Pathe News
‘France celebrates as the Free French Forces of General de Gaulle make a triumphant landing on the Mediterranean coast ably assisted by US forces. The local population has made it difficult for the French to move quickly due to copious bottles of wine and swathes of flowers being presented to their own, home grown liberators.’
‘The British continue to move south and east confusing the Germans as to what their actual target is.’
‘Word has reached me of US forces maintaining their own advances to the north. With the Germans now having to spread their focus on so many arcs of attack and lacking sufficient forces for any of the thrusts it is predicted that they will continue to fall back to the so called ‘West Wall’, or as our plucky young Private Ridley calls it, the Siegfried Line.’
‘In fact, here come the lads now, singing…’
‘We’re gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, having you any dirty washing, mother dear…’
‘Well that’s it for now my friends. We will endeavour to continue our coverage of the coming battles as they occur.’ CUT