1943-1953WORLD WAR II
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"INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE"
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE UNITED STATES 7TH ARMY IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. ALSO INTERVIEWS WAR CORRESPONDENTS WHO TELL OF THE REAL VALUE THAT PRESS COVERAGE GIVES A UNIT IN COMBAT.
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THE 7TH UNITED STATES ARMY - AERIAL- THE BAY OF NAPLES CROWDED WITH SHIPS AND THE SHORE WITH VAST QUANTITIES OF WAR VEHICLES. LS- BALLOONS FLY OVERHEAD TO PROTECT AGAINST LOW FLYING ATTACKS.
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MONTAGE- INFANTRYMEN FROM THE 3RD, 45TH AND 36TH DIVISION COMPRISING THE 7TH ARMY, MARCH TO TRANSPORT SHIPS IN NAPLES AND EMBARK FOR THE INVASION OF FRANCE.
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CU- A HUGE TRAY CONTAINING DONUTS WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE TROOPS, BY RED CROSS WORKERS, AS THEY WALK ONTO THE SHIP.
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MS- VIEW OF NAPLES HARBOR AS THE SHIP PULLS OUT TO JOIN THE CONVOY OFF THE COAST.
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MS- GENERAL PATTS, ADMIRAL HEWETT AND FRENCH NAVY SECRETARY MEET FOR A CONFERENCE ON A U.S. CRUISER.
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CU- NARRATOR DESCRIBES THE OPERATION AS SHOWN ON AN ANIMATED MAP OF THE FRENCH COAST. THE INVASION EXPERIENCED LITTLE OPPOSITION.
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AERIAL- HUNDREDS OF C-47'S AND T-54 TRANSPORT PLANES CONTAINING PARATROOPS FLY ACROSS COAST OF FRANCE, AS SEEN FROM PLANE FLYING ABOVE THEM.
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MONTAGE- THE SKY FULL OF SLOW DROPPING PARATROOPS
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CU- PARATROOP RUNS AT AND OVER THE CAMERA.
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LS- GLIDERS FILLED WITH TROOPS LAND, ONE OF THEM TIPS OVER.
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LS- PAN OF THE HUGE INVASION FLEET OFF THE FRENCH COAST.
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LS- H-HOUR - WARSHIPS START HUGE BOMBARDMENT AND THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE BEGINS.
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MONTAGE- LANDING CRAFT RACE FOR SHORE.GIS IN A LANDING CRAFT WATCH A ROCKET ROCKET LAUNCHING SHIP FIRE IT'S VOLLEYS OF ROCKETS.
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MS- GIS HIT THE SHORE AND RACE OUT OF THE LANDING CRAFT, TO THEIR SURPRISE THERE IS NO RESISTANCE.
LS- GIS LEISURELY WADE INTO SHORE IN WAIST DEEP WATER AND MOVE INLAND. |
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MS- A GROUP OF GIS USE BAYONETS TO 'FEEL' FOR LAND MINES IN THE ROAD.
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MS- SOLDIERS WALKING ON A ROAD SUDDENLY TAKE COVER AS ATTACKING PLANES FLY OVERHEAD.
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MS- BOMB EXPLODES INTHE ROAD. MS- ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE DRIVE BY THE FRENCH AND U.S.FORCES
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MONTAGE- PRISONERS TAKEN IN THE ADVANCE WERE EVACUATED ON LANDING CRAFTS.
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MS- GENERAL PATTS AWARDS THE SILVER STAR TO MARK RINO, THE LEADER OF THE FRENCH PATRIOTS IN THE AREA.
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MONTAGE- IN RARE MOMENTS OF RELAXATION GROUPS OF GIS OF THE 3RD DIVISION LAY DOWN WITH THEIR BOOTS OFF AND SLEEP ALONG THE ROAD AS OTHERS SIT, CHAT AND RELAX.
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MS- FRENCH PARTISANS IN CALAIS, HOLD FRENCH TRAITORS, INCLUDING A WOMAN, AT GUNPOINT, AS THEY WALK THEM DOWN A STREET. THE WOMAN SHOWS AN EXPRESSION OF DISBELIEF.
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MONTAGE- A TANGLED MESS OF STEEL AND STONE IS FOUND IN AVIGNON AS A RESULT OF ALLIED BOMBING OF THE INDUSTRIAL PLANTS THERE.
