Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. BASTOGNE DEFENDERS HONORED [ETC.]

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. BASTOGNE DEFENDERS HONORED [ETC.]

1945

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Part 1, the 101st Airborne Div. is inspected by Gens. Eisenhower and Taylor, is decorated, and passes in review. Part 2 shows an English blockbuster (22,000 lbs.) and aerial views of its use on German targets. Part 3, 500 Dutch children are entertained by American soldiers in England. Part 4 shows the use and repair of the only bridge across the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany, and the ruins after its collapse. Includes shots of the 1st Army fighting in Coblenz, Germany.

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