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WWII - 1945, USA Government Documentary: True Glory, The R1 of 9

Reel Number: 220762-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1944

Country: England,France,Germany,Mexico,United Kingdom,USA

Location: Liverpool

TC Begins: 03:00:06

TC Ends: 03:07:59

Duration: 00:07:53

WWII - USA: European Historical Compilation, 1944-1945 R1 of 9 General Eisenhower introduces film, praising men of the services and teamwork. Map of Europe, montage Hitler and Nazis. Coastal defenses / West Wall, German officers. Good shots gun emplacements. Map, montage of possible invasion points which were rejected for various reasons. Normandy coastline. 03:04:01 USA - armament productions, London, British war workers. US trucks loaded onto transport ships. Montage military services. Survivors covered in oil are rescued from a freighter sinking in the North Atlantic. 03:05:20 England - Operations room, women putting markers on huge wall map. 03:05:39 US transport ship arrives in Liverpool, crowds on deck and below decks. Band playing as ship arrives & troops disembark. Montage brief street scenes in London - US servicemen sightseeing. other allied forces in London, various forces clubs. Good montage of single soldiers, men and women, of all nationalities on London streets. Exteriors various servicemen’s clubs. 03:07:24 Military training exercises. Obstacle courses, training landing on beach and scaling cliff face. Hand to hand combat. WW2; NOTE: Narration as first-person American & English troops.

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