Winged War

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

45/35

Date Released

30 Apr 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Winged War
2. 2German Atrocities

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

US 8th Air Force bomb and strafe Fort de Royan, a German held pocket of resistance on the French atlantic coast. In Denmark, Mosquitoes of the RAF Second TAF attack at low-level a Gestapo HQ at Oden Say. Lancasters of Bomber Command carrying 12,000 lb bombs attack a German pocket battleship the "Lutzow" in its Baltic base at Swinemunde. Brilliantly placed near-misses rip the ship apart below the water-line. The end of Hitler’s last battleship. Leipzig, sixth largest city of Germany, is now in Allied hands. Focal point of one of the largest rail networks in Germany, the RAF gave it plenty of attention. Inside the town hall the Mayor, his wife and daughter had poisoned themselves, and outside sporadic fighting went on for a while before the streets were finally cleared. White flags being waved by civilians in the streets. 50,000 German prisoners crowd into an American cage, they range from seven generals down to the Hitler Youth, and only thirty-five Americans are required to guard them. German ATS girls in civilian clothes are also in the prison camp. British and Empire POWs waving joyously on being released from Stalag 357. Nuremberg Stadium in 1945, deserted and silent, and flashbacks to the Nuremberg Rallies of the ‘30s with Hitler ranting.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military

Locations

Germany; Swinemunde; Leipzig; Nuremberg

Length of story (in feet)

491

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