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End Is Near For Nazis In France
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keywords: wwii, france, british lancaster bomber, military voting cards
Synopsis: Nazi tyranny is close to an end in WWII France as British Lancaster Bombers attack U-Boat submarine pens, communication lines and retreating German forces while in Falaise Canadian forces continue their offensive against the Nazi 7th Army and on a lighter side American politics come into play as US soldiers line up to get voting ballots for their respective home states...(read more)
- Date: 1944
- Duration: 00:02:42
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: France
End Is Near For Nazis In France
Precision Bombing—Huge British Lancaster Bombers dump 6-ton bombs on U-boat pens at Brest, while other bombers tear up Nazi communication lines, making retreat a more frenzied problem. Bombs falling from plane and explosions on the ground.
Canadians Close in On the 7th—From Falaise the Canadians apply the squeeze on the Nazi 7th Army, capturing large segments of this once proud military organization, now frazzled and hungry. Then the Canadians advance through burning towns. Canadian tank fires machine at fleeing German troops. Captured Germans with hands behind hear march to rear and are fed. French theater WWII. Falaise pocket.
Americans Yanks in Le Mans are greeted. Civilians round up enemy collaborators. Civilian life returns to normal as shops offer an array of goods. American Bars are opened and De Gaulle’s picture and food stuffs find a ready sale.
G.I. Voting Cards—Yanks line up to secure their application cards for ballots from their respective home states.
- Related Titles:
- Newsreels: 1944 - August 31
