Northern France. Good shots of bombs falling onto the German retreat. Various shots taken on British warship; General Dwight Eisenhower and Vice Admiral Sir C. G. Ramsey meet General Montgomery (aka Monty or Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery). M/S of amphibious vehicle (DUKW?) driving from sea onto beach, Monty rides in back. Narrator comments on Monty's "characteristic disregard for military convention" - he's wearing a leather jacket and corduroy slacks. Monty steps off vehicles and surveys the beachhead. Ground to air of shots of glider force being towed over France. Various shots of gliders of 6th British Airborne Division laying in fields where they have crash landed. Various shots of troops advancing through countryside and villages on the 7th June. Both American and British troops encounter street fighting. French civilians talk to allied troops, giving them information on enemy positions. Various shots Sherman tanks moving slowly through village, a few inhabitants cheer from pavements. The tanks are en route to Caen. Various shots of German prisoners being rounded up with their hands up. Various shots of a Rhino raft taking the prisoners out to landing craft. Narrator says shots were taken by Jock Gemmel. A German Colonel is amongst this party, his men help him aboard craft. Various shots of the hoards of German prisoners arriving by landing craft on British soil.
02.17.10 Images of War IOW010145119: More excerpts from 'The True Glory': troops landing at Omaha beach; dead bodies on beach; burning ships; wounded attended to; ships firing guns; troops walking on beach-head; map of landing area; German troops firing; Airborne troops; German general meet; map; more troops landing; advance through village and fighting; farm under attack; church spire hit; troops dug in; Montgomery on French soil
02.19.51 Images of War IOW25014441: More excerpts from 'Crusade In Europe': Mulberry harbours built; airview harbour; tanks on harbour 'road'
02.21.29 British Pathe 1360.07: 19.6.44: Over There!: High angled shot of a packed landing craft, all British troops. Various shots of troops coming ashore in France, with supplies to establish a beachhead. This must be after D-day as the troops do not come under fire and walk up beach easily. Normandy villagers help troops with their equipment.Various C/Us of soldiers greeting French civilians. Various shots of American troops shake hands with French villagers on their advance inland. Tanks and Bren gun carriers of the British and U.S. troops move onward through villages, past the sign post Sainte-Mere-Eglise and then through the town itself. The troops and vehicles pass signs to Surrain and Carentan. Various shots of a crowd gathers in town square of Bayeux to hear a French war correspondent give news of the war. The crowd make 'v' for victory signs. Various shots of British army and air force personnel constructing an airstrip using bulldozer, angle-dozers, etc. We see planes taking off and taxiing. Various shots of gliders of the 6th Airborne Division which have crash landed in France. Various shots of U.S. 105mm artillery in action. Aerial shots from aircraft shooting at German targets; ammunition dumps , trains and convoys on the roads are hit, massive explosions. Various shots of German prisoners, the injured are carried on stretchers. Amongst them are some Mongolian soldiers captured on Russian front and now fighting for Germans. They are herded together and put onto landing craft. Various shot from captured German film made earlier in war. The film showing the emplacements along Hitler's Atlantic wall. Various shots of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel on tour of installations. Panning L/S of the steel structures that form part of the wall. Various shots of long-range gun being rolled out of hangar. Various shots of Rommel looking at more guns.Various shots of wrecked German gun emplacements, the Royal Engineers are busy dismantling what is left of it. L/S of HMS Kelvin crossing Channel. Churchill off ship
02.38.03 British Pathe 1360.08: 22.6.44: Normandy Conquest: Various shots of American soldiers in street of village of Isigny. Fires are still burning in some of the wrecked buildings. Various shots of villagers returning home, passing American troops pushing on through smouldering ruins. M/S of dejected looking German prisoners resting against wall. Various shots of American soldiers helping civilians and rounding up more prisoners. They issue out advice and food to villagers from loud speaker van. Aerial view of flooded area near Carentan. Point of view shot from jeep travelling along country road, American troops are resting in hedges. Various shots of refugees returning to Carentan. Happy American soldiers in the main square of Carentan, the World War One memorial is decorated with allied flags. The villagers come out of bomb shelters to greet the liberators. More shots troops advancing. Various shots of local fire fighters putting out fires in the town using hand pump. Aerial shots of of Dakotas dropping paratroops over Northern France. Various shots of U.S. infantry passing through St. Marie du Mont. Various shots of British artillery unit firing field guns into the German lines. L/S of Sherman tanks of the British Army moving across fields. M/S of British infantry moving along country road. Various shots of American infantry moving through Montebourg, includes shots of American soldiers using a motorcycle-halftrack captured from Germans. American soldiers also seen operating remote controlled midget tank captured from enemy. Various shots of Canadian troops evacuating their Public Relations H.Q. which has been hit by a shell. Various shots of Normandy farmyard where British and American troops are lining up for food. Army chef has made jokey menu board. More shots of Infantry on the road between Caen and Bayeux.
