How Stands the War?

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1418
Date Released
2 Oct 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1How Stands the War?

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
Prime Minister returns from Quebec and congratulates country on transformed war situation. Allied armies now mass on German frontiers and are across it in places. LIBERATED FRANCE The town of Vichy welcomes the FFI. The Belgian House of Representatives elects Prince Charles Regent. THE CAPTURED PORTS First pictures from Marseilles, Toulon, Boulogne, Havre and Brest since enemy withdrew show extent of Nazi demolitions. THE HOME FRONT Rivalling war in public interest is publication of White Paper on social security, also release of news of oil discovery somewhere in England. BURMA Latest pictures of Fourteenth Army campaign show tremendous difficulties encountered by British, Indian and Dominion troops in Far East. SALUTE TO AIRBORNE Army cameramen secure historic pictures of Arnhem battlefield where heroic fighting enabled British Second Army to consolidate their heroic gains.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Economics; Social conditions; Ceremonies; Social welfare; War damage; Occupied territories; Exile; Military
Length of story (in feet)
744
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