Description: I. "The Western Front": The Allies build a bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal between Eindhoven and Nijmegen. A new 7.2 field gun joins the action on the side of the United Nations. A truce enables civilians to evacuate Dunkirk before the Allied onslaught.
II. "Land and Air Actions by the German Border": Americans advance through an unidentified wood inside the German Border. Aachen is besieged. Civilians are evacuated from the Belgian-German border and an unidentified area in the Aachen district.
III. "Battle Dispatch from War Zones in Europe": A Lancaster drops bombs and incendiaries on a day raid on Duisburg. Aerial shots show a night attack on Brunswick. King George VI visits Field Marshal Montgomery on the Western Front. American guns, tanks, infantry and bombs batter Aachen. Civilians are evacuated. Tanks and infantry move into the rubble and ruins, and street fighting occurs.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:MGH 383
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
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Production Date:1944-04
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Gaumont British (Production company)
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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: 1166 ft; Running time: 13 mins
