France: Normandy Invasion, Carentan, St Mere Eglise, France - ADC-1925

Summary

INVASION Carentan, St-Mere-Eglise, France June 1944 vs, landing craft of convoy at sea crammed with troops and equipment. HSs, troops board LCMs and head for beach. LSs, convoy vessels with barrage balloons overhead. MCUs, Negro troops in foxholes on beach. LS, beach patrol near bunker. CU sign "Minen". MCU, Gen Omar N Bradley wearing helmet and field jacket stands next to unidentified officer. MS, dead German soldiers near wrecked German gun and plane, Travel shot past wrecked German plane MS, tractors level airstrip. Cut to, P-37 landing. Seq: German prisoners marching on highway to compound area. Excellent scenes, German prisoners wading thru water to board LCT anchored off shore. INVASION (Cont'd) Carentan, St-Mere-Eglise, France June 1944 (Cont'd) vs at field hospital; wounded are carried from vehicles to hospital tents, wounded on field are given first aid, nurses roll bandages and tend wounded. MSs, CUs, captured Japanese dressed in German uniforms. VS, German prisoners carry their wounded toward camera. MSs, US wounded lying on litters in street are given first aid. HS, US wounded on litters are lifted aboard ship from landing craft. Seq: Chaplains conduct services at burial ceremony for US dead. LS, grave markers on beach; squad fires salute. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 CU, bugler. Pan to troops standing at attention. MS, US 105mm How crews firing from camouflaged positions. MS, soldiers point to road sign: "Ste Marie-du-mont lk4; Carentan 11k3". ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es Signal Corps ADC 1925 111 SOURCE: NRP Card 3 of 3 ADC 1925-3 FILM: ARCH DN & APC MP 1041' ea Silent INVASION (Cont'd) Carentan, St- Mere-Eglise, France June 1944 (Cont'd) vs, infantrymen and armored vehicles are cheered as they pass French civilians. CU sign "Sainte- - Mere- - Eglise". Travel shot past debris ladened streets of French town. MS, US M- 4 tank on highway and moving thru village. CU, facial studies of civilians.