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Combat Bulletin #23 "Allies Capture More French Ports," 1944
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U.S. Army "Combat Bulletin" newsreel featuring combat activities in September of 1944. Title Cards: Mediterranean: 5th Army Pierces Gothic Line ETO: German Installations Pacific: Invasion Of Morotai Island CBI: B-29's In Operation ETO: Allies Capture More French Ports ETO: Allied Armies Drive To Germany Capture of Le Havre American 3rd Army American 1st Army British 2nd Army National Archives description: "Part 1 (CB Part 5, Reel 2): Canadian troops bombard and capture Bologne (September 20). 7,500 prisoners are gathered. Rockets are fired and German mines are detonated near Brest (SFR only). La Havre is bombed and captured by British troops. Tanks cross mine fields and shoot fire. Shows wreckage and the surrender of the city. Part 2: Shows captured positions near Ostend, Belgium, including an airport camouflaged as a village. Part 3 (SFR Reel 2; CB Part 1): The 5th Army advances toward Futa Pass. Italians bring supplies on mules. Artillery, tanks, mortars, and machine guns open fire; troops advance (September 23). Shows overrun position near Pisa. Part 4 (CB Reel 2): B-29's take off, fly, and land at a secret Asian base. Describes the size and capabilities of the plane. General St…
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United States. Army
Subjects
Combat Bulletin, Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, US Army, Great Britain. -- Army -- 2nd Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western New Guinea, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea, B-29 bomber, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American, United States. -- Army -- Army, 1st, United States. -- Army -- Army, 5th, United States. -- Army -- Army, 3rd, Saunders, Laverne G., Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883-1946, CBI, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Bomber Command, 20th, Douglas DC-3 (Transport Plane)
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