Advance in Normandy

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/51
Date Released
26 Jun 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Roosevelt Speaks on Rome
  2. 2New Shuttle Service to Russia
  3. 3Robot Raiders ... First Pictures
  4. 4Advance in Normandy

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
The allied drive towards the deep sea port of Cherbourg. Jeeps, tanks and artillery pass through the village of St Sauveur. Units of the Royal Navy provide bombardment in support of British and Canadian forces. RAF medium bombers bomb marshalling yards. Rocket Projector aircraft of the RAF are loaded up and RAF Typhoons are also seen in action shooting rockets, straffing ground targets. The coastal village of Quinville which has been under heavy German artillery fire. And Carentan showing long lines of German POWs being passed back through the Allied positions.
Keywords
Aviation; War damage; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military
Locations
France; Normandy; Carentan; Quinville
Length of story (in feet)
383
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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