Winter Grips Western Front

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keywords: wwii, european theater, winter combat, l-5 observation plane

Synopsis: Brutal winter weather causes massive headaches for Allied Forces as vehicles slip and slide along roads, take-off of an L-5 Observation Plane and scenes of winter combat...(read more)

Date: 1944
Duration: 00:02:36
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Western Front

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Winter Grips Western Front

Winter Grips Western Front

Winter Grips Western Front: Snow and ice covers roads on the Western Front in 1944. U.S. Army Cargo truck (Deuce and a half, 6X6, 2½ ton) slides on ice covered road. CU of tract vehicle spinning, tanks slides down roadway. Soldiers sanding the roadway. Infantry and tanks of the American 7th Army advance through snow and ice covered forest. Columns of soldiers move down snow covered road. Stinson L-5 Sentinel "Grasshopper" Observation plane takes off from a snow covered airfield and in flight. Tanks and artillery on snow covered battlefield fire on town held by German troops.. CU of two soldiers behind embankment firing rifles. Germans soldiers come out of forest with hands raise in surrender, some wearing G.I. overcoats. German prisoners (pows) are marched to the rear.