General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF NORMANDY LANDINGS Utah Beach and Omaha Beach, North France

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF NORMANDY LANDINGS Utah Beach and Omaha Beach, North France

1964

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1) ECU ADM. GRIFFIN (Commander-in-Chief, Naval Forces Europe). F2) CU ADM. GRIFFIN speaking with British naval officer, during ceremonies in front of church. G3) CU Village young people dressed in native dress, with young girls wearing bonnets of the Normandy area. G4) CU GEN. FREEMAN speaking with war veterans. G5) CU ADM. GRIFFIN speaking with unidentified officer (foreign) (SV).6) CU Woman dressed in village dress, standing between two men in the village dress of the area. VG7) HA MS VIP"s arriving at the church, for the ceremonies, at Sainte-Mere-1 "Eglise.8) CU U. S. Ambassador to France, CHARLES E. BOLEN, arriving in front of church.9) CU GEN. TAYLOR walking with veterans. G10) CU Veteran. G11) CU French veterans holding onto standards (SV).G12) MS Large crowd in front of church or museum. G13) HA MS Down over U.S. marine, navy, and army honor guard in formation. G14) HA MS U. S. Navy, and marines parading in front of church, followed by army units; tremendous crowd in BG, and FG, looking on.15) CU Crowd jammed together, watching the parade (SV).16) LS Ceremony area; people filling the whole hillside in BG (SV). G17) CU Some of the spectators. G18) MCU Cardinal and large group of VIP"s marching past. G19) MS GEN. RIDGEWAY (in civilian clothing) speaking during ceremony, as man holds umbrella over GEN. "s head (SV).20) MCU Ribbon cutting ceremonies, with GEN. MAXWELL TAYLOR snipping a bit of the ribbon; scissors are handed to GEN. RIDGEWAY who outs thru the ribbon, during ribbon cutting ceremonies; large packed orowd in BG. G21) MCU PAN VIP"s entering museum (SV); this museum is at Sainte-Mere-1 "Eglise, France.22) MS Museum, very modern dome-shaped building (SV). GtoF23) MLS Troops in formation, on main street in the village; homes sean in BG. VG24) MCU Troops at present arms, in formation on the street (rather shaky scene) otherwise GtoF

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