Invasion Shots (1944)

Unissued / Unused material.



Possibly France.



M/S army vehicle towing captured German tank with British troops sat on it. M/S as British soldiers give three cheers on hillside. Various shots of 25 pounder field guns being loaded and fired. M/S empty shell cases. M/S as water is poured over end of gun to cool it down, it steams. L/S as gun is fired again. M/S as soldier lights fire. M/S of another reading letter, he smiles at camera. M/S as German prisoners are marched along in front of British soldiers.



M/S captured German field gun. A British soldier walks around it smiling. C/U sign 'Warning no vehicles allowed beyond this point'. M/S soldier pointing his gun out of doorway. L/S smoke rising behind cornfield. M/S man having his bandaged leg looked at, C/U of the injured man smiling. C/U soldier with rifle in fox hole. M/S others in bunker listening to radio or writing. L/S explosion in distance. Various shots of German prisoners walking down road. Various shots of a tank. Various shots soldiers walking through town and running down street. M/S as Red Cross ambulance drives through. M/S as injured German soldier is carried by his colleagues. Various shots as German prisoners get into a truck.
FILM ID:1967.11

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