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WWII - D-Day & invasion, England to Paris Outtakes w/ V-J Day & Truman

Reel Number: 220312-02

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944

Country: France

Location:

TC Begins: 01:12:31

TC Ends: 01:24:40

Duration: 00:12:09

WWII - D-Day & invasion, England to Paris Outtakes At Sea - army and navy officer talking. France - various shots people posing for camera - street scene in town - beach - French children and civilians relaxing 01:14:50 Landing craft - gunner very short - top shot over town and countryside 01:15:25 At sea 01:15:44 France - US Jeeps lined up on dockside (dark). Press corp pose, short shots some flipped of town countryside, beach & French civilians much unusable. Nice shots kids on donkey & family posing on doorstep. Town beside sea. 01:21:01 VJ Day w/ large Allied flags, US military band, men fixing microphones, press with sound equipment, on telephone etc. Womens army band. Four cars across runway with movie cameras and men on roof. Aircraft landing. Truman in open top car with security men. Security standing round car after President out. Truman poses with unid. men in garden. Press taking photographs. 01:22:22 Interior, Truman at dais making speech (mos). Truman out of building. Shop front “Arrow Shirts, Westport Men’s Wear” Truman visits University of Kansas City. Speaking outside to crowds. 01:23:10 Man holding up newspaper: Japan Surrenders celebrations. Cheering crowds. Card says Chicago VJ Day. 01:23:20 General De Gaulle at celebrations in Chicago, riding in open top car down crowd lined streets. 01:23:44 Unid. Speed boat racing. 01:24:28 Early jet aircraft and unid. man. smiling to camera. WW2;

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