02.35.06 Reuters P13880: 22.6.44: King Sees Invasion Going Well: Normandy, France: G TV mass of supplies at beachhead. LV transport off invasion craft. SV transport off invasion craft. LV lorry driving off transport into water and on to beach. GV reinforcements wading ashore. Free French leader General Charles De Gaulle climbing down side of Amphibious duck at beachhead. FV De Gaulle climbing down and being greeted by officials. Angle shot De Gaulle talking to officers. SV towards and pan De Gaulle in jeep driving away. Travel shot behind De Gaulle's jeep and priest waving on roadside. Travel shot De Gaulle's jeep entering village pan to girls waving on bikes. Travel shot jeep thru village. Angle shot French Woman waving from window. SV woman holding little boy at side of jeep GV De Gaulle walking thru French village followed by crowd, SV De Gaulle walking thru French village followed by crowd. GV De Gaulle following waving with Underground Cross of Lorraine arm bands. LV woman kissing De Gaulle, crowd around. LV De Gaulle walking along French street shaking hands with shopkeepers. SV De Gaulle walking along French street shaking hands with shopkeepers. GV crowd round De Gaulle in village. CY crowd round De Gaulle. LV pan De Gaulle walking thru crowds arriving to make speech. SV De Gaulle being presented with bouquet. FV De Gaulle being presented with bouquet. LV De Gaulle walking thru cheering crowds applauding. SBV crowd giving "V" sign. CV De Gaulle on platform in front of French Tricolour, SV De Gaulle on platform. SV crowd applauding. SV Monty greeting De Gaulle Angle shot De Gaulle talking to Monty. SV Eisenhower, walking towards with two officers, SV Monty walking with Eisenhower and Tedder. SV Eisenhower sitting in jeep, drives away. LV British tanks moving forward. SBV British tanks moving forward. CU pan tank past camera. GV British troops moving forward along road, Side View troops past camera. GV priest guns firing from bushes. GV distant explosion round French village SV Priest guns firing from bushes. CU gun firing; GV distant explosions in French village. SV German tanks being hitLV Tank ablaze in village street. LV another tank burning in street. GV church steeple in village being shelled. Nearer shot church steeple hit and collapses. LV French priest standing on pavement pan up to damaged church. GV wrecked German tanks and lorries in village. Shot thru window showing wrecked German tank. LV British troops in French farmyard getting issued with food. SV British troops in French farmyard being issued with food. LV troops on wall eating food. GAV planes flying thru flak at bombing of Havre. GAV bombs exploding over Le Havre. GAV planes flying thru flak. Nearer AV bombs exploding over Havre and showing bomb craters. AV Marauders in formation flying thru flak. AV pan down stick of bomb dropping form Marauder. CUAV two Marauders flying thru flak. AV bombs 2 bursting on village occupied by Germans. AV two Marauders dropping sticks of bombs on targets below AV Marauders in air. GAV bombs bursting GAV Marauders dropping bombs. AV bombs bursting in wooded area. SV towards British tank moving forward along lanes. SV British troops along road FV towards camera British troops along road. LV mortars opening up barrage in orchard. SV mortars opening up barrage in orchard. Angle shot of firing mortar gun LV explosions. SV British tommies bringing in ejected German prisoner. SV group of German prisoners British tommies in f-g. SV German prisoner smoking cigarette with wounded face. BV prisoners being marched away. SV German officer type. . Montebourg, France: GBV American troops passing thru village of Montebourg. Nearer shot American troops marching thru village of Montebourg. SV pan american troops riding captured. German three wheeled tractor motorcycle. LBV American troops thru tractor motorcycle. LBV American troops thru wrecked village. CU fireman and troops in street. LV inhabitants crowding round n square. CU American with Gendarme. Insigny, France: SV American jeep past wrecked tank. SV wrecked tank. LV burning town of Insigny U.S. troops in f-g. SV U.S. troops with field telephone in Street. CU U.S. troops with field telephone in street. GV wrecked street in Insigny. SV transport passing thru wrecked street LV burning village civilians salvaging belonging. LV American soldier assisting old woman across debris. LV American soldier assisting old woman across debris. LV LV American troops thru wrecked street. SV soldier standing beside french notice CU French notice. LV German prisoner leaning outside houses. SV German prisoners leaning outside houses, SCU German prisoner looking dejected with injured foot. Carenthan, France: GAV flooded area near Carenthan. Travel shot thru lane U.S. troops moving forward on Carenthan. Travel shot troops resting. SV wrecked German gun on tractor. GV U.S. troops entering Carenthan. LB towards U.S. troops entering Carenthan . LV towards U.S. troops entering Carenthan. SV civilians on fire pump. LV firemen