Western Front Brevities

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/5
Date Released
15 Jan 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Western Front Brevities
  2. 2The Road to Mandalay (Commentary by Major Frank Owen)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
The battered town of Bastogne, as seen from the air. British troops fire captured 88 mm gun. In Holland the camera records shrapnel bursts, as an armoured division battery fires on an enemy position. Buffalo tank crosses small river, and flame thrower in action on a small obstruction. From America comes the new rocket-firing combat plane. They can pierce the heaviest armour and are right on target diving at 300 mph. At Dinant, British convoys move up to the front over snow covered roads. Field Marshal Montgomery pays a visit to Major General Ridgeway.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Locations
Belgium; Netherlands; Bastogne
Length of story (in feet)
179
Story extras:
Film clip
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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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