Cherbourg Liberation (1944)

Unissued / Unused material. Cherbourg, France. C/U’s as German prisoner of war looks in a mirror and combs his moustache and hair, soldiers laugh. The prisoner laughs and walks away. C/U ’Cherbourg’ sign on the wall. Various shots of U.S. troops advancing down road in Cherbourg. M/S as they crouch behind buildings with guns. M/S group of locals. M/S German Teller mines stacked against wall. M/S debris in street. M/S signposts. M/S U.S. flag signaller at work. Various shots German prisoners of war in cage and lined up for transport by lorry. M/S people waving from windows. M/S girls cycling down street past bombed buildings. M/S American soldiers in door of wrecked shop. Various shots American troops walking down streets and posing on vehicle. M/S soldiers driving in jeep with American flag on top. C/U German sign outside building. M/S as soldier carries mattress up street. Various shots of locals walking along with their things. C/U and M/S man on ground either asleep or dead. FILM ID: