On German Soil

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1414
Date Released
18 Sep 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Allied Forces Honour Paris
  2. 2Now for Japan! PM in Quebec
  3. 3On German Soil

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Latest film dispatch from Western Front, arriving as news comes of Allied invasion of Germany, includes: a. Spectacular bombardment of Le Havre. b. Crossing of Albert Canal. c. Capture of Antwerp. d. Arrival in Brussels of exiled Belgian Government. e. Brussels’ reception of Field Marshal Montgomery. f. Arms for underground movement dropped by RAF g. Street fighting and popular enthusiasm at liberation of Lyons.
Keywords
Politics and government; Weapons; Aviation; Occupied territories; Exile; Engineering; Military
Library number
14024
Length of story (in feet)
372
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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