Invasion Scenes (1944)

Unused / unissued material. - Location and dates unknown / unclear.
France.
An American soldier inspects overturned enemy vehicle at side of road. VS of American soldiers relaxing in ditch at side of road. One holds up a captured Swastika flag.
American spotter plane lands on rough air field. Shots of it taking off. VS of air field being laid out with mechanical diggers etc. Shots of pilot and other flyer on ground by plane.
VS of US Troops by statue in village in France - flags fly. Shots troops crossing river on raft. US troops build pontoon bridge.
VS US nurses and medics lift wounded out of ambulance on stretchers. CU nurse.
Travel shot from jeep past US troop walking along road. Shots of them relaxing by roadside. Shots of refugees - mainly women and children VS of abandoned German vehicles.
Aerial shots of crashed US gliders. CU of pilot of plane. More shots of gliders on ground. Plane lands and pilot talks to ground crew - they look at maps. Aerial views of flooded areas. Aerials of ships at beach heads.
VS of US troops on the move in town. . Locals work pump. Shots of burning building and local firemen at work. Damaged buildings. More shots of local people. Man tries to clear up. US soldier is given bottle of wine by boy - he drinks. American soldiers and French firemen exchange helmets.
FILM ID:1981.12
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Extra details for footage description:
Overturned German Hotchkiss H35 Tank.
Taylor Cub spotter plane landing at temporary airstrip.
Female Army Nurse (a Lieutenant) helping to unload an ambulance, then smiles at camera.
US troops from 4th and 90th Infantry Divisions resting in country lanes.
KO'ed German Marder III
Aerial footage from Taylor Cub aircraft of bombed fields and flooding between Carentan and St-Mere-Eglise, also Waco gliders on landing zones and LSTs and landing craft operating of Utah Beach.
Cameraman driving across pontoon bridge over River Douve.
US paratroopers mingling with french civilians and firemen in Carentan.

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Nice film to video conversion.