Synopsis
Independence Day in Europe - In France, General Eisenhower observes General Bradley fire a giant howitzer which signals our massed artillery into a massed cresendo of fire. Behind the lines, the French string 'Welcome' signs all over, improvise American flags, and a choral group of French children sing 'America.' They love our mow-oon-tains. Canadians Advance - After a well earned rest, following the landing battles in Normandy, the Canadians return to the thick of the fighting at Cariquet. So severe is the fighting that some of the Canadian camera crew were killed while filming these shots. In their sector, the Yanks are blazing through the hedge rows with grenade guns. In Rome - Old Glory is raised at the Piazza Venezia, near the Victor Emanuel Memorial, scene of Nazi retreats." (partial newsreel)
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- Running time
- 3 minutes
- Collection
- News & Public Affairs
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- 1944
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★★★★ · Great History · Tom12348 · 2005-07-25
Four years before this newsreel, Hitler imposed his facist state on France and the rest of Western Europe. In 1944 the liberation was the greatest rescue operation the world has ever known (to paraphrase Eisenhower). This short film gives a sense of the effort and how grateful the French were. The French schoolchildren singing the American national anthem is a definite highlight.
★ · umm · yodawg99 · 2011-06-04
@Tom12348: I know Americans are not known for their intelligence but, just wanted clear this up: You know this is propaganda right? Yep, propaganda existed in oh-so-free America, too! Several times in history to be exact. Unbelievable eh?