Invasion: Caen Taken, P.O.W.S (1944)

Unissued / Unused material.
Caen, France.
L/S Caen. M/S as armoured car drives through. L/S explosion in distance. M/S window of house. M/S armoured cars on road. Various shots of troops in streets running between bombed houses. M/S German prisoners jumping out of van. Various shots of the prisoners, they march down the road. Various shots of locals. Various shots of prisoners. Various shots soldiers in town on foot and in tanks. Various shots devastated landscape and buildings. Red Cross jeep drives through.
Cataloguer's note: this material is repeated in UN 867 A 'Capture of Caen' on PM1965
FILM ID:1963.18
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