Invasion, St. Marcouf, France ; Glider Take-Off ; D-Day, Normandy, France Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 1275 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-195) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: Archives & APC MF, Silent 850 ea. 1275-1 (INV 35) INVASION, ST MARCOUF, FRANCE 6 June 1944 (No Captions) vs, soldiers of the US 82dn Abn Div move into the wrecked town of St Marcouf pass ruins and meet several French civilians on the road. CU, tilt up, wrecked bldgs. RV, 82nd Ann Div soldiers pass sign on bldg "St Marcouf". MS, US soldier speaks with French children. VS, soldiers roundup interrogate and search German prisoners. CU, discarded German equipment. CU, burial of dead German soldier. RecordGroup 111 CU, paratroopers hold captured Nazi flag. Accession Number III-NAV-210 GLIDER TAKE-OFF, 2 June 1944 NOTE: Scratches thru center and right side of frame. VS, gliders (American markings) take-off. VS, gliders in flight. MLS. US troops pass British guard andwalk to harbor where they board landing craft. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERB/ke Signal Corps 111 ADC 1275 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-196) Card 2 of 2 1275-2FILM: Archives & APC MP, Silent, 8501 88. D-DAY. NORMANDY, FRANCE 6 June 1944 Sunset SCS, landing craft in harbor approach French shoreline. LS from moving craft, rocket fire from naval vessel offshore. Pan, harbor, landing craft and invasion fleet move twd beach. CU, US troops in landing craft. MLS, to MCU, first US troops to land on beach carry wounded man on litter. Men of the 3rd Bn Landed on a very small parallel beach trapped against a chalk embankment on which were Nazl machine gunners and snipers. Short sca, soldiers dig foxhole on open beach. LS, craft nears shore. LS, group of US soldiers advance across beachhead: two soldiers are hit by enemy fire and fall. Record Group 111 SS, US medic gives first aid to wounded. Accession Number III-NAV-210 MS, three Nazi prisoners captured by 3rd Bn, 16th Regt troops. Full screen view, soldiers huddled together on small beach. MCU, medic gives blood plasma to wounded. MCU, soldier digs foxhole in fg; one soldier lies in foxhole in bg. Soldiers prepare dynamite fuses. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVEg LIC 1, NY ERB/ke

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities