General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. 20th ANNIVERSARY OF ALLIED LANDING, SOUTHERN FRANCE Draguignan amp; Toulon, France

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. 20th ANNIVERSARY OF ALLIED LANDING, SOUTHERN FRANCE Draguignan amp; Toulon, France

1964

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1) MLS GENERAL De GAULLE and party approaching; French Honor Guard off to left; PAN with GENERAL and dignitaries passing by. G2) CU Undt. dignitaries walking by. G3) LA MS GENERAL De GAULLE and party entering Mont Farron war memorial, at Toulon, France; French flag flies over doorway (SV).4) LS Steps leading to memorial lined with French troops standing at parade rest. G5) CU PAN Around bow of a French Destroyer (D 629). F6) MLS USS SPRINGFIELD (CLG-7) in full dress, with crew manning the rail. G7) LS SPRINGFIELD in harbor in full dress, with crew manning the rail; hilly shoreline in BG. G8) CU PAN Along side of Canadian Destroyer (D 10), with crew manning the rail. F9) CU PAN Around bow of DD anchored. G10) LS French Carrier and other ships undt. FtoP11) LS Looking out over mall, towards memorial in far BG; many people in area looking at the memorial at Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. G12) MCU American Color Guard, with foreign Color Guand behind. G13) CU Mixed Color Guard. G14) CU US AMBASSADOR BOHLEN, going to chapel; two military personne carrying a wreath.15) MS Ambassador going into chapel. G16) MCU Ambassador standing before the wreath, as he pays his respects to the dead. F17) CU French Naval officer entering shapel.18) MS One of the two fountains outside shapel, one on either side.19) CU USMC MAJOR SROPE, commanding Honor Suard for commencement of velley for momorial services.20) CU Spectater reastion to the velley; PAN to several spectators holding umbrellas.21) CU Monument to the invasion in town square of Draguignan, France.22) CU Flowers at the monument in tow square. F23) CU ADM HENRY HEWITT arriving at menument; Navy Captain talks to him for a moment. G24) CU USN Captain and a man in civilian clothes, stand before the menument. F25) CU ADM HEWITT speaking with an undt civilian. G26) MLS Wet street, lined with troops; SENERAL LEMNITZER (Supreme Allied Commander with American Delegation) walking alone. G27) CU PAN U.S. Navy Honor Guard at present arms. G

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