(B-819) GENERALS VISIT THE FRONT ; Near Brest, France ; 16 sept 1944 (M-649) ; ; Lt Gen Wm Simpson, CG 9th Army stands near German 10" gun. Other scenes show Maj Gen Troy H Middleton, CG, 8th AF and other officers inspecting the aera of a German fort. ; MS, Gen Simpson and Maj Gen Charles H Gerhard, CG 29th Div at BC scope at the 29th Div OP. Simpson and Gerhard looking something off screen and talking. ; MS, Maj Gen T H Middleton stands under camouflage net and talks to officer as he looks at something he is holding in his hand. ; MS, Gen Simpson without helmet looks thru BC scope. MS & RV, Gerhard looks thru BC scope. Simpson looks thru BC scope; Gerhard, back to camera watches. ; CU, Middleton lights his pipe. ; CUs, Generals study map. ; LS, the three Gens walk R/L, smoke moving up in distant bg. ; ; (B-820) DOWNWARD ASSAULT OF BREST, FRANCE ; 16 sept 1944 ; ; Seq: VS, German prisoners and Americans soldiers go thru pile of German equipment cleared out of hospital. ; CUs, (Int) Maj Gen Wm Robertson, CG, 2nd Inf Div looking thru binoculars. ; LS, battlefield aera. Smoke in the bg. Two American tank destroyers enter scene near old city wall. An M-10 fires its big gun from stationary position (rear view). Tilt-up from the M-10 firing, showing smoke distance. ; ; (B-780) SCENE AT COTTERMORE FIELD ; Probably England 17 sept 1944 ; pas interressant