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(1) "When the entire Rhine front explodes into action the First Allied Airborne Army takes flight for the Westphalian plains. From an observation post Gen. Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill watch the sky trains roar by overhead. The drop area reached, thousands of chutes float to the ground from twin side-door C-46 carriers, while giant C-47 tow planes release their gliders. Despite damaging resistance the gliders land with their jeeps and other materiel. Flail Tanks - The Canadian First…
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★★★ · News from the Final Days of WWII · Christine Hennig · 2005-05-28
Newsreel clip from World War II documenting several stories from the last days of the European war, including paratroops invading Germany, the capture of Coblenz, the development of a new French plane under the noses of the Nazis, and the 101st Airborne Division being decorated for bravery in the Battle of the Bulge. This has a lot of historical interest, especially the part about UniversalÃÂs cameraman in the story about the capture of Coblenz. I know I often wonder about the cameraman when watching such battle footage, and itÃÂs great to see his bravery credited for once. Ratings…