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WWII - 1944, England: Gen. Eisenhower Visits 35th Infantry Division, Exeter, England

Reel Number: 221509-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944

Country: England,United Kingdom

Location: Exeter

TC Begins: 06:09:18

TC Ends: 06:19:50

Duration: 00:10:32

Officer reading from chart at microphone, others standing at attention behind. Walking forward towards troops standing at ease. 06:09:45 Officers pinning medals on soldiers, MCU. 06:10:23 Two star General at mic talking to officers. Marching forward; army band march across field; troops march w/ rifles in formation. Color Guard past saluting officers. Troops march past camera on both sides. 06:11:27 Officer at mic reading, troops in background listening. Soldier raises cloth covering graphics of Eagle in front of sun & rays w/ Bunker Hill Road over it. CU. Army band playing; troops marching. Sunshine. 06:12:33 B 564. 26Jun44 (out of frame till 09:12:50) MCU General Eisenhower saluting, inspecting troops in rain, Exeter, England. Moves thru tight ranks. Overhead of walking in rain. Troops walking & running off in rain. 06:13:43 Shakey telephoto of Ike speaking (MOS) into mic. CU. CU men listening in rain. 06:14:24 Ike w/ others at artillery firing. Talking to officers & walking w/ them thru country gate; army trucks pulling up. Kaye Summersby holding car door for officers. 06:15:16 Ike & other officers out of quonset hut past soldiers, stop to talk & laugh. Talking to truck drivers along w/ three-star General.. 06:16:39 High angle of troops in tight formation, Ike walking thru w/ other officers, stopping in rain to talk. 06:17:40 High angle from behind of Ike on podium or bluff talking down to troops below. Looking out across English Channel. Hurrying down sandy dunes. 06:18:47 Troops marching on drill field on cloudy day, color guard past. pan to British policeman & people watching. Ike on platform and troops move up; speaking into mic. WWII Field Inspection; WW2 Southwest England; 35th Infantry Division;

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