WINSTON CHURCHILL VISITS THE RIVER RHINE CROSSING AREA, GERMANY (PART 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: WINSTON CHURCHILL VISITS THE RIVER RHINE CROSSING AREA, GERMANY (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 277-1
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  • Summary: I. Winston Churchill, accompanied by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, attends a service in a small Rhineland village before visiting 16th Corps headquarters; also in the party are Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, General Eisenhower, General Simpson, General Bradley, Major General Anderson and Brigadier General C W Browne. II. Churchill and his party stand on the balcony of a house overlooking the River Rhine. III. Churchill, Montgomery and Bradley cross the Rhine in an LCIVP ("Landing Craft Infantry - Vest Pocket"). IV. Despite nearby mortar fire, Churchill and his party visits a destroyed Rhine bridge and views the ruined townscape of Wesel.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 277-1
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945-03-25
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Taylor, A A (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer (person)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    A70 277-1

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    A70 277-2 (WINSTON CHURCHILL VISITS THE RIVER RHINE CROSSING AREA, GERMANY (PART 2) [Allocated Title])
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