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GERMANS CHAOS WEST OF THE RHINE -
The Allies have closed up to the Rhine all the way from Arnhem to within a mile of Coblenz. This has involved very heavy fighting by part of the Canadian and United Kingdom troops driving the Germans back from their Wesel bridgehead. The...
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THE BRIDGE -
Pictures have now reached London of the bridge at Remagen which was captured by the 9th Armoured Division. They took the bridge intact and removed the demolition charges set by the Germans and now the bridge is proving very useful for...
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FORWARD TO THE RHINE -
First pictures of the Americans of the Ninth Army moving up to cross the Roer river. On the night of the 23rd February, Bomber Command Lancasters carried out a devastating attack on Pforzheim. Brilliant and accurate marking by Pathfinder...
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FREED BY LUZON LIBERATORS -
American Rangers have succeeded in rescuing a large number of American and British prisoners. Years of harsh treatment has left the men thin and weak. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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SWEEPING UP THE DREGS
These pictures of Japanese prisoners in Burma reached London just about the time of Japan's unconditional surrender was being signed aboard the ""Missouri"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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MONTY'S NEW OFFENSIVE -
The push into Germany by United Kingdom and Canadian troops was preceded by a ""Monty"" barrage. Foot soldiers followed behind flail tanks on the move forward. Canadians advanced across flood waters in amphibious vehicles. Thousands of...
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DIEPPE ANNIVERSARY
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The third anniversary of...
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THE FOOD PROSPECT
Britain's grain harvest has once again been bountiful and helpers of all kinds have been coming forward to bring the harvest home. Help is needed too in picking fruit, in past years abundant crops of plums, pears and apples have gone to...
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INTO GERMANY FROM ROER SALIENT -
British troops have been entering village after village in Germany but the move forward has been hampered by mines. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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COLOGNE'S FATE -
Something like sixty per cent of Cologne has been destroyed by Allied bombing to eliminate it as a production centre. The RAF first used its new ten ton bomb on a viaduct at Bielefeld which carried one of the last remaining two-track...
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THE RED ARMY SWEEPS FORWARD: - NO SOUND
Nalchik Area - The Red Army has made great advances in the Caucasus stopping Hitler's bid to reach the oilfields of Grozny and Baku. ® Rzhev Front - Great advances have also been made in the Central following the cutting of the...
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BURNING UP THE JAPS
Pictures of the taking of Balikpapan in Borneo show the pounding taken by the Japanese. Oil wells going up in smoke took away one of the Japan's biggest sources. The Australians swiftly secured their foothold and the battle moved inland...
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More and more Allied...
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IN THE WAKE OF THE HUN -
General Eisenhower has been to certain concentration camps in Germany. At Ohrdorf, he collected first-hand information of the atrocities committed. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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THE HAW HAWS -
Captured at Luneburg in Germany were William Joyce, the infamous Lord Haw Haw, and his wife Margaret Hansen. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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FLENSBURG - THE LAST ROUND UP -
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GERMANY
OSNABRUCK ENTERED - When troops entered Osnabruck they found large numbers of slave workers, Italians, Russians, French, Dutch and others. ® V2'S - Near the town of Bromskirchen the Allies captured a whole train loaded with V2 rockets....
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WITH THE GUARDS -
The Dutch flag again flies over Enschede, 50 miles north east of Arnhem, was liberated by part of the Guard's Armoured Division. Tens of thousands of German prisoners are being taken by the day. Paul Wyand of Movietone visited one of the...
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OVER THE RHINE -
In build up for the crossing of the Rhine, the Navy took a large number of landing craft and ferries to the scene. On the Army front a stream of tanks and vehicles of every kind had been pouring towards the river. Airborne forces using...
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RHEIMS - UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER SIGNED -
General Eisenhower's battle headquarters at Rheims was the setting for Germany's unconditional surrender. The ceremony was brief and a 2.41 am the capitulation of Germany was completed. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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MANDALAY FALLS -
Both Indian troops and men from the United Kingdom fought their way into the centre of Mandalay. The enemy's last stand was made at Fort Dufferin which was bombed by Hurricanes. The pagoda at one of the gates of the Fort was an important...
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STALINGRAD TODAY
The ruined city of Stalingrad needs extensive rebuilding and many people are living in the underground cellars of ruined houses. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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BRITISH TROOPS SAY AUSTRALIA'S
Men of the Suffolk and Norfolk Regiments arrive in Australia to guard internees. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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FIRST ITALIAN AIR PRISONERS IN ENGLAND -
Italian pilots shot down whilst attacking shipping are brought ashore. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...