The Cameramen 1939-45
A series of six programmes 3: Normandy Landing
By the time the Allies invaded Europe in June 1944, the British Army had trained and equipped its own band of tough, independent cameramen. Commanding Officer Hugh Stewart remembers the kind of men who were selected and the training they were given.
Desmond O'Neill was one of the Sergeant Cameramen who landed on D-Day. Wounded late in the morning, he was evacuated back to England. He brought his dramatic film with him and it was the first to be shown in the newsreels of the fighting on the British-held beaches.
Researcher JAMES BARKER Producer TOM CONWAY