French Battlefront Brevities

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

44/58

Date Released

20 Jul 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1King and Queen Visit Farmers and Gunners
2. 2General De Gaulle in Washington
3. 3French Battlefront Brevities
4. 4Coastal Command Strikes at German Convoy

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

British troops using Vickers guns and British mortar crew in action on the Normandy front. New British tank, the Cromwell, is seen on the battlefield. Montgomery is seen visiting battle areas at Caen, with C-in-C Second Army General Dempsey.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Military

Locations

France; Normandy; Caen

Length of story (in feet)

228

Story extras:

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