looking up at burning building. CU French fire man type with whistle. LV putting up ladders. SV inhabitants on pumps. SV fireman on ladder with hose. GV typical French peaceful village, church Undamaged. Angle shot Statue and allied flags French American and British. CU King jumps down into duck. CY King riding towards shore in duck. SV King riding towards shore on duck pan up duck showing sand and beach. Travel shot past transport. high and dry on beach. SV travel shot Monty saluting and walks towards duck. CY King getting down out of duck walks towards and shakes hands with Monty. GV King walking inspecting troops lined up in field. SCU King pan to Monty. GV King putting ribbon and medal on officer. CU King putting ribbon and medal on officer. LV King decorating another soldier SV King shaking hands with Scotch officer. STV King shaking hands with Monty bidding good bye. SV King walking up ladder to duck. CY King walking up ladder to duck Travel shot on duck King going out to battleship. SV King boarding battleship. SV King aboard battleship with Ramsay. CU King wearing life jacket on board
02.43.27 Images of War IOW010145119: More excerpts from 'The True Glory': injured attended to during street fighting; field hospital work; operation in progress
02.44.54 British Pathe 2105.14: Date Unknown: Troops aboard landing-craft; wounded on beach; planes flying low over country; US troops on beach
02.46.06 British Pathe 2139.03: US soldiers with couple of kids; Gis on beach; stretchers with dead Gis on; medics identifying dead by looking at dog tags
02.46.35 British Pathe 1951.08: French point of view: Various shots of tracer bullets being fired at aeroplane flying overhead. M/S of four children huddled together. M/s of man in flat cap smoking cigarette. M/Ss of civilians, one is holding camera. L/Ss of numerous landing craft and army vehicles on Normandy beach. Several shots of the remains of a glider (possibly belonging to the Royal Air Force). M/S of civilian children watching soldiers march past. L/Ss of soldier talking to residence in the doorway of house. Nice M/S of man carrying cycle over his shoulder and woman carrying sack walking down country lane. More shots of civilian country folk.
02.48.43 British Pathe 1954.05: Maybe 6.6.44!: Various shots ships and landing craft. L/S explosions in the distance. M/S thick black smoke billowing upwards. Various shots trucks etc. being unloaded for D-day. L/S smoke rising in distance.
02.50.13 British Pathe 1954.06: Maybe 6.6.44!: Various shots of troops on beach-head; soldiers walk through
02.50.39 British Pathe 1955.03: Date unknown: Germans carry stretchers. Doctor peels dressing off the back of a soldier; looks like a bullet wound. The doctor and assistant joke with the cameraman. Wounded soldier is carried to a stretcher by an orderly. C/U of a soldier with bandages over his upper lip; he smiles. German prisoners climb down from an army truck. Shots of dead Germans by roadside. General shots of wounded in the hospital tents and outside on stretchers on the ground.
02.52.40 British Pathe 1986.01: Date unknown: Captured German officer being driven off in jeep. Various shots wounded German prisoners being brought through British front line and put into trucks, a captured German medic appears to be attending to them. Various shots destroyed enemy artillery and vehicles. Various gruesome shots of dead soldiers lying on tank abandoned in road. Various shots corpses in street (not clear in civilian or military casualties). Shots of burnt out Tiger tank, soldier on horseback passes. Various shots American and British troops advancing through town reduced to rubble. More shots of burnt out military vehicles and equipment. More shots captured Germans being brought from front line.
02.57.45 British Pathe 1360.12: 26.6.44: Advance in Normandy: Various shots of American troops advancing through bombed village (St. Sauveur). American soldiers use bulldozers to destroy dangerous buildings. C/U of road sign pointing towards Cherbourg and Konig (sign is in German). More shots tanks, army vehicles and infantry advancing. Various shots of Royal Naval barrage off coast of Normandy. Aerial shots of RAF (Royal Air Force) bombers bombing marshalling yards. Aeroplanes are marked with black and white stripes on invasion forces. Various shots of rocket projectiles being prepared for and loaded into the rocket projector aircraft, the Typhoons. Various shots of crews preparing for takeoff. A camera in placed under wing of aeroplane. L/S of Typhoons taking off in pairs. Aerial shots from camera in wing of the rockets being fired at targets in Northern France. C/U of sign for town Quineville. Various shots of bombed out ruins of town. The ruins are still smouldering as American infantry advance along roads. M/S of American troops firing field guns. L/S of explosions around village on horizons. Various shots U.S. infantry advancing down country road. M/S of American soldiers marching German prisoners through town square Carentan.
