No Quiet on the Western Front

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/11
Date Released
5 Feb 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Burma - After Kennedy Peak ... Kalemyo
  2. 2Tally Ho Home
  3. 3Flak and Flame in the Philippines
  4. 4Trans-Britain Pipeline
  5. 5No Quiet on the Western Front

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
Lightnings and Thunderbolts of the US 9th Air Force straffing marshalling yards and trains, in a bid to smash escape routes behind Rundstedt’s front. Near Colmar in Alsace-Lorraine, American and French troops fight their way into Wittenheim. Casualties are heavy and the wounded are taken to field dressing stations in dug-outs, many of the helpers being French Red Cross nurses. British troops in Heinsberg, Germany, two miles from the Siegfried Line. Heavy damage is seen.
Keywords
Aviation; War damage; Casualties; Military
Locations
Germany; Wittenheim; Heinsberg; Alsace-Lorraine
Length of story (in feet)
182
Story extras:
Film clip
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