Poland
Series
- Series Name
- War Pictorial News
Issue
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:
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- Commentator
- Rex Keating
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- 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.
- Series held
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