Free French Advance, Sées, France, 08/1944 GRAPHIC

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Free French armored vehicles in convoy. Sign: "Sees." Columns of captured German soldiers walk past, under French armed guard. Clapperboard: "12th Det. 166 T/4 W.E. Teas, Free French Advance RL #4" captured German soldiers lined up by side of road, under French armed guard. Pan of German POWs, arms raised. POWs march. Clapperboard: "12th Det. 166 T/4 W.E. Teas, Free French Advance RL #5" captured German soldiers with arms raised. POWs march. POWs in column. Closeups of faces. Truck with red cross is towed. Clapperboard: "12th Det. 166 T/4 W.E. Teas, Free French Advance RL #6" Soldiers atop truck. POWs in field. Truck being spray painted. Clapperboard: "12th Det. 166 T/4 W.E. Teas, Free French Advance RL #7" Blurred scenes of convoy. Medium shot (in focus) of gun being fired. Carrier says PTE D'Orleans. Shot of disabled (?) tanks. Soldier smokes cigarette. Clapperboard: "12th Det. 166 T/4 W.E. Teas, Free French Advance RL #9." GRAPHIC. Mangled corpse removed from tank. Closeup of damaged tank. Headless corpse removed from tank. No National Archives description. National Archives Identifier: 15915 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to ma…

Directors & creators

United States. Army

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank Warfare, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy

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