THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY VISITS THE BRITISH SECTOR OF THE NORMANDY BEACH-HEAD [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY VISITS THE BRITISH SECTOR OF THE NORMANDY BEACH-HEAD [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 57-11
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  • Summary: In company with Vice-Admiral Willis (2nd Sea Lord of the Admiralty) and Admiral Vian (commander Eastern Tank Force), A V Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, visits Royal Navy and Beach Group troops installations along the invasion beaches.
  • Description: Alexander is seen standing on a Rhino Jetty on 'Gold' Beach at La Riviere; stranded and wrecked LCMs can be seen in the background. With Vice-Admiral Dalrymple-Hamilton, Force 'E' commander, he inspects Royal Navy and Royal Marine troops at the Admiralty HQ at Courseulles-sur-Mer. At Ouistreham, Alexander's party meets Lieutenant-Colonel Carse, CO of the 1st Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and No 6 Beach Group. At Courseulles, Alexander surveys the extent of the damage caused by the three-day long Channel gale on 'Juno' Beach and then sets off for the UK on a 199 GT Company RASC DUKW.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-24
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film Unit (Production company) Johnson, John Norman (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Juno Beach, Courseulles-sur-Mer, Calvados, France (geography) Admiralty Headquarters, Courseulles-sur-Mer, Calvados, France (geography) Gold Beach, La Rivière, Calvados, France (geography) Ouistreham, Calvados, France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 90 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: see with A70 34-1, 40-1, 45-4, 45-5, 49-1 for footage showing VIPs arriving at 'Juno' Beach to visit the British sector of the Normandy beach-head. Refer generally to footage showing the effects of the three-day Channel gale - A70 53-3, 53-4 (all shot on 'Juno' Beach). One of the reasons for Alexander's visit was to assess the damage caused by the 3-day gale. Documentation/associated material: for a bibliography, read 'Churchill and the Admirals' by Stephen Roskill (page 241).
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