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Lest We Forget Reel-4
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keywords: wwii, european theater, german troops surrender, uso camp show, crooner bing crosby, operation market garden
Synopsis: A thorough overview of WWII Europe touching on all aspects the land, sea and air campaigns, V-E Day celebrations, the damage and destruction of Europe after the surrender of Germany and Italy plus scenes of Allied armies advance toward Belgium and the Netherlands, Germany army troops in mass surrender, USO camp show with crooner Bing Crosby, Operation Market Garden, Allied advance into Germany and more...(read more)
- Date: 1940's
- Duration: 00:09:01
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Europe
Lest We Forget Reel-4
As the Allied Army advanced toward Belgium and the Netherlands, and the Holland region of the Netherlands, the German Army began surrendering in larger numbers. Burning and destroyed German military vehicles. German troops are marched along roadway under guard past body of dead German soldier. Aerial view of 20,000 Germans that surrendered along with their equipment. Crowds in Belgium, Luxemburg, and Holland cheer, wave, and greet the American soldiers. USO Camp Show with female singers and Bing Crosby entertaining the troops.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery looking at map. Thousands of parachutes fill the sky and hundreds of gliders land in Operation Market Garden. Rescue of trapped glider pilot. Nijmegen Bridge. Battle for Aachen Germany. Artillery shelling and air attacks on the German City of Aachen. Tanks and street fighting in Aachen. Close-up American solider firing .45 Caliber Thompson Submachine gun. Tank fires 50 caliber machine gun strafing buildings. American flag raised in German City of Aachen after battle, first Germany city captured by American forces. German refugees in Aachen. Front page of Stars And Stripes reads "Patton Seizes Metz Fort". Low aerial view of the Siegfried Line, Siegfried Line of tank barriers ,bunkers and tunnels blasted with rocket fire, tanks, artillery, and flame throwing tanks. The Allied Army drives deeper into Germany.
Shot List:
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Burning and destroyed German military vehicles
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People of Belgium, Luxemburg, and Holland cheering the U.S. troops
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Bing Crosby with USO Camp Show entertaining the troops
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Operation Market Garden, thousands of parachutes fill the sky
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Operation Market Garden, CU gliders landing
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Bridge at Nijmegen
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Battle for Aachen, Artillery shelling and air attacks by P-38 planes
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Tanks and street fighting in Aachen Germany, American flag is raised
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German refugees in Aachen Germany
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Siegfried Line of tank barriers, bunkers and tunnels blasted with rocket fire, tanks, artillery, and flame throwing tanks
