30TH INF DIV AND CHURCHILL CROSS RHINE RIVER — Part 2 | The Archive Project

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Description

Summary: AVs, Rhine River and surrounding territory, showing burning target. Vehicles of the 30th Inf Div cross river under cover of smoke screen. Bridge under construction in bg. VS, 155mm Hows firing under camouflaged nets. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Gen Bernard L Montgomery, Gene Leland S Hobbs, and other personnel cross Rhine in landing craft. On the eastern shore they move about inspecting positions. Short scene, reconnaissance plane crew, pilot, and cameraman prepare for take- off.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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Date

1945-03-27

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TRT

3:07

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