A City Freed

Series

Series Name

The Gen

Issue

Issue No.

10

Date Released

1944

Length of issue (in feet)

1344

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Jail Breakers
2. 2A City Freed
3. 3Burma Front
4. 4The Last Operation

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

Dakotas fly over Brussels, delivering supplies for troops in Holland. Superficially Brussels seems "normal" but film of wrecked trains, rail-yards and factories suggests "the hangover of war". Communist workers march, their banners demanding "Du travail pour la victorie"; the black market flourishes, and people queue for bread. But Belgians can now listen to the radio, sit in cafes, talk freely, read uncensored newspapers, go to the library or watch a football match - as they chose. Wrecked tanks in the streets, remains of German headquarters, Nazi posters, and the deserted concentration camp at Broendonk are grim remainders among the public celebrations (attended by the Mayor) following liberation.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Aviation; Railways; Celebrations and festivals; Demonstrations; Victory celebrations; War damage; Military

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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