DISC 2 NEWSREELS 19 - 36 Canadian Army Newsreels No. 1 19.1 Canada Jumps Men of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion undergo stiff obstacle course training, practice indoor jumps; prepare for the real thing. Shots of them boarding aircraft and jumping. Various shots of them floating down and landing as others watch. Shots of the new paratroops getting their wings. 19.2 Airport Hand-Over Royal Canadian Engineers manning heavy machinery as they build an airfield. At the turn-over ceremony, Brigadier Melville and Air Vice Marshal Baker, of the Canadian Army and Royal Air Force respectively, inspect the new airport staff. 19.3 Exercise Pirate A rehearsal for invasion. Men load tanks onboard landing craft. Sequence on landing craft flotilla at sea, approaching beach; men landing. 19.4 Italian Interlude Divisional sports meet in Potenza, Italy. 880 yard dash is completed by D.R. Cameron and L.W. Brook; Artillery and Canadian Infantry Brigade in tug-of-war; obstacle race; Peter Stursberg is shown speaking into a microphone. Army vehicles have trouble with deep mud during heavy rains. At a supply dump, men of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps handle cans of gasoline and other supplies. Men are shown eating their rations. Turkey being caught and prepared for Thanksgiving celebration. Song about work in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps is heard on the soundtrack. Canadian troops of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division advance through the ruined town of Monte Cassino on their way to Motta in October 1943. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 20 20.1 Over the Top The 5th Victory Loan surpasses its goal, raising over 3.7 million dollars; various scenes of military operations; personnel in various locations signing up for the loan. 20.2 Personalities in the News Major General P.J. Montague and other high-ranking military officers meet Colonel J.L. Ralston at an airport; Mr. Frederic Hudd of the Canadian High Commission; Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart and Major H.F.G. Letson; Major General Letson and Major General J.H. Roberts on an inspection tour; visit the reinforcements at pre- O.C.T.U. Selection Camp; Colonel MacNeil guides them around a training course; the two Major Generals look at electric drills of the No. 1 Canadian Base Ordnance Workshop; Cadet J.A. Hicks receives a Military Medal for bravery, making him the only Canadian to be twice invested during the war. 20.3 Farewell and Hail! The return of young veterans of Dieppe is chronicled in a unique first-person style narration; 1st Division Veterans in training; scenes from a naval battle at Dieppe; injured soldiers; the prisoners of war return a couple of years later; the Adjutant-General Sir Ronald Adam gives an address from the Queen, followed by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh (live sound); the boat arrives at the port, with a band and people singing "Roll Out the Barrel" at dockside; crowds welcome the soldiers; an interview with a Canadian ex-prisoner of war (live sound); in Liverpool, another ship carrying the seriously-wounded former prisoners arrive at the dock; Vincent Massey greets them; disabled soldiers on the dock; RAF pilots who were shot down in Germany; at the train station, Red Cross workers give the soldiers food; Jim Fleming, C. Hoskin, and Bob Hall; Sergeant Michaud; Armand Gèrard; Norman Scully; Norman Lally; Frank Ouimet; Norman and Glen listen to their friend talk about their experiences. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 21 21.1 C.W.A.C.s Graduate from British O.C.T.U. Cadets from the Canadian Women's Army Corps graduate from a British Officer Cadet Training Unit and parade before Crown Prince Olav, Senior Comptroller Waitley, and Major General P.J. Montague; Lieutenant Charmaine Sansom greets her father, Lieutenant General E.W. Sansom; Colonel Meehan and his wife, one of the graduates. 21.2 Fort Garry Horse Celebrates Cambrai Day Brigadier Rutherford attends a sports meet; soldiers participate in silly races; Supervisor Millington and Rutherford give out the prizes; Major Mindold receives a makeshift trophy. 21.3 On the Road to Rome March to Campobasso, Italy; aircraft; a dead Italian woman; the move to Campobasso; North African men lead mule train supplies; soldiers use communications equipment loaded on a mule; Brigadier M.H.S. Penhale in conference, his promotion is announced; vehicles drive over bad roads; mountain hike; artillery sets up; Private E.T. Noble with Bren gun; Staff Sergeant Lewenton surveys Campobasso from the hills; troops move through happy crowds. 21.4 Canada Town Campobasso is nicknamed "Canada Town", intersection named "Piccadilly Circus"; Gunner McGilligan gets a shoeshine; soldiers buy souvenirs; Lance Corporal Lord; "Beaver Club" exterior; Corporal Davis and Sergeant Carver have tea; Private Benson and Private Williams write home; dart game; Lance Corporal Walsh gets a haircut; town scenes. 21.5 Canadians Awarded Croix de Guerre A parade for the veterans of Dieppe; French General Matinée, Major General Georges Vanier, Major General P.J. Montague and French officers attend. Awards are given to Lieutenant Colonel Guy Gostling, Private Charles Highland, Captain George Buchanan, Captain Ross Campbell, Sergeant Assar Sousshar, Private Gordon Buchanan, Private Stanley Cowley, Private Harvey Seaton, Major Clarence Ostand. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 22 22.1 Arabian Princes Visit Canadian Corps Amir Faisal and Amir Khalid, sons of King Ibn Saud of Arabia pay a visit to the Canadian Corps with Lieutenant General E.W. Sansom; they look at tanks up close and see an armoured division demonstration. 22.2 Power for Victory Canadian Forestry Corps in the Scottish Highlands exploit the hydroelectric power source to work tools at the lumber yard and run other equipment. 22.3 Reinforcements Arrive - A British Port Soldiers arrive at an unnamed port in England, crammed on the deck of the ship; The Canadian Women's Army Corps on gangway; soldiers march off the ship; equipment is unloaded by cranes onto the dock; soldiers board trains and leave. 22.4 Naples Infantry and artillery reinforcements arrive on ships in Naples; Captain J.E.R. McDougall of the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit onboard; nurses in battle gear disembark; U.S. and British soldiers on the dock; pipers lead the Canadians through the streets of Naples. 22.5 United to Conquer A Black Watch combined operations beach landing exercise; land, climb up rocks, climb on ropes and slide down. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 23 23.1 Colonel Ralston Visits Battlefront James Layton Ralston visits Italy and does a tour of inspections: 48th Highlanders of Toronto; a French Canadian Unit; Army Service Corps; a hospital; an ancient amphitheatre provides a venue for a speech for the troops, with Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart; a regimental parade and inspection; drives out to a makeshift cemetery; meets General Bernard Montgomery and looks at the General's pet canaries; in London, he attends a Canadian Military Headquarters church service at St. Martin's with Major General P.J. Montague; he shakes hands with soldiers leaving the church; leaves at an airport; Vincent Massey and others salute the plane as it leaves. 23.2 C.M.H.Q. Gives Christmas Party British children are entertained by Canadian Military Headquarters at the Poplar Hospital; some are dressed as clowns, and St. Nicholas gives out gifts. 23.3 Target-Berlin The first Canadian-built Lancaster bomber, "Queenie" is put into service; bombing run by a Lancaster squadron; aerial shot of a German city being bombed; airmen are debriefed afterwards (live sound). 23.4 Battle of San Leonardo High-ranking officers hold a conference; artillery fire on San Leonardo; enemy equipment left behind; dead German soldiers; glum German prisoners; Russian officers visit the 8th Army. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 24 24.1 Invasion Commander-in-Chief Gives Interview Dwight D. Eisenhower gives a speech in London, England, on the subject of his role as Supreme Allied Commander for the invasion of Europe, and the abilities of the combined forces of the United Nations. 24.2 Colonel-in-Chief Inspects Her Regiment Princess Mary inspects Canadian Scottish Regiment; regimental history; Wallace, the regimental mascot; pipe band parade. 24.3 Battle of Ortona San Leonardo taken by the 8th Army; General Bernard Montgomery looks at a destroyed cathedral; German prisoners; a wounded Canadian soldier; the German dead are buried; the drive to Ortona; passing abandoned German equipment; a dead German soldier with photos of Hitler; a 15mm German tank gun in working order is found; advancing transport; mule trains on the hills; tanks move into the streets of Ortona; shelling and mortar fire; correspondent Marcel Ouimet of the CBC at the microphone; infantry patrols search out snipers; an injured man is bandaged; more sniper patrols; a sniper on a rooftop; more fighting; the townsfolk return home. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 25 25.1 The Chief Steps Down General A.G.L. McNaughton's activities during wartime are reviewed; December 1939, he disembarks at a British port; talking to troops casually in several locations; Sicily 1943, talking to officers and men; he says goodbye to the men along the road. 25.2 Italian Pot-Pourri The production of the Red Patch Army newspaper; the 1st Division's newspaper in Italy; writing, typesetting in mobile press units. The arrival of an air mail plane; it is unloaded. Colonel W.G. Able and Mr. J.W.G. Clark, public relations chiefs; meet with commanders and watch the battle of San Vito. A drumhead service in San Vito is attended by the Canadian Infantry Corps band and Italian civilians. 25.3 Farewell to the Eighth General Bernard Montgomery says goodbye to a group of men at his headquarters before taking up duty as the commander of the British Invasion Force; he talks to reporters; a gathering outside an opera house; Lieutenant General Oliver Leese succeeds him; he meets the troops and makes plans. 25.4 Invasion Chiefs Hold Conference Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bernard Montgomery, and Air Marshal Arthur Tedder at meeting at Supreme Allied Invasion Headquarters; they look at a large map. 25.5 Lieutenant General Crerar Visits Battlefront H.D.G. Crerar speaks to the Ortona Cross veterans in Italy; he meets Lieutenant Colonel Creighton of the Seaforth Regiment; tours the ruins of Ortona. 25.6 Seaforths Honour their Dead Funerals at an Ortona cemetery; Lieutenant Colonel Creighton reads a sermon. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 26 26.1 Canadian Mustangs vs. American Pirates Rugby game in London's White City Stadium; crowds; players enter the field; a band plays the anthems; American rules for the first half of the game; halftime performance by the Scottish Regiment pipe band, accompanied by Wallace the St. Bernard; Canadian rules for the second half; excited Canadian soldiers in the stands; Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart and Major General Lee present a teapot to Major Denny Whitaker of the winning team. 26.2 Personalities in the News An exhibit of works done by soldiers opens at the National Gallery in London opened by Lieutenant Colonel Massey and the Duchess of Kent; Vincent Massey at the Canadian Division advancement viewing a tank and infantry display; The Princess Royal, the Colonel-in-Chief of Signal Corps, inspects her troops and is driven down a road flanked with cheering soldiers. 26.3 Canadians Receive New Year Honours Royal Investitures at Buckingham Palace: Regimental Sergeant George Travers; Brigadier Patrick Kelly; Lieutenant Colonel J. Midhurst; Captain James Stuart and his father, Brigadier Stuart; Colonel Peter Able; Major Collier; Lieutenant Bill Irving; Lieutenant Colonel Clane; Major Bethune; Sergeant Lilly; Captain E.S. O'Toole; Major Alice Sorbie; Lieutenant Dennison; Colonel J.E. Chaput; Major Paul Liebman. 26.4 Former Pleasure Ship Evacuates Wounded The Lady Nelson hospital ship - its history in war; the ship at the port of Naples is loaded with wounded. 26.5 Z2 Lorry Wireless repair at Remy Ridge telecommunication; a wireless set is brought in for repairs. 26.6 They Float Through the Air In England, planes take off for a mass jump exercise; planes fly in formation; paratroopers leap out; paratroopers and equipment land in a field; spectators look on. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 27 27.1 Lt-Gen Stuart Opens Sixth Victory Loan Campaign Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart gives a speech to announce an equipment fund loan drive. 27.2 General Montgomery Visits Canadian Troops Bernard Montgomery speaks to Canadian invasion troops with Lieutenant General Stuart on hand; informal speech; Monty shakes hands with the Highland Unit team and Reinforcement Unit B team before the start of the second game of the Canadian Army Hockey Championships; Monty does face-off honours; he gives prizes to Corporal F.R. Clark and the rest of the winning team. 27.3 Parade at Windsor One thousand Canadian Army Service Unit troops visit St. George's Chapel for the first time; troops march to the church, Brigadier John McQueen gives a trophy to a tank transporter company for the best maintenance of its vehicles. 27.4 Close-Ups from Italy Pamphlet propaganda is loaded into shells and aimed at the German soldiers; a memorial cross is erected in the Agira Cemetery in Sicily; mud makes road travel difficult; cooks take a refresher divisional cooking course, and learn how to make and cook with an improvised oven. 27.5 Canadians Receive Awards Italian awards go to Sergeant Major Drapeau, Captain Sharpe, Private Magestad, Corporal McLeod, Corporal Way, Lieutenant Canyon, Major Fraser, Sergeant McDougall, Corporal Barrs, Corporal Daylor, Brigadier Matthews, Major Brown, Captain Catigan, Bombardier Rowe, Captain Watson, Lance Bombardier Rowlands, and Bombardier Reynolds. 27.6 Major Paul Triquet, V.C. Major Paul Triquet of the Royal 22nd Regiment wins the second Canadian Victoria Cross, the first to be given to a soldier in Italy, for his participation at the Casa Berardi battle. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 28 28.1 Paratroops Pledge "Victory First" Troop exercises in England, a paratrooper leader gives a speech encouraging people to buy bonds, while his men announce the amount they will be investing (live sound). 28.2 New Canadian Commander Arrives in England Lieutenant General H.D.G. Crerar arrives at British airport and meets people. 28.3 Keeping It Clean in Italy 1st Canadian Laundry Mobile Unit makes the rounds with its large camouflaged laundry room on wheels; blankets are washed; machine at work. 28.4 Skiing Party A Canadian armoured unit ski to the rescue of a snowbound British reconnaissance unit in the Appenine Mountains on the Adriatic front; men prepare to leave; a truck brings them to the base of the mountain; they ski and pull sleighs; they arrive at the British post and are greeted by the men. 28.5 "Salute the Soldier" In Trafalgar Square near Nelson's column, a display encourages people to invest money for the war as a part of "Salute the Soldier" week; King George, the Queen and Princess Elizabeth take the salute of Canadian troops on parade with many other Allied soldiers. 28.6 Canucks and Yanks Meet Again White City Stadium rugby match between the Canadians and Americans; the Scottish Essex pipers; the players take to the field; Canadian rules for the first half; a band and a U.S. mass formation exercise at half time; switch to American football rules; a Howitzer gun blasts for each American goal; awards presented. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 29 29.1 Royal Canadian Navy Puts "Victory First" A convoy line of ships at sea with an anti-aircraft cruiser in the lead; men hurry to their positions; fire at an enemy aircraft; the plane is downed; a voice-over war bond pitch. 29.2 War on Wheels Assault training on bicycles; soldiers take off over the countryside on bikes equipped with machine guns; bikers duck into the underbrush in an "enemy aircraft" drill; the men carry their bikes over an obstacle course and ride off; collapsible bikes in landing craft; soldiers run on shore and assemble their bikes; they climb over a wall and haul their bikes over. 29.3 Triquet, V.C. Meets the King Major Paul Triquet arrives at an airport in England on his way home to Canada; he is unexpectedly invited to Buckingham Palace; Triquet looks at his Victoria Cross. 29.4 War Brides Arrive in Canada English wives and children of Canadian soldiers disembark at an eastern Canadian port and are given food by the Red Cross; a soldier and his family. 29.5 Bells Toll in Ortona In Italy, CBC correspondent Peter Stursberg speaks of the destruction of St. Thomas the Apostle Cathedral and of the loss of lives; a man rings a bell without a rope; Don Pierodi Puvio and soldiers go to an Ortona church. 29.6 Students in Battledress The supervisor of educational services; courses are given to soldiers out-of-doors to help them prepare for their return to civilian life; a course bulletin board; a dispatch rider delivers material; two soldier- students study at an alert ack-ack outpost in England; a class on the Italian front; soldiers in Ortona running in the street under siege. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 30 30.1 The Veterans of Vimy London World War One Veterans commemorate the 27th Anniversary of the Vimy Ridge Battle; General P.J. Montague and C.W. Evans of the London Canadian Legion; the Veterans' Guard of Canada and a Legion Colour Guard in a parade to Saint Margaret's Church. 30.2 Canada Bound At a port in the United Kingdom, English wives and children of Canadian soldiers embark on a ship bound for Canada; soldiers assist the passengers; the boat leaves the dock as the passenger's wave. 30.3 Canadian Premier Arrives in England High Commissioner Vincent Massey and staff officers greet Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King as he arrives at the Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers; Mackenzie King gives a speech to support the war effort in England (live sound). 