Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Front - AAchen and Venray
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Western Front - Aachen & Venray. DESCRIPTION: The city of Aachen, which once symbolised German resistance, now lies in ruins. Latest newsreel pictures show the capture under fire of Venray a strategic place on the River Meuse. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Aachen, various shots of Quellenhof Hotel, exterior & interior, & remains of same. Yanks look over hotel. POWs marched out of city, German civilians look on. AFU - At Venray, NE of Eindhoven, British troops on march, single file, advance under fire, sniping occasionally, crawling along. Fire mortars at house, several direct hits scored, British troops enter house, bring out German prisoners. Various shots of types including close-ups.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Death; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military
- Footage sources
- APS
Army Film Unit
United States Army Air Force [USAAF]
- Card file number
- 45225
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 109
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