Description
Object description
II. "Cutting the Peninsula." Good news from Normandy as the Allies drive on inland (film of infantry, camouflaged tanks firing, church steeple receiving a direct hit, village houses ablaze). Gliders on the ground recall recent airborne assaults; Dakotas drop supplies; RAF Lancasters bomb an E-Boat base with apparent accuracy. Central item is the return of General De Gaulle, "the moment for which all France has been waiting. After crossing the Channel in a French ship, the General transfers to a jeep before walking through Bayeux where crowds applaud. Other important visitors to Normandy include the King with Ramsay and Portal. King is greeted on the beach by Montgomery before holding an investiture ceremony in a clearing in the woods. Activity in the US sector is illustrated by soldiers engaged in street fighting in the Montebourg area, which is suffering from severe floods following heavy rain.
Object description
I. "Ocean Swell swamps the Derby." Horses parade in the paddock then coverage of the start and finishing straight of this fifth wartime Derby. Lord Rosebery leads in the winner Ocean Swell.
Full description
I. "Ocean Swell swamps the Derby." Horses parade in the paddock then coverage of the start and finishing straight of this fifth wartime Derby. Lord Rosebery leads in the winner Ocean Swell.
Full description
II. "Cutting the Peninsula." Good news from Normandy as the Allies drive on inland (film of infantry, camouflaged tanks firing, church steeple receiving a direct hit, village houses ablaze). Gliders on the ground recall recent airborne assaults; Dakotas drop supplies; RAF Lancasters bomb an E-Boat base with apparent accuracy. Central item is the return of General De Gaulle, "the moment for which all France has been waiting. After crossing the Channel in a French ship, the General transfers to a jeep before walking through Bayeux where crowds applaud. Other important visitors to Normandy include the King with Ramsay and Portal. King is greeted on the beach by Montgomery before holding an investiture ceremony in a clearing in the woods. Activity in the US sector is illustrated by soldiers engaged in street fighting in the Montebourg area, which is suffering from severe floods following heavy rain.
Physical description
35mm