WWII - 1944, France: Paris Entry, Prisoners Taken. 23-25Aug44

WWII - 1944, France: Paris Entry, Prisoners Taken. 23-25Aug44 INV 1481 Flash slate: camera Marthey, Paris. Officers beside road in town as vehicles pass, a few people in front of stores opposite watching, pan to view along avenue w/ people waving. 11:41:25 MCU French, US officer & others looking at map w/ civilian pointing, others look over shoulders. Medics walk up to GI in jeep, vehicles pass, medics on ambulance in opposite direction. POV from jeep w/ American flag between rows of waving civilians. 11:42:13 Slate: 25Aug. R9 Special Coverage Unit, K. Marthey SPXF. High angle down onto street, tilt up to buildings & Eiffel Tower in distance. Smoke beginning to rise from building across street as sniper bullets hit, pan across to soldiers on rooftop firing. 11:42:45 German officer & French civilians on top of armored car, German out, crosses street & sits at table, Gen. Jacques Leclerc standing, Allied soldiers watch. German officer into building. CUs. 11:43:19 Slate: same. POV from jeep of one behind following thru crowds. 11:43:36 US soldiers looking under jeep w/ flat tire, change tire, drive off. POV, MCU of US soldier in jeep giving V-sign, waving. Column w/ US flag towards Eiffel Tower. Tilt down tower to soldiers parked at base. 11:45:02 Crowd around jeeps & US flag on staff beneath trees on avenue, civilians waving; MCU of flag. 11:45:30 Pull-back. Tilt down Eiffel Tower & crowd. 11:46:07 Flash slate: same. Pan rooftops & Notre Dame Cathedral from behind, army truck crossing pontoon bridge . Army ambulance following jeeps across pontoon bridge. 11:47:13 Slate: same 23Aug44. R3. Jeeps parked beside road w/ civilians, foggy countryside. POV moving into town / city past cheering crowds. Women kissing GIs. POV. 11:48:15 INV 1487. French officers into building w/ cheering French civilians giving V-sign to them. MCUs French bugler & crowd. 11:48:42 Frenchman carrying German street signs / direction signs. GI marching goose stepping German POWs. Tank & civilians parked. 11:48:58 People crouched behind jeep, US soldier firing automatic rifle. CU sign: Avenue de la Grande Armee, tilt down to smashed German sign. Monument w/ French flag draped & flying in breeze. General Leclerc past in jeep. Civilians on round-about w/ monument; flag held & on top of monument. 11:49:50 German prisoners of war marched down side street w/ hands on head towards Arc de Triomphe. 11:50:16 Crowd of civilians in front of V. Avakian & Co., POWs in vehicles past; POWs walking past FFF tanks on side of street. 11:50:39 Smoke or ?? from collapsed building, vehicles burning, smoking on street outside. 11:50:53 Pan over cheering & waving crowd; overhead of mobbing GIs, kissing. MCU talking. 11:51:32 GIs on ground w/ rifles next to tall iron fence; others behind dirt barrier. 11:51:49 MS Leclerc & other French officers w/ German officer. German w/ surrender flag walking. CU German street signs, barricades behind, pan to other iron & barbed wire on street. LS of fiercely burning tank up avenue. (has pull-back but shot complete). 11:52:39 MS French soldiers walking German POWs past camera. WW2; Victory Celebration; Fighting; NOTE: Good exposure, excitement & shots.