Monty’s New Offensive

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

45/14

Date Released

15 Feb 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Monty’s New Offensive
2. 2Big Three Conference

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

British and Canadian tank borne infantry form the spearhead of Montgomery’s offensive on the Western Front. Troop-laden Alligator tanks negotiate floods and move into battle. Their job is to beat the German plan to drown the Allied armies in millions of tons of flood water from the Roer dams. A swift American move to the south of Monty’s front snatched control of all but one of the seven dams before German sappers could breach them. Another enemy operation that failed to upset the schedule of our advance. On the morning of the attack fourteen hundred guns opened up on the German positions. Flail tanks move in for battle of the Siegfried Line and troops and tanks are seen in action. German prisoners start to roll in.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Prisoners of war; Military

Locations

Germany

Length of story (in feet)

339

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