WWII - Cherence Le Roussel, France Captured, 09Aug44

WWII - Cherence Le Roussel, France Captured, 09Aug44 INV 1113 Slate: 09Aug44. Soldiers walking past Cherence Le Roussel sign, massive destruction behind. Infantry advancing; past damaged car on blocks; past destroyed buildings. GI w/ field telephone. Past sign: Mortain 11.4 k, St. Barthelemy 7.4 k. 17:22:54 Slate: same. Walking past empty destroyed building; GI on field telephone. Soldiers place marker for water pipe . 17:25:00 Slate: same. INV 1114 Infantry along road past parked jeep, Sherman tank. watching w/ binoculars & gesturing to stop. Parked camouflaged tank firing up road; dark black smoke rising. 17:26:14 Slate: same. Tracers fired. GIs waiting in mostly destroyed building. Explosions & smoke ahead. Gis move along road, jeep past. 17:27:11 Plane overhead. 17:27:20 Slate: same. Tank parked under tree, man cleaning away shell casings, unpacking shells & stacking. LS across wooded valley, tank across field. Smoke rising above trees on opposite hill. 17:28:36 Slate: same. Three small tanks parked, firing. 17:29:07 German prisoners walked past w/ hands over head. Tank firing. WW2 Battle; Normandy France destruction; Tanks fighting; 1944;