WWII - 1945, Government Documentary: Lest We Forget (1945) R3 of 9

WWII Edited Film re movement thru France German officer surrendering to General Collins. Montage of artillery firing. Generals Bradley & Eisenhower w/ troops at front. French Bastille Day services & crowds in street; GIs dancing w/ locals. 06:11:22 Allied troops advance thru France, fighting in hedgerows, machine guns, rifles & artillery. Treating wounded & POWs. Tanks along hedgerow. Bodies on field. Soldier sleeping on ground next to cows; chasing chicken in field; resting & reading newspaper & letters. Religious services in field, CUs. 06:14:00 Officers in jeep planning St. Lo, men taking notes. Artillery raised, shells cleaned, fuzed, loading. Tanks & infantry advance in columns. Tank w/ flails; passing St. Lo. Artillery barrage fired. Soldiers watch aerial bombardment. Street fighting in rubble. Destroyed St. Lo. 06:16:23 Gen. Patton & 3rd Army advancing, people waving. Infantry along road, tank crews watch. CU feet along dirt roads. 06:17:52 Troops marching / parading down Champs-Elysees. Waving crowds; Gen. de Gaulle saluting. MCU & CUs of people. Troops march in field. 06:19:02 Allied amphibious invasion of Southern France, soldiers out of landing craft; advance. Tanks thru Lyon. Troops marching thru ruined city. Fighting in countryside; tanks firing. CU feeding ammunition. WW2 summary. NOTE: dupey.