British Troops Cross German Frontier

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/80
Date Released
5 Oct 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Hellfire Corner
  2. 2England’s 1940 Sea Wall
  3. 3British Troops Cross German Frontier

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
German frontier at the town of Beek and Pathe cameraman Ken Gordon was the first newsreel representative to enter Germany and is there to see the first British tank cross the border into Germany. The town is half in Holland and half in Germany and is now wholly in our hands. Some of the men of the 1st Airborne Division back from Arnhem together with their Commander Major General Urquhart are welcomed on their return to Britain. Major General Urquhart says a few words.
Keywords
Vehicles; Newspapers; Military; Newsreels
Locations
Netherlands; Beek
Credits:
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Length of story (in feet)
203
Story extras:
Film clip
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British Pathe Ltd
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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