Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: U-Boat Pens Demolished

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
856
Date Released
29 Oct 1945
Date submitted
23 Oct 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: U-Boat Pens Demolished. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Engineers use German bombs to demolish U-Boat pens at Hamburg. SHOTLIST: KS Elevated shot of U-boat pens. Various shots of German civilians assisted by British soldiers, (naval), laying German dynamite, bombs etc. in position for blowing same up. Laying fuse wires. Major Donelly presses button which sets off fuse. GV pens blowing up - colossal explosion. MS aftermath, ruined, wrecked U-boat pens.
Keywords
Explosions; Occupied territories; Military
Locations
Hamburg
Footage sources
Army Film Unit
Card file number
46164
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
73
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: U-Boat Pens Demolished', British Movietone News Issue No. 856, 29 Oct 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13604 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)