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Eve of Battle "Universal Newsreel, in full co-operation with the War Department, presents official pictures of the final military preparations for the launching of D-Day. A host of nations engage in the huge task. The invasion, in truth, is a United Nation's effort." (complete newsreel)
This movie is part of the collection: Universal Newsreels
Production Company: War Department / Universal Newsreel
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
| Movie Files | MPEG2 | Ogg Video | 512Kb MPEG4 |
| Eve of Battle, 1944/06/06 | 480 MB | 80 MB | 81 MB |
| Thumbnails | Thumbnail |
| Eve of Battle, 1944/06/06 | 3.20 KB |
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| 1944-06-06_Eve_of_Battle.md5 | Checksums | 169 B |
| Other Files | Animated GIF | |
| Eve of Battle, 1944/06/06 | 264 KB | |
| 1944-06-06_Eve_of_Battle_files.xml | 8.30 KB | |
| 1944-06-06_Eve_of_Battle_meta.xml | 1.13 KB | |
| 1944-06-06_Eve_of_Battle_reviews.xml | 658 B |
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Reviewer: karlito317 - - December 3, 2005
Subject: Worth the download
More documentary than newsreel (2 reels - approx 25 min) showing the buildup to D-Day. Focus is on the logistics of invasion, as well as the preliminary air campaign to isolate Normandy. Finishes with the landings themselves. Good combat footage too.
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