News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

44/78

Date Released

28 Sep 1944

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Huts for the Homeless
• 2. Combat Camera Reports
• 3. Lynching Riot at Caruso Trial
• 4. Boulogne Nazis Battered into Surrender

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

British long-range guns at Hell Fire Corner in Dover open up on German strong points at Boulogne. Shells are seen bursting in the distance. Lancaster bombers over Boulogne then add their quota of destruction. Flail and flame-throwing Churchill tanks move along road to blast enemy out of Boulogne. Ruined streets bear witness to the pounding they have received. Royal Engineers erect Bailey bridges to replace those that have been destroyed. German POWs captured at Calais, many having manned the V1 sites, are transported to prison camps.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military

Locations

France; Boulogne

Length of story (in feet)

318

Story extras:

Film clip

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Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Film Archive

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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