03.01.58 British Pathe 1986.11: Possibly 7.6.44: Various shots army vehicle being unloaded from warship. M/S Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (Monty) on Normandy beach. Various shots wounded German prisoners, some injuries look bad. Various shots dead German soldiers.
03.04.46 British Pathe 2125.20: Date unknown: Various shots of members of Maquis shaving heads of women who have collaborated with Germans during occupation. The shaving takes place outside the Mayor's offices, a large crowd watches including many children and American GIs. C/U hair falling on ground. The French resistance men then parade the collaborators through the streets to humiliate them. One of the men forces a woman to look at the camera, he makes a "v" sign behind her head.
03.06.52 British Pathe 1362.04: 29.6.44: Various shots showing American soldiers advancing along the roads to Cherbourg, locals watch them as they go through it. M/S of buckled railway line blown up by allies. C/U sign reading 'Montebourg'. Various shots as one soldier throws a hand grenade into a house, and street fighting occurs to flush out remaining Germans. M/S burning house, various shots as fires rage through part of the town, and buildings catch light very quickly. Day and night shots of the fires. Various shots of the villagers appearing from underground shelters the following morning. They then set about preparing meals, cooking the food in rough open kitchens. Various shots of the villagers. M/S of the sign for Lingevres, it has been completely destroyed and wrecked tanks are strewn about. M/S of bombed out church. Allies shell German positions. More shots of wrecked buildings. Various shots of Tilly also devastated by the war, various shots of allied snipers waiting. Engineers check for mines left by Germans as they advance.
03.11.07 Reuters GB 21692: 3.7.44: Cherbourg Liberated: airview Ferrogne (phon?); wreckage in Ferrogne(?); explosions as dangerous buildings demolished; knocked-out German guns; wrecked railway worked on; 6fs13up10 th Airborne Division awaiting supply drop; supplies recovered; Allied warships bombard Cherbourg defences; US soldiers street fighting as advance toward Cherbourg centre; arrested German soldiers in line; US troops firing in streets; captured Germans escorted from building; white flag carried from fortress followed by column of surrendering German soldiers; German searched; German commander Von Schlieben surrenders; airviews Cherbourg damage; abandoned German rocket site
03.16.39 British Pathe 1362.06: 6.7.44: Squeezing Nazis Out Of Normandy: Various shots of American soldiers travelling along road into Cherbourg. M/S's of happy Frenchmen and women. Various shots as U.S. and British troops patrol Cherbourg. Various shots of Russians who were taken prisoner by the nazis, C/U of one with big beard, American soldiers crowd around him. Various shots of German prisoners being marched through Cherbourg, among them are officers. M/S two women prisoners. Various shots of Russians who were nazi prisoners, an American soldier tries to explain to them that they are safe and are not going to be executed, a girl cries and collapses, others look worried. Various shots of dead German soldiers in the street, the Americans stop to look then continue to walk through. M/S one body propped up in a doorway. Various shots as more German prisoners are led along through streets. American troops walk through, Frenchmen tear down signs of German occupation, they all applaud. M/S of American band playing Marseilles in the town square. Various shots on the beaches, the supply ships lay offshore and the landing craft bring all types of equipment ashore, tanks, half-tracks, etc. Various shots of British troops and tanks moving across French countryside. L/S of a field of dead cattle. Various shots of troops searching farm buildings and houses in their advance. Various shots of infantry moving through Cheux. L/S troops firing at sniper in barn. Various shots of infantry moving through the towns of Odon and Tourville past ruined church. M/S British wounded being loaded into ambulance. One is given blood plasma while on stretcher. Various shots of flail tanks in action flailing the ground for mines, it leaves in a cloud of dust.
03.24.47 British Pathe 1374.26: 13.7.44: Ground to air shots of formations of Allied bombers over France. Planes dropping marker bombs over Caen. Dawn shots of artillery laying barrage outside Caen. Priest guns go into action. Flail tank moving past not flailing through. Lots of Sherman tanks following up. Anglo-Canadian infantry moving through corn fields during the advance. Damage on outskirts of Caen. Tanks lead the way and the infantry enter Caen and some house to house fighting.
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