March 1945 Newsreel: Operation Varsity

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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from 1945. Film's titles not mentioned in National Archives description below: "Rhine Barrier Smashed!" National Archives description Shows land and air operations against Germany in March, 1945. American airplanes conduct daytime and nighttime bombings. Royal Air Force gliders and troop carriers take off from England with airborne troops. American airborne troops embark from France and land in Germany. Shows elements of the 9th Army crossing the Rhine River. Prime minister Churchill and Field Marshall Montgomery cross the Rhine and are shown with Gen. Eisenhower. German prisoners cross the river." National Archives Identifier: 39163 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

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United News

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany, Typhoon (Fighter Plane), World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Gliders (Aeronautics), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, British, Operation Varsity, 1945, Great Britain. -- Army -- Airborne Division, 6th, Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965, United States. -- Army -- Airborne Division, 17th, Montgomery Of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976, Allied Forces. -- Army Group, 21st, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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