RAF War Front - Arnhem

Series

Series Name

The Gen

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

1944

Length of issue (in feet)

1294

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Toast to the WAAFs
2. 2RAF War Front - Arnhem
3. 3Christmas 1944

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

An airfleet of Halifaxes, Stirlings and Hamilcar, Horsa and Hadrian gliders prepares for "Operation Market" [Garden]. Dakotas tow Horsas towards Holland (good aerial film). Idyllic scenes of Dutch rural life are followed by German film of observers sounding the alarm. Gliders land in fields and parachute troops - as well as ammunition and equipment - are dropped. Troops dig in, and defend themselves against German tanks, SPGs and flamethrowers (repeated footage of allied dugout). After 10 days, the Allies pull out across the Rhine leaving "the field of Arnhem to the enemy". Film of wrecked gliders and the dead (on both sides).

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Military

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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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