Hammering at Hertogenbosch

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/88
Date Released
2 Nov 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1They Swoop to Conquer
  2. 2Hammering at Hertogenbosch
  3. 3The Jail Breakers

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
US troops in Holland. Flame throwing crocodile tanks chase German snipers from their hide-outs. British troops attempting to dig out trapped civilians from a burning building as armoured cars, etc. move through the burning village. Flail tanks make a path through mines left by the Germans in their retreat, and tanks carrying fascines (camouflage and ditchfilling NoSles) fill ditches and streams, to help the troops in their advance.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Military
Locations
Netherlands
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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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