Title:SENIOR ALLIED OFFICERS LEAVE 21ST ARMY GROUP HQ AFTER A D- DAY CONFERENCE (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 27-2
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Summary: Many of the senior officers responsible for the planning and execution of the Normandy invasion are seen on the day when the first Allied foothold in Europe was successfully established.
Description:I. Identifiable among the many British, Canadian and US Army officers taking a 'breather' in the front of Southwick House after a long conference are Major-General Dennis, senior Royal Artillery commander, and Major-General Richards, his counterpart in the Royal Armoured Corps (both seen in conversation emerging from the house), Lieutenant-Colonel Gannon, Deputy Military Secretary (wearing a black beret), Major-General Inglis, senior Royal Engineers commander (wearing a brown beret), Major-General White, Chief Signals Officer (similar in appearance to de Guingand) and Brigadier Belchem, Operations staff officer, seen here in conversation with Major-General de Guingand, Montgomery's Chief of Staff, Major-General Dennis and Major-General Miles Graham, 21st Army Group's chief of administration.
II. Accompanied by Admiral Ramsay, the British Allied naval commander for Operation Neptune, General Eisenhower and his naval aide, Captain Harry Butcher, step out of Southwick House. The two Americans leave in a Chevrolet staff car driven by Ike's personal driver, Kay Summersby.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:A70 27-2
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-06-06-1944-06-06
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production Company)
Legge (Sergeant) (Production individual)
