a word about the presence of french soldiers there were some who took part in the operations with the british commandos the famous keeper commandos here we have the front page of the daily sketch from june 8th you can see the troops landing in normandy. this newspaper isn t bad shape but on pages 4 and 5 we have very interesting photographs. look at those 3 days after the landing here s what the british war reporters and probably some americans too they were taken from the american sections of the beach have decided to send to the newspaper when it clears on the planet and that will difficult you can t see the actual landing the pictures are taken from the ships away from the shore. without showing the british or american soldiers fighting on the beaches the difficulty proving. the idea is to show that the landing is going well there s no mention of casualties or captured soldiers just give us who they don t talk about what happened on omaha beach is
here we have the issue from june 7th 1944 nothing really stands out at 1st you just have this on the top right corner saying that the great assault has begun illusion and i don t know if you do and you need to open the paper not in 1st or 2nd page but all the way to page 8 above the crossword puzzle. with a selection of 5 photos showing the different aspects of the landing on the one picture shows the allied fleet at dawn on june 6th 1944 this one here you can see all the ships stationed off the coast of normandy. here the defense system of the beaches it s interesting because you can see all the fortifications built on the beaches it creates. and the 3 other pictures show the preparations the british troops boarding with ships about to cross the channel and the last one with a canadian flag to show that the americans and british were not the only ones in gauged in these operations canada also took an important part in these events of june 6th 1941 that we did. not
and show images glorifying the courage of the allied troops in the. book you can see it through the choices that are made by the cameraman. yeah yeah. and all street and then those images are sent and edited with music and narration that serves and that s understandable in a time of war that serve the interest of their propaganda. was. i got only one vacation historical day forced by moscow challis americans have begun the long awaited invasion by germany remains under guard on the ground and even if they are trained in back shot the events of june 6th 1904 from the middle of the night until the end
a number of compelling element yet it could also see. for instance when you see the pictures of the canadian prisoners who were held at the art in the abbey you can see the camera zooming in on the patches of the soldiers on the regiment number on their military papers so that any viewer would think what is true and it could be fabricated since the canadians and americans could themselves verify that the prisoners were indeed their disciplines and you forget if you can i just you know i just electrical. i was able to get up close with any kids that a lot of time i was a kid here we have the british press for instance the times of london newspaper.