The Crucial Phase

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1404
Date Released
14 Aug 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
Battle front reports from both flanks. British advance against major part of German army south of Caumont. Americans surge into Brittany. People of Rennes, largest town so far captured, give tremendous welcome to US forces.
Keywords
Military
Library number
13962
Length of story (in feet)
488
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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'The Crucial Phase', British Paramount News Issue No. 1404, 14 Aug 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/39262 (Accessed 21 Jul 2025)