1944 FRANCE: The Paris story - Two attempts on De Gaulle fail as Paris liberated

Date: 1st August 1944

Location: RAMBOUILLET, FRANCE PARIS, FRANCE PARIS, FRANCE LISIEUX, FRANCE NR. FALAISE, FRANCE COURVILLE, FRANCE CHARTRES, FRANCE PARIS, NR. FALAISE, LISIEUX, CHARTRES, RAMBOUILLET, COURVILLE

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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PARIS, FRANCE: "THE PARIS STORY" superimposed title on GAV Paris...LIB. NO. 5227"

"THE ATTEMPT ON DE GAULLE FAILS. IN MINGLED JOY AND HORROR PARIS RISES SUPREME" superimposed title on LV Arc De Triomphe...LIB NO. 6293

LV crowds cheering. SV Tricolour flying from Arc de Triomphe. GV mass crowds in square. SV crowds cheering - Tricolour flying. CU pan children applauding - crowds in square. LB pan crowds with banners reading "LIBERATION" "1944" "F.F.I." etc.

Paris, France: LV two lorries crowded with people carrying banners and flags - Arc De Triomphe in b.g. GV crowds in Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe. GV de Gaulle arriving with motorcycle escort near Arc de Triomphe crowds on each side. GV Arc de Triomphe and crowds in front. GV crowds on top of Arc de Triomphe pan down to crowds on tanks in front of Arc de Triomphe. . Start of Marseillaise. LV tanks heading procession down Champs Elysees - Arc de Triomphe in b.g. SV Tricolour flying from Arc de Triomphe.

Nr. Falaise, France

LV pan wrecked German transports in field and few horses. CU wrecked equipment. LV pan wrecked lorries and tanks in field and two horses one dead in f.g. SV wrecked gun. LB wrecked equipment. LV German wounded stragglers surrendering. SV three limping prisoners coming in. GV mass prisoners from Falaise gap in P.O.W. cage. LV mass of prisoners in camp. SCU prisoner types smiling. CU two types. SV group Mongolian prisoners laughing. SCU Mongolian type. LV Thirteen year old Ukranian prisoner and other prisoners behind him. SV 13 year old Ukranian prisoners and other prisoners behind him. LV prisoners drinking out of tin cans. SCU type drinking out of can.

Lisieux, France

LBV British troops entering town of Lisieux - signpost "LISIEUX" at side of road. CU signpost "LISIEUX" SBV troops on roadway past damaged buildings. SV troops past rubble. LV demolished buildings in Lisieux. SCU soldier looking for snipers and soldier behind him. GV looking across damaged town of Lisieux - soldier in f.g. LBV troops moving cautiously over rubble. SCU tank in street firing machine gun. SCU soldier looking round corner of building and across wreckage at Cathedral containing German snipers. SV soldier lying on pavement with Bren Gun, woman gives glass of cider. CU soldier and glass of cider beside Bren.

Chartres, France

GV crowds in Chartres. SV French soldier talking to girl member of the Resistance Movement 19 year old Simon Sequiun and crowds watching. SV French soldier talking to girl and crowds watching. GV crowds watching De Gaulle. SV de Gaulle leaving building with Prefect (police)

LV Chateau of Rambouillet. LV de Gaulle in grounds with officers. SV lake in grounds. LV de Gaulle standing with officers beside lake in front of statue. CU de Gaulle.

Paris :

GV troops (American) crossing Seine in small boats. SV American troops getting out of small boat onto bank. GV tanks crossing pontoon bridge across Seine - people in f.g. watching. Nearer shot tanks crossing pontoon bridge. LV side armoured car driving off bridge onto bank and people watching. SV people cheering. LV tanks firing in outskirts of Paris. SV shot American soldier looking around corner at burning building down street. LV tanks firing in Square. SV side tank firing machine guns. GV pan down Eiffel Tower and tanks taking up position near Tower. CU under arch of Tower pan to tanks, lined up. GV troops running across in front of arch. SV civilians taking cover behind pillar of building. LV tanks down street firing. LV soldiers firing at snipers in building from behind trees. GV tank in front of building firing - tracer bullet from sniper's

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