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Record information – Brief Eve of Battle
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1944Item number (ISN):370804Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:ALCAN ALUMINUM LIMITED / ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITÉEAccession:1969-0033Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1944Production company:Service Film UnitsSponsor:Government of the United Kingdom
Government of the United StatesDescription:Film about events leading up to the invasion of Europe by the Allied forces in the Second World War. It shows: scenes of Fortress Europe under construction; Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Josef Stalin posing; Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler together; Allied troops; German troops parading before the camera; supplies unloaded at British ports; U.S. troops disembarking; a PBY Catalina dropping depth charges; night bombers taking off; night scenes of an air raid; supplies and vehicles collected at embarkation points; anti-aircraft guns fighting off German bombers; the preparation of coastal defences; daytime bombing by U.S. air force; air battles with German fighters; Spitfires, Mustangs, Boston bombers, Mitchells and Marauders taking off and flying over French territory; ships gathering for invasion dress rehearsal; realistic barrage; and landing operations.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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