Us Big Gun Crew Making Hay In Battle (1944)

Unused / unissued material. - Location and dates unknown / unclear. Normandy, France. American soldiers prepare large piece of field artillery for use. They raise the elevation of the gun. Sights are check, a shell is loaded. CU a hand writes on the shell ’To Adolph - This is July 4, 1944“. Breech is closed and shell is fired. Officer inspects gun emplacement. More shots of gun being fired. Various shots of French farmers moving hay with pitchforks. In the background the gun fires. Shots of US gun crew receiving mail. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gau