Battle Report from Belgium

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/3
Date Released
8 Jan 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Battle Report from Belgium
  2. 2Raid on Manila
  3. 3First Home on West Front Leave

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
On the Bastogne highway, MPs scrutinise identity cards of fleeing refugees, for infiltrating Germans. Vehicles pass through the ruined town of Malmedy. RAF bombers take advantage of the good weather and hit the German lines of communication and supply. Railway marshalling yards at Munchen Gladbach get the same treatment from RAF heavy bombers. C47 planes dropping supplies to the besieged American 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne. Men of the Task Force "Hogan" refused to surrender and when their supplies had gone, blackened their faces and walked 14 miles back through the enemy lines on Christmas night.
Keywords
Aviation; Police; War damage; Military
Locations
Belgium; Malmedy
Length of story (in feet)
196
Story extras:
Film clip
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Name
British Pathe Ltd
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Web
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Phone
0207 665 8340
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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