30.4 Italian Brevities A Canadian Army Medical Corps baseball game. Major C.F. Comfort, a war artist, works on an image; Lieutenant Emmerson of the Canadian Artillery shows Sherman tanks to Lieutenant Harendar Singh of the Indian Infantry. 30.5 Three Little Lambs Canadian soldiers in Italy acquire three sheep; the men chase the sheep; the sheep are shown to the cook, who rejects them; the sheep are placed in a pen consisting of a German tank and some wood. 30.6 Curb Service The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals dish out tea and messages; a motorcycle dispatcher arrives. 30.7 Tank Shoot The Royal Canadian Engineers assist the British Pioneer Corps in the construction of an addition to a tank range; bad weather slows construction; heavy equipment at work in the mud; a "universal crusher" in operation; tanks practice on the range. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 31 31.1 Birth of a Corps The Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (R.C.E.M.E.) is founded; the new group on a parade square in Canada; Major General Roberts inspects. 31.2 Workshops of War Members of the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers haul a damaged tank on a transporter and return it to the workshop; the vehicle is dismantled; the engine is stripped; a portable smithy; welding; fixing a hole in the armour; the wireless is repaired; the treads are reworked and replaced. 31.3 Dispatch Riders Train for Action Royal Canadian Dispatch Corps train at a motorcycle centre in Canada; cross country riding on a minefield simulation course. 31.4 The Show Goes On The Garrison Theatre plays host to an army show, featuring men in drag; the 1st Canadian Army show gives a performance on a ship (dancing women); tent stage construction; the show - a woman introduces "Unit E", a fight song, the showgirls are "inspected" by their commanding officer, a can-can number; the players pack up in uniform. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 32 32.1 Empire Day at St. Paul's The representatives of the British Commonwealth attend a service at St. Paul's Cathedral on May 24, 1944 for the Empire Day Movement; the Chelsea Pensioners Guard of Honour; General P.J. Montague leads Canadian Women's Army Corps and soldiers into the church; the Dean of St. Paul's, Dr. Matthews; the Archbishop of Canterbury and entourage; the Sheriff of London; procession in and out of the cathedral. 32.2 Universities at War The campus of the University of British Columbia; co-ed classes are attended by people in the service; chemistry and engineering courses; battle course training; The Canadian Women's Army Corps and servicemen on the parade grounds. 32.3 Delaney versus Mills Al Delaney, a trooper with the Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment, fights Freddy Mills of the Royal Air Force at Albert Hall. 32.4 "The Maple Leaf" The Maple Leaf newspaper office in Italy; a cartoonist; writers; editors; typesetting; printing; distribution. 32.5 Premier King Visits Armoured Troops Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King inspects a Canadian Armoured unit with High Commissioner Vincent Massey; Lieutenant General H.D.G. Crerar, Lieutenant General Stuart, and Major General P.J. Montague in attendance; a tank parade; Mackenzie King visits with General Montgomery. 32.6 Premiers Declare Unity The five prime ministers of self-governing commonwealth nations meet at 10 Downing Street as part of the United Kingdom Commonwealth Conference; they sign a document; Prime Minister Winston Churchill presides over the signing; the six principles of the agreement are read (voice-over). Canadian Army Newsreel No. 33 33.1 Crusade for Liberation! D-Day preparations in England; story of the Normandy invasion; ships are loaded with men and equipment; Tuesday June 6th - move to the target; the invasion begins at sea; landing craft move to the beaches of Bernières-Sur-Mer; landing by Canadians and the consolidation of their positions; equipment is unloaded; German prisoners start to come in; buildings damaged by German artillery; troops moving up; dinner around a fire; fraternizing with French girls; the medical corps at work; prisoners are sent to England; casualties being loaded on ships for the trip back to England; General Bernard Montgomery with the troops and giving a news conference. 33.2 Canadians Smash Hitler Line The 8th Army joins the 5th Army at Liri River Valley to attack the Hitler line; moving forward with tanks, equipment and on foot; wreckage caused by German artillery; prisoners from the Nazi Elite Corps, the 1st German Parachute Division and the 19th Panzer Grenadiers; soldiers walk through the ruins of Ceprano; move out on the roads. 