PATHE GAZETTE ISSUE 45/26 (item) [Main Title]

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  • Title: PATHE GAZETTE ISSUE 45/26 (item) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 109
  • Other titles:
  • Summary: "We cross the Rhine".
  • Description: Preparations by 21st Army Group for crossing of Rhine; Thousands of tons of supplies arriving at Antwerp harbour, RAF Typhoons launch rocket attack on German HQ, US 17th Airborne Division, and British 6th Airborne Div. board Horsa gliders for crossing of Rhine; Dakotas towing Horsas; corkscrew, tails of V2 rockets visible over Germany; Airborne assault; Dakota crashes and explodes; glider crash lands. Buffaloes used for river crossings. Churchill, Montgomery and Eisenhower survey progress.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MGH 109
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: NON-IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 1945
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Pathé Gazette (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer (person)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 717 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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