Title:GENERAL MONTGOMERY DECORATES MEMBERS OF THE 6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION AND THE 1ST SPECIAL SERVICE BRIGADE (PART 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 83-10
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Summary:
Description: In a ceremony near Amfréville which is broadcast by the BBC(?), General Montgomery is seen addressing troops serving with the 6th Airborne Division and the 1st Special Service Brigade and decorating two Royal Marines for their part in the Normandy campaign to date. Before the investiture parade, Montgomery is given a bouquet of roses by two young French girls and chats to their parents before he is driven away in his Humber staff car "Old Faithful".
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:A70 83-10
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-07-16
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Army Film Unit (Production company)
Grant, Ian James1917-04-16Family origin: Edinburgh, Scotland (Production individual)
Laws, George E J1916-02-15 (Production individual)
Johnson, John Norman1909 (Production individual)
Collins (Sergeant) (Production individual)
McArdle, T P (Production individual)
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Keywords: Amfreville, Calvados, France (geography)