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WWII - 1944, France: Paris Liberation & FFI, 17-24Sep44; French 2nd Armored Division near Verion, France

Reel Number: 220450-07

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944

Country: England,France,United Kingdom,USA

Location: Paris,Verion

TC Begins: 19:46:18

TC Ends: 19:56:41

Duration: 00:10:23

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1944, France: Paris Liberation & FFI, 17-24Sep44; French 2nd Armored Division near Verion, France INV 1457 Slate: 17Sep44, Paris Capt. ? Jensen. Paris w/ heavy smoke from behind buildings on opposite side of Seine bridge. MS pan waving mass of civilians in street; people run to greet tanks, etc. w/ smoke in background. FFI visible. 19:47:32 German POWs marched past w/ crowd following. 19:48:00 Tank w/ British soldiers past. GI being kissed. Bus w/ men & rifles. Sandbagged position & pan over crowd watching POWs pass as ambulance goes in other direction. People jeering POWs. Truck loaded w/ people past. 19:50:22 High angle of courtyard of government building w/ police car, jeep, etc. & looking out window past FFI civilian. 19:50:47 Tank w/ Hitler picture hanging & Merde chalked on it. Many flags on building & people behind. 19:51:07 Slate: 24Aug44, same. Bread thrown out of bldg. People getting food bundles out of German truck. POWs past Metro entrance. French General Duttler arrives by car, MCU of faces watching. Ext of Ponte Norde (?) w/ police lined up. Couple watch smoke from bridge. People on tanks watching POWs jostled between crowds while taken into building. 19:53:26 Tank burning in street; bus burning in street. POWs lined out outside of building; officers behind truck. People behind wire barricades catching luggage etc thrown to them from pile of German's belongings. FFI & police try to stop. Man kicks German. 19:54:32 INV 1458. GI watching smoke of burning German ammunition dump near Verion, France. MS Half-track vehicle burning along road as US tank passes. German POWs marched along muddy road in woods. Some carry wounded. US soldiers in background. Wounded tired POWs in camouflage. View into ?? with barbed wire over (mortar launcher?) Tank firing in MCU from wooded position. Firing mortars from beside road in woods. WW2; Liberation; Surrenders; NOTE: Partial or all sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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