Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Nazi Arctic Bases Captured

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
816A
Date Released
25 Jan 1945
Date submitted
Jan 1945
Date submitted
19 Jan 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nazi Arctic Bases Captured. DESCRIPTION: American Coast Guards managed to destroy three German weather radio stations on the coast of Greenland. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Floating ice. US sailors lower depth charges over side of cutter. GV of cutter caught in the ice. Depth charges explode releasing the cutter. American sailors in rowboat pull away from cutter, land on ice, German bases, inspect food supplies & drinking some of the German spirits. Rowboats return to ship with German prisoners, prisoners come aboard, & various shots of same standing on deck.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Food and cooking; Environment; Weapons; Explosions; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military
Locations
Greenland
Footage sources
United States of America
Movietone
Card file number
45455
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Nazi Arctic Bases Captured', British Movietone News Issue No. 816A, 25 Jan 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13352 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)