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Captives Courageous

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/33
Date Released
23 Apr 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 18th Army Offensive
  2. 2Captives Courageous
  3. 3West Front War Report

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Canadian prisoners captured at Dieppe march out of Germany after being released by the allies, and are on their way home. At Duderstad, British, American and Russian prisoners are released by the American and Russian prisoners are released by the American Third Armoured Division. Coldstream Guardsmen released 350 more allied prisoners from a prison north of Klingen. CUs show British prisoners who have been starved showing how thin their arms and legs are. British POWs back home in England in a canteen and leaving the camp with their back-pay on their way home on leave.
Keywords
Prisoners of war; Military
Locations
Germany; Duderstad
Length of story (in feet)
142
Story extras:
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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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