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"SOLDIER IN EUROPE"
ARMY IN ACTION IN EUROPE, FEATURING THE 7TH ARMY: ALERT & READY FOR ANY MISSION |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF OUR 'GUARDIANS OF THE PARAMETER OF PEACE', THE SOLDIER IN EUROPE AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
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CU- A TRANSPORT SHIP'S STEAM HORN BLOWING.
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| 01:00:06 78 |
AERIAL- DOUBLE DECKER BUSES SURROUNDED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN LONDON ON MAY 1945, VE-DAY. CU- 2 GIS READING HEADLINES 'GERMANY SURRENDERS'.
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MS- HUGE CROWD FILLS THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES IN PARIS WITH THE ARCH DE TRIOMPE IN THE FAR BACKGROUND.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WALK ARM-IN-ARM DOWN THAT AVENUE. GIS AND GIRLS DANCE IN THE STREETS |
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MONTAGE- MPS GUARD MILITARY POSTS AND CHECK CREDENTIALS OF PEOPLE IN CARS.
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| 01:01:31 163 |
CU- GENERAL WILLIAM M. HUDD SPEAKS OF THE 7TH ARMY DEFENDING GERMANY, AND ITS HIGH CALIBER OF READINESS .
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| 01:03:10 262 |
MONTAGE- GIS TALKING ON PHONES IN THEIR OFFICES ALERTING EACH OTHER IN AN EMERGENCY. AFTER BEING ALERTED THE PLATOON LEADERS GET OUT OF BED AND DRESS.
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LS- GIS IN BATTLE GEAR RUN OUT OF THE BARRACKS ON THE DOUBLE AND PILE INTO TRUCKS.
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LS- A GI GOES FROM PUP TENT TO PUP TENT WAKING UP GIS IN THE FIELD. GIS GET UP AND DRESS WITHOUT THE USUAL CONVENIENCES OF HOME.
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MS- A BLACK GI SITS ON THE GROUND AND SHAVES NEXT TO HIS PUP TENT USING HIS HELMET TO HOLD WATER.
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| 01:05:20 392 |
MONTAGE- GIS DIG FOXHOLES TO SET UP MORTARS AND MACHINE GUN NESTS. OFFICERS THEN INSPECT THE POSITIONS.
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| 01:06:18 450 |
MS- GI IN A FIELD TENT, USES A TYPEWRITER ON A MAKESHIFT DESK. MS- A GI LIES ON THE GROUND AMID A BED OF LEAVES AND TALKS ON HIS WALKIE-TALKIE.
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MS- AS A GROUP OF GIS WATCH A COMMUNICATION UNIT WITH ANTENNA, IS STRAPPED TO THE BACK OF ANOTHER GI BY A BUDDY.
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| 01:07:09 501 |
2 GIS SPREAD CLOTH PANELS ON THE GROUND TO FORM A LETTER 'H' AS A TARGET FOR A L-19 LIGHTPLANE TO PICK UP A PACKAGE FROM THE AIR WITHOUT LANDING.
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LS- THE LIGHT PLANE SWOOPS DOWN BETWEEN 2 POLES AND HOOKS THE PACKAGE.
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MS- AN INSTRUCTOR GIVES AN OUTDOOR CLASS IN TANK TRAINING USING A VISUAL AID AND A POINTER.
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| 01:08:00 552 |
MS- THE GIS SIT ATTENTATIVELY AND TAKE NOTES.
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CU- A GIANT MODEL OF A RADIO TUBE IS USED TO DEMONSTRATE THE COMMUNICATION UNIT IN A TANK.
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LS- TANK CREWS LINE UP IN FRONT OF DOZENS OF TANKS, THEN SUDDENLY MOUNT THEM AND RIDE OFF IN A SINGLE LINE DOWN A ROAD.
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MS- TANK CREWS WITH THEIR FOOTBALL TYPE HELMETS WATCH AS OFFICER GIVES THEM INSTRUCTION FROM MAP
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CU- GI TALKING OVER A WALKIE-TALKIE.
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MONTAGE- TANK MANEUVERS.
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| 01:11:38 770 |
MS- GIS LOAD A TRUCK WITH FOOD PRODUCTS, INCLUDING EGGS AND BUTTER FROM DENMARK AND LOAVES FRESH BAKED BREAD. THE TRUCKS THEN ROLL OUT TO THE GIS IN THE FIELDS.
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LS- GIS LINE UP AT THE TRUCKS AND GET THEIR CHOW WHICH IS EATEN IN A STAND UP POSITION ON WOODEN TABLES IN A WOODED AREA RESEMBLING PICNIC GROUNDS
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MS- A CHAPLAIN SAYS MASS AT AN OUTSIDE ALTAR FOR CATHOLIC GIS, THEN SERVES THEM HOLY COMMUNION MS- A CHAPLAIN HOLDS SERVICES FOR JEWISH GIS AS DOES A PROTESTANT MINISTER.
