1944-1953WORLD WAR II
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"D-DAY CONVOY TO NORMANDY"
ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO & INCLUDING D-DAY. PART OF RIFLEMAN IN INVASION SHOW. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE INVASION OF NORMANDY AND THE ROLE OF THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN 'THE MEN OF THE BLUE BADGE', IN THAT BATTLE.
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COLONEL TELLS OF THE INFANTRYMAN'S RIFLE AND THE REMARKS OF NAZI'S HERMANN GORING WHEN INTERVIEWED AFTER HIS CAPTURE.
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THE INVASION OF NORMANDY - MS- CHURCHILL, STALIN AND ROOSEVELT, POSE AT THE BIG THREE MEETING AT TEHERAN, PERSIA (IRAN)
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MS- GENERAL EISENHOWER AT MEETING WITH SECRETARY OF STATE MARSHALL AND OTHERS, WHERE IKE WAS CHOSEN TO BE SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE INVASION.
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MS- MAP SHOWS OTHER PORTS IN FRANCE THAT WERE ALSO CHOSEN FOR THE INVASION
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MONTAGE- LINES AND LINES OF TANKS AND TRUCKS LIE IN OPEN FIELD AWAITING THE INVASION. MS- A LONG STRING OF FLAT CARS CARRY TANKS BY RAIL.
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MONTAGE- ENDLESS LINES OF INFANTRYMEN MARCH TO THE TRANSPORT SHIPS AND EMBARK.
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LS- TROOPS CHARGE THE BEACHES IN REALISTIC TRAINING.
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CU- CAMERAS ON LOW FLYING PLANES SHOW THE ROOF TOPS OF HOUSES RUSH BY AS LOW FLYING PLANES BLAST THE NAZI SUPPLIES. AERIAL- HUGE BLASTS FROM BOMBS HITTING GROUND TARGETS.
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MS- A GI GUNNER ON A BOMBER MOVES HIS FIRING MACHINE GUN IN ALL POSITIONS AS NAZI PLANES ATTACK . LS- A B-25 BLOWS UP IN MID-AIR.
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MONTAGE- CLOSE VIEW OF GIS BARKING BACK AS THEIR NAMES ARE CALLED BY THEIR SERGEANT.
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LS- YOUNG STUDENTS WAVE TO TRUCK LOADS OF GIS PASSING THROUGH THEIR VILLAGE TO THE PORTS.
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MONTAGE- A CONTINUOUS UNENDING TRAFFIC OF ARMY VEHICLES ON ENGLISH ROADS.
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MS- GIS LINE UP FOR NEW GAS MASKS. CU- A GI TRIES ONE ON. CU- FIELD RATIONS ARE ISSUED, INCLUDING CANDY AND CIGARETTES
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MS- THE QUARTER MASTER COUNTS OUT FRENCH FOLDING MONEY AS HE ISSUES IT TO EACH GI. THAT'S WHEN THE TROOPS KNEW WHERE THEY WERE GOING.
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MONTAGE- HUNDREDS OF TANK CREWS, WITH THEIR PECULIAR HELMETS, SIT IN A FIELD AND GET INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR COMMANDERS.THE MEN MAN THEIR TANKS AND MOVE OUT.
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MONTAGE- TANKS AND TRUCKS ARE LOADED BACKWARDS ON LSTS. MONTAGE- SCORES OF FOOT SOLDIERS MARCH TO THE PIER IN AN ENDLESS LINE.
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MONTAGE- THE TROOPS ARE SHUTTLED TO THE TRANSPORT SHIPS IN SMALL ASSAULT BOATS WHICH THEY BOARD BY CLIMBING CARGO NETS ON THE SIDE OF THE SHIP SAILORS HELP THEM OVER THE TOP.
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GIS IMMEDIATELY START A GAME OF CRAPS. MS- 2 SAILORS PLAY WITH THEIR PET PUPPY.MS- GIS CLEAN THEIR WEAPONS. CU- GI POLISHES HIS BOOTS.
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LS- GLIDERS AND AIRBORNE TROOPS ARE READIED TO DROP BEHIND ENEMY LINES 10 HOURS BEFORE INVASION CU GLIDER PILOTS LISTEN TO LAST MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS. MS- GENERAL GAVIN SPEAKS TO HIS MEN
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MS- GIS BOW THEIR HEADS IN PRAYER AS A PRIEST SAYS MASS. MS- GENERAL IKE IS SURROUNDED BY THE AIRBORNE TROOPS AS HE WISHES THEM WELL.
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TROOPS MAN THE GLIDERS WHICH ARE PULLED TO THE SKY BY TRANSPORT PLANES BY A TETHER
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MS- MEN HELP EACH OTHER PUT ON THEIR PARACHUTES EACH IS GIVEN A FINAL CHECK BY THE JUMP MASTER
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MONTAGE- 90 MINUTES BEFORE H-HOUR THE DAWN IS SHATTERED BY A TREMENDOUS NAVAL BOMBARDMENT LS- INFANTRYMEN CLIMB DOWN THE CARGO NETS INTO THE LANDING CRAFT.
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LS- AN AIRPLANE CONING TOWER IS SHATTERED BY MACHINE GUNS AS SEEN BY ATTACKING FIGHTER PLANE.
AERIAL- A TRAIN IS STRAFED AND THE LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES. |
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LS- GIS COME ASHORE AT NORMANDY AND ARE MET BY FIERCE FIREPOWER. GIS FALL AS THEY ARE HIT.
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MS- A DAZED GI IS LED AWAY FROM HIS BOAT, ANOTHER IS DRAGGED OUT OF THE WATER BY 2 BUDDIES.
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A MEDIC HOLDS UP A PINT OF BLOOD PLASMA BEING GIVEN TO A FALLEN GI.
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