WWII - 1944, France: American Forces Race On Paris In Nazi Rout. Jun-Jul44

WWII - 1944, France: Northern France, Fighting Intertitle: American Forces Race On Paris In Nazi Rout 02:09:51 Animated map shows advance from St. Lo across Brittany & from Rennes towards Paris. 02:10:15 Overhead of British bomber; burning fires below w/ shock waves from huge explosions from Allied bombing. 02:10:24 Half-track trucks w/ troops advance thru partially destroyed village. Tanks past, tank dozers to remove hedgerows; artillery fires from camouflaged nets near trees. Men cover ears; firing mortars. Infantry advancing, crouching along roadside (GOOD). Firing machine guns, advancing, firing. Tanks fire. 02:11:01 German corpses, burning tank. Wounded carried by GI medics. Wounded treated in field & resting in field. German POWs & German medic treating; marched along road. 02:11:36 Aerial over city of Coutance (?); soldiers pulling down brick wall ruins; troops pass thru heavy destruction. GIs walking, holding up bottles of wine. 02:11:55 Soldier w/ top hat, umbrella & cane walking w/ others past bullet damaged wall. WW2; Fighting; Gag; Normandy; Jun44; Jul44; 1944; Horrors of War; NOTE: Good action footage.