Post Invasion City Scenes (1944)

Unissued / unused material. Allied forces invasion of occupied France - refugees in unidentified town. Various shots soldiers (British and American) and civilians in town square. Local girl has her i.d. checked by military policeman. American soldier talks to children. Various shots queue of women waiting to collect water from temporary tank. Various shots of cemetery - lots of new graves marked by wooden crosses, one appears to be for an entire family. More shots of women collecting rations from mobile canteen. Various shots homeless refugee families camping in cloisters of large church / cathedral: families seen eating meals at tables, some sleep on straw, woman seen cooking over camping stove. US soldiers in streets. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé a