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Fortress Europe. Cherbourg, Bayeaux, Caen and Havre. The Great Invasion Continues on the Beaches of Normandy

Date released

12 Jun 1944

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1089

NoS ID

064194

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Behind the Lines in Normandy

Date released

24 Jul 1944

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

44/59

NoS ID

100437

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Civilians are evacuated from Caen, and in Cherbourg women who collaborated with the enemy have their heads shaved to mark them as traitors. An ex-Russian prisoner press-ganged into the German Army escapes to...

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Normandy Battlefront. Premier’s Visit Follows the Big Tank Attack, including

Date released

27 Jul 1944

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1102

NoS ID

064229

Story no

6 / 6

Extras

1 commentary sheet

The Prime Minister at Cherbourg and Caen.

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Normandy Battlefront. Cherbourg Prisoners Continue to Roll in While Battle Rages at Caen and Tilly

Date released

6 Jul 1944

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1096

NoS ID

064205

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Triumph at Cherbourg

Date released

26 Jun 1944

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1390

NoS ID

039211

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet

Latest Normandy pictures show rapid US drive which carried Army to much needed port.

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The Road to Cherbourg

Date released

29 Jun 1944

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

44/52

NoS ID

100417

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

US infantry on the road to Cherbourg. They enter the town of Montebourg and are engaged in house-to-house fighting in their attempts to flush out the remaining German soldiers. Fires rage through the town...

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The Fall of Cherbourg

Date released

3 Jul 1944

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

44/53

NoS ID

100418

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Local labour is put to work by American troops on repairing marshalling yard which was heavily bombed by the allied air force during occupation. In the town of Valognes, buildings which have not been...

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Allies Mass for New Offensive

Date released

6 Jul 1944

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1393

NoS ID

039221

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

Latest film despatch from Normandy reports complete round-up of Nazis in Cherbourg. British in Tilly-Caen sector engage Nazi armour in crucial battle.

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The Battle of the Rivers

Date released

27 Jul 1944

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

44/60

NoS ID

100440

Story no

2 / 2

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

British and Canadian troops converge for the double thrust between the Odon and the Orne rivers. Sherman flail tanks move forward for minefield clearing. Lancasters take part in "Operation Clobber" the name...

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Bastille Day Marks Rebirth of France

Date released

24 Jul 1944

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1398

NoS ID

039238

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Cherbourg celebrates French National Day first time since 1939. British and French troops join in celebration.

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