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| 01:13:32 884 |
MS- GIS SIT ON GROUND AND READ THE BIBLE DURING PROTESTANT SERVICES.
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| 01:14:00 912 |
MS- A WALL CLOCK ON OUTSIDE A BARRACKS SHOWS 6 AM AND BUGLE IN THE BACKGROUND SOUNDS WAKE-UP.
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CU- A SERGEANT LOOKS AT HIS WRIST WATCH AS HE WAITS, ALL ALONE, ON THE PARADE GROUNDS.
LS- THE DOORS TO THE BUILDING OPENS AND SOLDIERS RUN OUT AND LINE UP FOR ROLL CALL. |
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MS- AFTER ALL ARE PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR, THEY ARE DISMISSED. THE MEN TURN AND RUN OFF.
MS- THE DAY BEGINS WITH THE BOOM OF A CANNON. MS- CANNON CREW STAND AT ATTENTION AS CANNON FIRES. |
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LS- ALL AT ATTENTION AS A LARGE FLAG IS RAISED WHILE REVEILLE IS SOUNDED. LS- THE MEN DO EARLY MORNING CALISTHENICS.
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| 01:15:41 1013 |
CU- AT A MESSAGE CENTER GIS DO PAPER WORK, STAMP AND PIGEON HOLE THEM. MS- A LONG LINE OF BLACK AND WHITE GIS BUSY AT SWITCHBOARDS
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CU- A GI WITH EARPHONE PLUGS IN HIS JACKS ON THE SWITCHBOARD. MS- ANOTHER GROUP OF GIS AT RADIO TELEGRAPH UNITS. CU- GI WORKS HIS TELEGRAPH UNIT TAPPING OUT MORSE CODE.
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MS- A GI WORKS A TELETYPE MACHINE,AS OTHERS CODE AND DE-CODE MESSAGES AT THE TELETYPE MACHINES.
CU- A MESSAGE COMES OUT ON A TICKER-TAPE. |
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MONTAGE- GIS IN BASEBALL UNIFORMS PLAY A GAME AS GIS WATCH IN THE STANDS. MS- A PLAYER IS TAGGED OUT AS HE SLIDES INTO THIRD BASE. MS- BLACK PLAYER IN THE DUGOUT SHOWS HIS DISGUST AT THE DECISION
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MS- A GI BAND PLAYS CLASSICAL MUSIC IN AN OUTDOOR PARK WATCHED BY GERMAN BOYS AND GIRLS. MS- A FLOCK OF FLAMINGOS ALSO LISTEN.
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CU- GI CONDUCTOR USES HIS BATON WITH ENTHUSIASM.
CU- THE TROMBONE SECTION AND THE TRUMPET SECTION SOUND OFF. LS- A GI CHORAL GROUP SING A BEAUTIFUL VERSION OF THE 'OUR FATHER' (THE LORD'S PRAYER) AT A CHURCH ALTAR. |
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MONTAGE- A GI EQUESTRIAN GROUP JUMP THEIR HORSES OVER HURDLES
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| 01:20:14 1286 |
MS- GIS STOP AT A SPECIAL SERVICES BUILDING AND GIVEN A GUIDED TOUR BY A GERMAN WOMAN TOUR GUIDE.
MS- 2 SOLDIERS AND A SAILOR VISIT THE RUINS WHERE HITLER ONCE VACATIONED IN THE BAVARIAN ALPS AND LOOK OUT AT THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW (PAN) |
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MS- GIS SCRUB AND CLEAN UP THE RUINS OF THREE OLD CHURCHES IN BAVARIA. CU- THEY USE BRUSHES AND SCRAPERS THEN APPLY A COAT OF PAINT.
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MS- PEOPLE AND GIS ATTEND MASSES AT THE REFURBISHED CHURCH.
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| 01:22:24 1416 |
MS- GENERAL HODD DEDICATES THE CHURCH AND MAKES A SPEECH.
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| 01:23:25 1477 |
MONTAGE- NATO UNITS OF SEVERAL COUNTRIES WEARING DIFFERENT UNIFORMS ARE SEEN WORKING IN THE FIELDS TOGETHER FOR A COMMON PURPOSE.
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MS- A GI SCANS THE ROAD WITH HIS MINE DETECTOR.
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MS- RETREAT IS SOUNDED AT SUNRISE AS THE FLAG IS LOWERED AND A CANNON IS AGAIN FIRED.
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CU- A BLACK SOLDIER BLOWS RETREAT ON HIS BUGLE.
THE FLAG IS FOLDED. |
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