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1943 WORLD WAR 2 / FRANCE: Corsica: Crowds acclaim General Charles De Gaulle after their liberation
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3:07Now PlayingDate: 28th October 1943
Location: TEGHIME PASS CORSICA, FRANCE BASTIA CORSICA, FRANCE AJACCIO CORSICA, FRANCE AJACCIO CORSICA, TEGHIME PASS CORSICA, BASTIA CORSICA, FRANCE
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Bastia:
View over town / French troops along into town / broken wrought iron cross / bombed cemetery with broken tombs / rubble / graves of German soldiers / almost deserted streets of town / bomb damaged buildings / wrecked cars in town square / wrecked lorry / soldiers looking at wreckage / equipment discarded by the Germans / abandoned field gun / soldiers along through town / women along with bags / locals along / French tricolour flag flying
Ajaccio:
Motorcade of de Gaulle along through town on streets lined with crowds of people / people applauding from window / de Gaulle presented with flowers / local partisan fighters with weapons / French troops lined up / de Gaulle laying flowers at memorial to Napoleon / memorial / crowd gathered to hear de Gaulle speak / de Gaulle addressing crowds / crowd applauding / crowd gathered / people singing
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