Wicky Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Some colourised film footage from Normandy I've never seen before, inc. bocage fighting and various AFVs trundling about in dusty & smokey conditions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 George Stevens meets Aunty Beeb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Rare footage of the bocage gap 'bug' at 1:40 which shows it has historical precedence... Edited December 9, 2019 by Wicky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) Great find! It's a wonderful blend of a period broadcast and lots of great clips. Hadn't seen the one of the Panzerschreck team firing through the gap in ages. Pretty sure I first saw it on "The World at War". That shell detonating on the sunken road gave me flashbacks to a CMBN battle where that was done to my Landser by a 60 mm mortar. Some of that bocage is freaky looking, with trees tall enough to be in Hollywood and shooting up like a century plant on steroids. Regards, John Kettler Edited December 13, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attilaforfun Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 POWs sure looked worried. Not. Relief was in the expressions. Doubt there were many smiles in the East. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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