Winter Push to Knock Out German Reich 1944/12/14
Description
(1) "Pushing Back the Nazis - Allied ships enter the port of Antwerp carrying valuable war materiel...Gen. Eisenhower visits Gen. Montgomery and inspects the British 2nd Army...The Allies are confronted with the Mans River which is swollen seven times its normal size...elsewhere snow and mud provide obstacles...American rifles, machine guns and artillery are constantly in action...Allied wounded are many...and 5,000 Nazis are taken prisoner." scenes of Antwerp cleared and now open; Ike and Montgomery confer; Ike tours troops; but Mans River flooded, snow and mud stall Allied advance; map of drive on Cologne; stubborn resistance on 450-mile front; 5000 Nazis surrender; (2) Strife Torn Greece Gets Food Relief - "Athens: British General Scolde and Premier Pamandren supervise the distribution of food to the Greek people." scenes of first food aid arrives in Greece. (partial newsreel)
Metadata
Title: Winter Push to Knock Out German Reich 1944/12/14
Format:
Clean of Graphics: Yes
Type: Segment
Subject(s): WWII
Public Broadcasting Station or Institution: Public Domain
Original Broadcast/Publish Date: 01/01/1944
Runtime: 00:04:03
Main Asset File Size: 1.5 GB
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Sensitive Material: N/A
Special Instructions: N/A
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