Description
Object description
II. Followed by a large and excited crowd, General de Gaulle, M Vienot and General Bethouart walk through the streets of Bayeux towards the Sous-Préfecture; numerous ordinary city folk and Resistance workers step out to greet him. Note the three AFPU cameramen and photographers at work covering the occasion and the presence of a large number of British servicemen (mainly 50th Division troops), in particular a lance-corporal who seems intent on following the camera. General Koenig and M Palewski and then Colonel Chandon (?) are seen meeting up with the three French leaders as the procession nears the Place de Château.
Object description
I. Maurice Schumann, a Free French radio announcer and Gaullist in Bayeux, introduces General de Gaulle to members of the large crowd gathered in the city's central park to hear him speak; Colonel Chandon (?) is on hand to take the bouquets of flowers from his chief. Standing on a podium decorated with Tricolour bunting and US and British flags, de Gaulle addresses the people of Bayeux; clearly visible among those standing in a semi-circle in front of him are Schumann, General Koenig and M Coulet (who has just been installed as Commissioner for Normandy).
Full description
I. Maurice Schumann, a Free French radio announcer and Gaullist in Bayeux, introduces General de Gaulle to members of the large crowd gathered in the city's central park to hear him speak; Colonel Chandon (?) is on hand to take the bouquets of flowers from his chief. Standing on a podium decorated with Tricolour bunting and US and British flags, de Gaulle addresses the people of Bayeux; clearly visible among those standing in a semi-circle in front of him are Schumann, General Koenig and M Coulet (who has just been installed as Commissioner for Normandy).
Full description
II. Followed by a large and excited crowd, General de Gaulle, M Vienot and General Bethouart walk through the streets of Bayeux towards the Sous-Préfecture; numerous ordinary city folk and Resistance workers step out to greet him. Note the three AFPU cameramen and photographers at work covering the occasion and the presence of a large number of British servicemen (mainly 50th Division troops), in particular a lance-corporal who seems intent on following the camera. General Koenig and M Palewski and then Colonel Chandon (?) are seen meeting up with the three French leaders as the procession nears the Place de Château.
Physical description
35mm