le wel lyn ▁Week es , ▁who ▁shot ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Serge ant ▁D . W . ▁Grant , ▁who ▁on ▁D - Day ▁fil med ▁approximately ▁two ▁minutes ▁of ▁motion ▁picture ▁foot age ▁of ▁soldiers ▁of ▁The ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁Regiment ▁landing ▁at ▁Bern ières - sur - Mer . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁quickly ▁sent ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁cleared ▁for ▁distribution ▁by ▁news ▁out lets . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁CF PU ▁were ▁often ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁line , ▁sometimes ▁even ▁ahead ▁of ▁it . ▁During ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Die ppe ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁as ▁the ▁Man it oba ▁Drag o ons ▁await ed ▁orders ▁to ▁advance , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁CF PU ▁including ▁Ken ▁Bell ▁and ▁Brian ▁O ' Reg an ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁Al lied ▁serv ic emen ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁journalist ▁Lion el ▁Sh api ro ▁wrote ▁in ▁Mac lean ' s ▁magazine : ▁" CF PU ▁men ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁thick ▁of ▁every ▁battle , ▁often ▁moving ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁forward ▁units , ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁occasions ▁position ing ▁themselves ▁at ▁a ▁v antage ▁point ▁in ▁no - man ' s ▁land ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁a ▁cl ash ." ▁ ▁Modern ▁era ▁and ▁legacy ▁Today , ▁Ken ▁Bell ' s ▁war ▁photograph s ▁- ▁taken ▁with ▁a ▁Rolle if lex ▁camera ▁- ▁are ▁hous ed ▁by ▁the ▁Library ▁and ▁Archives ▁Canada ., ▁in ▁Ott awa .