Title:GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS ISSUE 1089 [Main Title]
Film Number:NGB 1089
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Summary: FORTRESS EUROPE
Description: Troops make final check on equipment, receive subsistence money, synchronise watches. Bren gun carriers are stowed on ship, men embark, attend final service before battle - then into action. Paratroops embark gliders, Eisenhower confers with Ramsey. Off the coast of France landings are made under aerial protection of RAF. Little opposition is met on the beaches, casualties are efficiently treated by the RAMC.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NGB 1089
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-06-12
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Gaumont British News (Production company)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1223 ft; Running time: 14 mins
