0500-0540 FRENZ UNDERGROUND

File no. 005 (440606 0500-0540) :

Scenes from Washington DC "This has been a sleepless night for much of Washington. But until 3.32 AM Eastern War Time this morning we had no official confirmation of the German reports that the invasion of Europe is actually underway" -

Commentator Morgan Beatty analyses the invasion as carried out until now, he focuses on the limitations of the geography of Normandy and looks forwards to the expected German counter-attack -

Sidelight on the invasion operation by Henri Openeau, the French Committee of National Liberation's minister to the United States, representing general De Gaulle
[Forgive me this personal sideline but Openeau's accent dóes remind me that BBC television WWII comedy "Allo Allo", especially when Openeau speaks about "ze Frenz reezistanze"; A.L.]

Eye witness account by David Anderson -

News summary by H.V. Kaltenborn followed by music (Stars And Stripes Forever).

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(original file name : CBD-440606_NBC0500-News)

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Thématique :Reportage / Docu / ITW | Tags :day david liberation wwii stars french national washington morgan stripes invasion henri anderson gaulle beatty openeau committee

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