Taking Back Cherbourg
Allies fight to re-capture the French port of Cherbourg after the D-Day invasion. Dramatic urban warfare footage. GIs in helmets load shells into cannon. Overhead and on the ground shots of soldiers advancing down the city's streets. A civilian runs past a GI lying prone on a sidewalk. WS of Cherbourg's harbor. CU of soldier firing his rifle, absorbing recoil.
| Identifier | CLIP-1650 |
| Duration | 58 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | 1944 |
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