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MS- DESERTED STREETS GREETED THE ADVANCING GIS.
THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE STREETS WERE A GROUP OF FRENCH RESISTANCE FORCES SITTING BEHIND A MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT. |
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MARSEILLES OCCUPIED ON AUGUST 23,1944. ALGERIAN TROOPS ENTER FORT ST.NICHOLAS. MS- DEAD CIVILIANS WITH THEIR HANDS TIED BEHIND THEIR BACKS.
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MONTAGE- DESTRUCTION OF THE HARBOR OF MARSEILLES IS COMPLETE. DRYDOCKS, WAREHOUSES AND SKUTTLED SHIPS FILL THE HARBOR.
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MONTAGE- PAN OF THE UTTER DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRPORT WITH AIRCRAFT BEARING NAZI EMBLEMS IN THE HANGERS PILED CLOSELY TOGETHER.
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MONTAGE- THE LIBERATED POPULATION OF MARSEILLES FILL THE STREETS TO SEE FRENCH ALGERIAN TROOPS MARCH INTO THE CITY.
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TOULON OCCUPIED,AUGUST 28,1944 - LS- PAN OF THE TOULON NAVAL BASE RENDERED USELESS BY ALLIED BOMBINGS. LS- SCUTTLED WARSHIPS CLOG THE HARBOR.
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LS- PAN OF SUBMARINE AND TORPEDO PLANT THOUGH DAMAGED BY ALLIED BOMBINGS REMAINED IN USE UNTIL CAPTURED. LS- PAN OF FORT DEJANA WHICH WAS RENDERED USELESS BY ALLIED BOMBINGS.
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LS- THOUSANDS CHEER THE TRIUMPHANT FRENCH TROOPS MARCHING INTO THE CITY.
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CU- MAP SHOWS 6TH CORP ADVANCE WESTWARD AND NORTHWARD. MONTAGE- PEOPLE CHEER U.S.TROOPS WHO ADVANCE AND TAKE TOWN AFTER TOWN.
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MONTAGE- ENEMY POWS SIT IN STREET AND SMILE FOR CAMERA. MANY INCLUDE CZHECK,POLES AND RUSSIANS FORCED TO FIGHT FOR THE GERMANS.
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MS- WOMEN ARE INCLUDED IN ROUND-UP OF FRENCH SYMPATHIZERS BY FRENCH UNDERGROUND. MS- A BLACK MAN IS PRODDED ALONG WITH A RIFLE TO HIS HEAD.
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CU- SHELL BEING LOADED INTO AN CANNON AND FIRED
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LS- A ROOF OF A HOUSE IN THE DISTANCE IS BLOWN OFF BY ARTILLERY FIRE. MONTAGE- GERMAN ARTILLERY CREWS FIRE THEIR CANNONS AT ALLIES.NAZI TROOPS AND TANKS PULLING OUT FROM A TOWN.
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MS- DISHEVELED NAZI PRISONERS ARE WALKED THROUGH A CROWD OF PEOPLE IN THE TOWN SQUARE.
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LYONS LIBERATED SEPT.3, 1944.- HUGE CROWD OF PEOPLE RUN IN THE STREETS IN JOY WAVING AT ALLIED TROOPS ENTERING THE CITY OF LYONS
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MONTAGE- DESTROYED BRIDGES, RAILROADS AND BLOCKED HIGHWAYS LEFT BY RETREATING NAZIS.
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MS- MAJOR GENERAL JOHN W. O'DANIEL IN CHARGE OF THE PURSUIT WALKS ALONG THE SIDING OF A DESTROYED BRIDGE.
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LS- YOUNG WOMEN OF ALL AGES FORM A LARGE CIRCLE HAND-IN-HAND, AS THEY DANCE IN THE STREET IN JOY.
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LS- TWO FRENCH ARMORED CARS MEET BUMPER TO BUMPER AND SOLDIERS FROM EACH CAR SHAKE HANDS AS TWO FRENCH UNITS MEET UP.
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NARRATOR INTERVIEWS TWO WAR CORRESPONDENTS WHO TELL HOW NEWS COVERAGE IMPROVES THE EFFECTIVNESS OF A SOLDIER WHO FEELS HE RECEIVES RECOGNITION WHICH IS DUE HIM.
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"THE 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION"
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