Triumph In France (1944)

Title reads: “Triumph in France“. Various L/Ss of the Citadel at St. Malo under bombardment,still occupied by German army. Various shots of U.S. troops advancing through rubble of St. Malo, taking great care as they are under fire. Various shots German troops of the St. Malo Garrison being led away as prisoners. Some are wounded, all look dejected. Various shots of the Garrison Commander, Colonel Von Aulock (Madman of St. Malo) being escorted away. The Colonel's orderly follows on. The orderly is drunk - he staggers, hiccups and rants at American soldiers. Various shots of Canadian troops advancing through the burning town of Trun. Good shot of World War 1 memorial, still in tact but surrounded by rubble. Canadians destroy unsafe buildings with explosives. Various shots of tanks firing on Orleans. French policemen and civilians help Allied soldiers shoot last German snipers still hiding in buildings. Various shots at a farmyard (location unknown), the “men of the Maquis“ retrieve hidden rifl