Invasion Scenes (1940-1949)

Unused / unissued material. - Location and dates unknown / unclear. France ? Sherman tanks on the move along road. Line of tanks in wheat field. Various shots of planes flying overhead. British soldiers silhouetted against the sky point at the planes. Anti-aircraft fire goes up. Dusk shots of British heavy mortar battery firing. Various shots of howitzer artillery firing under camouflage nets. 2 German Prisoners of War (POWs) are escorted along a road. Quick shots of mock up infantry attack. CU British soldier cleans sten machine gun. More shots of howitzer and LS Shots of smoke rising. Various shots of wrecked and abandoned German vehicles along road. British bren gun carrier drives up to camera. LS of distant explosions. Shots of Sherman tank. Various shots of damaged buildings. French women wash clothes, British troops are doing their washing with them. A bren gun carrier is parked. More shots of planes flying overhead. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE