WWII - France, 1944: French 501st Combat Fighting & Liberated Townspeople: Sees, & Montree, France

WWII - France, 1944: French 501st Combat Fighting & Liberated Townspeople: Sees, & Montree, France 15Aug44 Smoke. LS burning German tank during liberation of town. Slate; LS Free French soldiers & refugees standing in sun at entrance of abandoned chalk mine shaft used as shelter during air & artillery attacks. 01:01:13 Slate. Tank crew of 501s Rgt. 2nd French Armored Division eating captured German rations. 01:02:18 Slate. Three convicted women collaborators, 2 w/ shaved heads, out of doorway & posed for cameraman. MCU one at desk questioned by French officers. 01:03:22 Slate. Crew of M-8 motor carriage carry litter w/ German tank commander; French doctor attending / treating injured or amputated foot. Other injured on ground on litters. 01:03:58 Tank firing down country lane past buildings. Civilian & French officers talking beside jeep. 01;04:26 Slate: Sgt T.W. Sizer. E. Couche. LS along road to burning supply dump or vehicle. 01:04:48 Large group of German prisoners marched along narrow road toward & past camera, hands behind heads. French officer watching. 01;05:13 French soldiers & officers in jeep wave captured Swastika. Tank crewman displays large Swastika to Free French woman soldier in uniform. 01:05:30 Slate. 01:05:33 Sees, France: French woman scrubbing w/ heavy broom washes German signs from building as men watch; young boy helping. 01:05:49 Flash slate on helmet: Sgt. Hunt August 13th. 2nd French Div. French vehicle past town entrance sign: Sees. French army trucks 01:06:01 Two well-dressed children help French soldier w/ water can & bucket; walking on road as military vehicles pass. 01:06:35 Helmet w/ slate info, Aug 15th. Women & children inspect wrecked German tank in grass at edge of town road, Soldiers inspect heavily damage German tank, pan across road to town sign: Mortree. Armored vehicles past wrecked truck & artillery piece beside town road. 01:07:39 Helmet w/ slate info same as previous. Tanks & jeep column thru Montree, past sign. 01:08:23 Parked light artillery beside field w/ shocked grain; passing military vehicles. CU of artlllery w/ draped power lines. 01:08:41 High Angle / HA of town square w/ people watching passing military vehicles 01:08:51 Two Catholic priests down steps of cathedral in Sees MCU priests talking w/ well-dressed village women as US armored vehicles pass in background. 01:09:28 Slate on helmet as above. Overturned tank beside roadside tree w/ military vehicle column behind on road. CU of destroyed tank. Vehicles thru town. 01:09:57 People outside Cathedral. People leaving. MCUs GOOD. WW2 Fighting; Wounded; Liberation; Liberating French Village; 1940s;