Into Germany

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

205

Date Released

9 Apr 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Into Germany

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

US First Airborne Army carries equipment to the east bank of the Rhine at Wesel. Tug men and glider crews are briefed. Gigantic landing craft used. Churchill, with Eisenhower, Montgomery and Alan Brooke, sees troops disembark. Areas behind the German front are attacked by RAF bombers. Bomber Command makes a night attack on Wurzburg in Bavaria upon a rail junction between Frankfurt and Nuremberg. Night bombing of Bamberg in Bavaria. Troops of the 21st Army Group, Montgomery’s men, cross the river. Rocket firing typhoons blast various "nuisance points" along the way. Churchill himself crosses the Rhine and inspects the scene. Dakota troop-carrying aircraft; mass landings of paratroopers. A damaged Dakota makes a crash landing. A 250 mile glider train crosses the river. Tow ropes are cast off, and gliders land. Final shot of Churchill and Montgomery.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; 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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