REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE INVASION OF NORMANDY [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE INVASION OF NORMANDY [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 36-5
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  • Summary:
  • Description: I. A Church of England padre (Reverend Captain Roberts) attached to No 23 or 25 Airfield Construction Group leads a small congregation in hymn-singing on the deck of the Samarovsk at anchor in the Thames estuary. II. While en route to Normandy with Force 'L', the cameraman's own vessel encounters a Liberty ship, the Sambut, hit and set on fire by German long-range guns at Cape Gris Nez. A naval trawler or 'Flower' Class corvette and a Fairmile 'B' Launch stand by to give the burning wreck assistance.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 36-5
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-05
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Connolly, J R (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 100 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    A70 36-5

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