Battle for Aachen

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/85
Date Released
23 Oct 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tomorrow’s Kitchen?
  2. 2His Majesty on the Continent
  3. 3RAF Attack on Brunswick
  4. 4Battle for Aachen

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
American guns open up on the city of Aachen. The Commander of the German Garrison has ignored the ultimatum to surrender or be annihilated. Dive bombers over Aachen add their share of destruction and tanks with infantry in close support move in on the doomed city. Street fighting takes place with GIs using machine guns and automatic weapons. A white flag appears at a window and German POWs walk down street. German civilians also try to make a get-away. A German male civilian tears down Swastika emblem from front door and the emblem lies in the gutter. German family talking to US soldiers.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Prisoners of war; Military
Locations
Germany; Aachen
Length of story (in feet)
277
Story extras:
Film clip
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British Pathe Ltd
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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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