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13166_10488_caen2

Keywords
1940s
B&W

Clip describing victory in Caen during WWII. Narrator says, “Caen was the first decent-sized town we’d taken... Jerry was as strong as ever... most of Caen was dust...” Shots of fighting in the rubble of Caen. Shots of two female townsfolk. Child walking through rubble. More shots of fighting in fields, men crouched in dirt with guns. Shot of map again. Shot of German officer. Camera close ups on map with drawing of St. Lo.