Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: AAchen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
803
Date Released
23 Oct 1944
Date submitted
18 Oct 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aachen. DESCRIPTION: First newsreel pictures of the battle of Aachen date from the middle of October. American armour and infantry fought a house to house battle, which resulted in many German civilians surrendering. Grim fighting continued with German snipers hidden in the ruins of the town. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of Americans firing artillery at town from outskirts. Formation of Lightnings & Thunderbolts & explosions. American infantry on outskirts of town, tanks gather, various shots of deserted streets of town. Various shots of German refugees making their way to Allied line. Group talk to American interpreter. German leaves his house at same time pulling down off door symbol of Nazism (Eagle). CU "Eagle" lying on ground. Various shots of street fighting, Yanks run along streets, snipers in action, tanks assist, occasional explosions. Tanks fire at point blank range to finish.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Weapons; Aviation; Communications; Displaced persons; War damage; Prisoners of war; Occupied territories; Military
Footage sources
APS
United States Army Air Force [USAAF]
Card file number
45207
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
233
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: AAchen', British Movietone News Issue No. 803, 23 Oct 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13257 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)