United News, Release 1030-1034 (1944) WWII: WESTERN FRONT

Part of the United News collection, a World War II news series created to boost support at home and abroad.

1030. WESTERN FRONT [ETC.]. UNITED NEWS.

1. The 3rd and 9th Armies advance in France. 2. Labor leaders meet in London to plan a labor conference. Shows Sidney Hillman. 3. Gen. Eisenhower visits Canadian and Polish troops and an army hospital. Flamethrowers are demonstrated. Shows Gen. Montgomery. 4. Allied troops fight in Antwerp and take German prisoners. The first allied convoy to the port brings military supplies.

1031. FRENCH HONOR AMERICAN HEROES [ETC.], 1944.

1. Members of the 5th Inf. Div., including Gen. Stafford LeRoy Irwin, receive the Croix de Guerre at Metz. 2. U.S. soldiers help clear London rubble and rebuild homes. 3. Gen. Eisenhower wishes Merry Christmas to representatives of allied troops. 4. 17 Congressmen inspect battle lines near the German border and are greeted at Metz by Gen. Patton. 5. Artillery bombards Kiel and German troops surrender. Other personages: Congressmen Matthew J. Merritt, Clare Boothe Luce, John Martin Costello, John Parnell Thomas.

1032. AMERICAN SUB RESCUES AIRMEN [ETC.], 1944.

1. 22 crewmen from a U.S. bomber are rescued in the Pacific. 2. Gunners shoot at German robot bombs over England. 3. Shows pipe lines being laid in Africa and Europe. 4. Troops of the 9th Army enter and fight in Saarbrucken, Germany. 5. Soldiers receive mail and gifts and give Christmas presents to children in Europe.

1033. CHURCHILL IN ATHENS [ETC.], 1944.

1. Shows Churchill, Eden, and Field Marshall Alexander in Athens. 2. Allied troops halt German advances in Belgium. Captured film shows German troops advancing past wrecked U.S. equipment. Belgians are evacuated by U.S. vehicles. As the weather clears, allied planes attack German troops and equipment in force.

1034. THE YEAR 1944, 1945.

Reviews events of the past year. Shows Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin at the 1943 Teheran Conference. U.S. troops land and fight on Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, and other Pacific islands. Russian troops advance to Romania and capture German soldiers. Ships carrying equipment, supplies, and men are loaded in England and cross the English Channel. Paratroops jump at Caen. Troops land under a naval barrage. Citizens of Rome, Paris, Bucharest, Brussels, Belgrade, and Athens celebrate their liberation. Shows scenes of the Dumbarton Oaks, Quebec, and Yalta Conferences, of the election of F.D.R., and of airplane manufacturing. The Navy bombards the Philippine Islands and Gen. MacArthur and President Osmena wade ashore. F.D.R. addresses the UN. Other personages: Gen. Eisenhower, Pope Pius XII.

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Customer Reviews:

• Excellent: Excellent. Great footage of action on various fronts in World War 2.
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