West Front War Report

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/15
Date Released
19 Feb 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Dnieper Dam Restored
  2. 2Dutch Children Arrive
  3. 3West Front War Report

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
In Alsace, men of the American Sixth Army edge their way into Oberhofen against heavy German resistance. Infantry and tanks shoot it out with snipers in foxholes. Snow bound aerodrome makes the Western front look like the Eastern front and Thunderbolt plane landing overruns on the icy runway and crashes into another Thunderbolt. British troops converge on Cleve on the north of the Siegfried Line. Fierce fighting takes place as Cleve and other cities like have been transformed into bastions of the German defence system. The men who directed the operation Field Marshal Montgomery and General Crerar of the 1st Canadian Army are seen on the outskirts of Cleve. British troops enter the city and street fighting in progress. German prisoners are taken and at last the city falls into allied hands.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weather; Aviation; Prisoners of war; Military
Locations
Netherlands; Oberhofen; Alsace-Lorraine; Cleve
Length of story (in feet)
345
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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