Invasion: Convoys Push Into France (1944)
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2014
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Allied invasion of occupied Europe - liberation of France.
Various shots convoy of British army trucks advancing through rural France. Point of view shot from behind truck driver's seat. Road sign to Caen. The convoy passes through town where many buildings have been reduced to rubble, trucks pass building with columns and tall statue.
More shots convoy going along country roads, passing civilians on bicycles. The convoy passes signs to Falaise, Argenta, Versailles and Paris. Some shots of prisoners in a field being rounded up by Allied soldiers.
FILM ID:1883.08
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In this footage we see a British convoy travelling along the N13 into Caen, then southbound on the old N158 (nowadays it is a motorway) to Falaise (3:25). During the third leg of the journey to Argentan, the camera is positioned above the N158 on a railway bridge, filming the convoy approaching and going under the bridge. This section still exists today, it is at Breveaux near Occagnes, 8 miles north of Argentan. Convoy enters the town at 5:28.
At 6:31 we see the word "Paris" chalked on the lead truck, suggesting the ultimate destination, whilst other trucks appear to carry the names of girlfriends....
0:00 32, Sgt. Palmer F., 26-8-44, roll 6.
2:24 Falaise
These trucks the Brits are driving are left hand drive. Are they commandeered German vehicles or American ?
Most are American, Whites, Macks and at least one British Bedford QL. There are also a Humber Box medium utility/staff car and a Tilly which was made by either Standard, Hillman, and Austin.
Not so, these are American trucks. Perhaps driven by British troops.
5:28 Argentan
1:07 sign to Caen