A rare perspective on D-Day captured by a soldier armed with only a camera.
In short: On June 6, 1944, Sergeant Ian Grant landed on Sword Beach in Normandy. Unlike his peers, his primary equipment was a cine camera. This footage offers a unique, firsthand look at the D-Day landings, preserved today by the Imperial War Museum.
Sergeant Ian Grant was a member of the Army Film and Photographic Unit during the D-Day invasion. Armed only with a revolver and his camera, he documented the assault on Sword Beach. This footage is historically significant because fewer than a dozen men were tasked with filming the landings, making this record exceptionally rare.
The Imperial War Museum holds this footage exclusively. Curator Michelle Kirby provides context for the film, which remains a vital visual account of the events that unfolded in Normandy.
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