Poland

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

187

Date Released

3 Dec 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Holland (Allied Campaign to Clear Scheldt Estuary)
2. 2Poland
3. 3Churchill in Russia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Marshal Rokossovsky watches his men cross the River Bug on the road to Lublin - under heavy enemy fire. Red Army Cavalry. Polish people welcome Russians*, together with the Polish divisions with them. Six Poles, condemned to death by the Germans, are released from their prison by Russians. The Polish flag is raised. *In the town of Helm. US NATIONAL ARCHIVE ENTRY: 10 min, sd, B&W, 35mm Russian General Rokossovoski observes Russian tanks and infantry advance towards Lublin, Poland. Russian bombers hit German strong points. Infantry crosses the Bug river in boats; amphibious tanks reach the opposite shore. Truck-drawn artillery and tanks are cheered as they enter Helm; civilians embrace the Russians. Polish patriots are released from jail. Record Group 208 Accession 2376

Keywords

Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Prisoners of war; Occupied territories; Military

Credits:

Commentator

Rex Keating

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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