News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

44/9

Date Released

31 Jan 1944

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Japs Lose 85 Planes
• 2. Keep ‘Em Flying
• 3. From the Pacific Front
• 4. War Wounded Help Themselves
• 5. Magdeburg Blitzed

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Lancasters and Halifaxes deliver two thousand tons of bombs in 34 minutes over Magdeburg. Believing that the raid was to be concentrated on Berlin, enemy night fighters were send to defend the capital which was receiving a diversionary raid by Mosquitos, while the heavy bombers altered course to deliver their attack on Magdeburg.

Keywords

Aviation; War damage; Military

Locations

Germany; Magdeburg

Length of story (in feet)

88

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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