WWII Free French Newsreel, 1945 - St. Therese; French & Moslem Troops; Artillery; Awards R1 of 2

WWII Free French Newsreel, 1945 - St. Therese; French & Moslem Troops; Artillery; Awards R1 of 2 Title: Sainte Therese A Paris 18:48:19 Large church dome beyond destroyed buildings. LS & MS of casket carried out of large church; priests blessing. Casket into hearse. 18:48:58 Notre Dame Cathedral ext. Int. w/ procession up aisle, large crowd standing. Procession carrying ?? to front. Priests singing, various shots of church. SOF Priest speaking, others listening. 18:50:02 LS ext People watching priests & nuns leaving from various angles. Sailors carrying ?? in procession. Very solemn. Large crowds. People hold mirrors overhead to see. 18:51:02 Title: Objectif Atteint”. Large military review in town square. Unidentified officers reviewing & saluting. Military band of African troops; children applauding, soldiers marching out of town. 18:51:34 General De Gaulle (?) reviewing troops; mountains in background. Attaching ribbon to unit (?) flag. Officer presents award & kisses soldier. 18:52:05 Banner across street re Africans & French saluting the free Alsace. Man on ladder painting over German sign; French flags hung out on poles. Soldiers & civilians into ruined roofless church for service. Priest performing Mass. People leaving. 18:52:43 Troops & citizens in regional dress march thru town behind marching military band. 18:53:07 Title: Vers Le Rhin (Rhine River). Aerial over flooded large town. Parked amphibious DUKWs, troops boarding; move past camera & into river. MCU of amphibious vehicles past fully loaded w/ troops; thru flooded trees. Aerials over heavy flooding & convoy of amphibious. 18:54:16 American GIs across planks over water & along dirt road in mud past tanks & equipment moving up. Running thru town; German prisoners / POWs guarded along road. 18:55:03 Title: Les Poches De L’Atlantique. Map of Atlantic coast from Guernsey & Jersey Islands southwest. Officers at meeting in ornate room; SOF talking to camera & men as they listen. 18:56:04 Flag on vehicle: Bataillon Penthesilee. Men digging trenches, officer inspecting weapons. Men loading large shells into artillery & firing (GOOD). 18:56:41 Four-star French officer reviewing troops in field; Africans & others. MCUs. 18:57:07 Title: Pour Nos Soldats Musulmans. Ext. large ornate North African building / hospital. Recuperating wounded troops w/ nurses walking on crutches. 18:57:32 Int. w/ nurses wheeling men on gurneys, others laying in bed fed & treated; reading. Nun & others collecting money outdoors; poster Journee du Blesse Musulman Grad Gala 25Feb45. French Navy & Army officers past Arab honor guard, enter w/ other officers. 18:58:17 Title: La Marine Continue. Navy ship , Jeanne de Arc, anchored w/ officer’s boat to ship & officer boards, crew on battleship deck at attention. Reviewing sailors w/ sign Honneur Et Patrie behind; awarding medals on ribbons & attaching to flags. CUs offficer wearing medal. Leaving down ladder on side of ship to motorboat. 18:59:23 Title: Justice Sera Faite! LS across small city; motorcade past crowd w/ de Gaulle waving. 18:59:50 Sign: Oradour sur Glane - Souviens-Toi Remember and civilians watching. De Gaulle out of car & walking thru street w/ damaged buildings behind, shakes hands of civilian men. CU signs: Ici Lieu de Supplice Recueillez-vous & Ici Furent Retrouves Deux Corps Calcines. De Gaulle & others thru cemetery. CU placing plaque 1945; WWII; WW2; France; Destruction; Damage; Islam; Arabs; NOTE: Can sell w/ reel two (19:00:50- 19:02:41) as one reel.