Title:COMMEMORATION OF BASTILLE DAY IN COURSEULLES (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 82-5
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Summary: Further coverage of the Bastille Day celebrations in Courseulles.
Description: Captain Patou, Commander of the Fighting French destroyer La Combattante, is seen coming ashore onto a Rhino jetty section to join the parade at Courseulles' War Memorial. War-veterans in a jeep, ex-POWs, members of the fire brigade, the local gendarmerie, officials and naval troops from La Combattante join the procession to the Memorial where the Mayor, Doctor Quinquenelle, Captain Patou and two British officers (Beach Group RN Captain Maude and Civil Affairs Captain Prady) lay wreaths in memory of the dead of the 3rd Canadian Division which landed on the beaches of Courseulles.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:A70 82-5
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-07-14
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Army Film Unit (Production company)
Laws, George E J1916-02-15 (Production individual)