33.3 On to Rome Crowds of Romans cheer the Allies as they march into town; crowds at the Forum and in a square. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 34 34.1 The King Visits France King George arrives in France on the Royal Cruiser escorted by a small group of ships ten days after the D-Day invasion; he is met by General Bernard Montgomery; at an investiture, he presents Major General R.F.L. Keller with the Silver Cross; the troops hail the King. 34.2 Planes Evacuate Wounded Dakota planes move the wounded from France; Nursing Sister Ogilvy at work; the plane takes off. 34.3 The Queen Visits Canadian Casualties Queen Elizabeth visits injured Canadian soldiers at a Canadian General Hospital in France. 34.4 Home Front Action Women rivet steel and perform other jobs to build supply ships. 34.5 Supply Line A supply convoy at sea; cargo vessels move supplies to the beaches of Normandy; mail arrives in Italy; large supply storehouses in Italy; a field full of supplies. 34.6 Flashes from France The Public Relations Department, housed in an old French chateau, is bombed; war correspondents flee the building. German prisoners are brought in by Canadian soldiers and are treated well; some prisoners have been beaten by French civilians. Engineers bulldoze a burning jeep on the road. Destruction in a small French town; rations are doled out; soldiers relax; they fix bikes; some learn to milk a cow; women mend uniforms; British soldiers and French civilians pay tribute to dead Canadian soldiers. 35.1 Canadian Corps Sports Meet Servicemen parade in sports clothing to begin a track and field day at Chesmonter Stadium; 100 yard dash; 1 mile event; 3 mile event; tug-of-war between the Cape Breton Highlanders and the Westminster Regiment; the crowd in the grandstand; the high jump; awards are presented. 35.2 C.W.A.C.s Arrive in Italy In England, The Canadian Women's Army Corps are inoculated, then pack their bags; at the docks; servicewomen on a ship; they disembark at a port in Italy; arrival at Canadian General Headquarters. 35.3 Italian Interlude A rest camp in Italy; the Theatre Royal; men playing on the beach; the streets of Naples; the exterior of the Canadian Maple Leaf Club; soldiers on the sidewalks of Naples; a café. 35.4 Notes from Normandy Engineers capture a German portable tea wagon and transform it into their own refreshment stand; soldiers enjoy a shower from a makeshift device in the field. 35.5 Graves at Cherbourg Women from Cherbourg bring flowers to the graves of the Allies; the groundskeeper tends to the graveyard; German graves are left untended. 35.6 Objective - Carpiquet Men plan strategy near some tanks; tanks roll through a town, on the roads to the starting point of the assault; a field communications centre; artillery attacks on the Carpiquet Airfield; smoke screens; Typhoon rockets are fired; machine gun fire; mortar fire; the infantry moves into the town; a carrier damaged by a direct hit; an enemy fighter plane is shot down, the pilot parachutes out of his plane and is captured by the Canadians; young German prisoners; empty shell cases are salvaged. 36.1 Roman Holiday A pipe band honours the opening of the Canada Club; men and women sit at a café; an Italian jive band plays and people dance; servicemen enter the Vatican to attend a religious ceremony; Royal 22nd Regiment parade in to have an audience with Pope Pius XII; the soldiers leave the Vatican. 36.2 Italian Front Inspection Lieutenant General E.L.M. Burns inspects the Princess Patricia's Light Infantry troops; Burns talks to the soldiers; a band plays and the soldiers parade; the Seaforths and the Loyal Edmontons. 36.3 Canadian Cricketers at Lords At Lords Pavilion, the All Canadian Army Team plays Lords Eleven; Corporal H. Padmore, a Canadian originally from Barbados and experienced cricketer, pitches; spectators watch on. 36.4 Bastille Day A French Canadian honour guard participates in a ceremony in a small French town; religious ceremony; speeches. 36.5 Caen The buildings of the Carpiquet Airfield in ruins; a former German officers' mess hall; the assault on Caen begins; a bulldozer in ruins; more ruins in the streets; French civilians return to what is left of their homes; Civil Affairs Office sign; food supplies brought into a bakery; ration line-ups; a soldier shares his rations; the Maple Leaf office sign is put up; Headquarters exterior with loudspeakers; a ceremony by the French Resistance; the flag of the Cross of Lorraine is unfurled.