WWII - 1944, France: Cezembre Bombed; Reims Entered & City Hall Celebration. 29-30Aug44

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1944, France: Cezembre Bombed; Reims Entered & City Hall Celebration. 29-30Aug44 Flash slates: INV 1603. Rosenblum Det. P 31Aug44 Bombing St. Malo - Cezembre. Island of Cezembre seen across bay / estuary; planes bombing & heavy black smoke rising, napalm flames, planes circling. Repeated w/ many planes over & large bomb explosions across rocks & alongside. 14:40:53 INV 1604. Column of tanks in city (Reims) past crowds lining street, French flags & GIs on tanks; MCU GIs waving & w/ V sign. 14:41:19 FFI w/ women collaborationists, one w/ partially shaved head; CU cutting rest of hair. 14:41:34 High angle / HA US army vehicles entering & thru square past crowds & French police & soldiers at attention. Saluting. 14:41:58 Slate: camera, Sgt R. Meyer. Reims 28Aug44. View up avenue to cathedral w/ sandbagged protection around base. Collaborationist & FFI. FFI truck thru street w/ loudspeakers & flags chased by kids. Women kissing GI. GI driving jeep loaded w/ women & children. Tanks past. 14:43:05 INV 1605 Looking out doorway from behind people looking out. High angle / HA of FFI Free French Resistance ceremony w/ flags, saluting, town band playing, MP saluting. French soldiers at attention. Pans. Marching police or soldiers w/ rifles. Speaker on balcony w/ Allied flags, crowd listening. FFI civilians marching w/ rifles to applause, followed by others. FFI on army trucks leaving, US army trucks leaving w/ women in some. People trying to shake hands of passing soldiers in trucks, on tanks. 14:46:45 INV 1606 HA of cheering crowd looking up. MCU of speaker reading speech from balcony. Crowd. CU speaker at microphone, US flag in corner of frame, British flag on building. Saluting & attention. 14:48:04 People parade behind military band; men on tanks watching & talking to crowd. HA tanks & trucks thru crowd. 14:49:07 Slate: same. HA crowds. WW2; Victory Celebration; Excitement; Liberation; NOTE: Part or entire sold at per reel rate. Very good quality reel & good / interesting photography. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk