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II. "Reading between the lines." a. A dog, as well as soldiers, practise parachute jumping from Dakotas in the USA. b. Montgomery in a navy motor launch flying his own pennant, approaches the bridgehead in the toe of Italy before coming ashore in a DUKW and watching a column of troops moving up through a town. c. Clouds of black smoke, wrecked ships and a large explosion in Palermo at the time of the US capture of the city. d. Crowds surround King Christian as he rides through the streets of Copenhagen. e. King Boris of Bulgaria arrives to visit Hitler.
Object description
I. "Cross Channel action." A combined Services' operational exercise, with transport and escort ships and landing craft at sea, intended as a dress rehearsal for the invasion of Europe. Germans did not unfortunately disclose their fortified positions. USAAF Marauders bomb woods in Northern France.
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III. "Punching for the Dnieper." Scenes from the Russians' triumphant Summer offensive: soldiers supported by rubber rings advance through a reedy lake; others cross a stretch of water under bombardment; nurse tends a casualty in the front line. Masses of captured German material suggest the size of the enemy defeat.
Full description
I. "Cross Channel action." A combined Services' operational exercise, with transport and escort ships and landing craft at sea, intended as a dress rehearsal for the invasion of Europe. Germans did not unfortunately disclose their fortified positions. USAAF Marauders bomb woods in Northern France.
Full description
II. "Reading between the lines." a. A dog, as well as soldiers, practise parachute jumping from Dakotas in the USA. b. Montgomery in a navy motor launch flying his own pennant, approaches the bridgehead in the toe of Italy before coming ashore in a DUKW and watching a column of troops moving up through a town. c. Clouds of black smoke, wrecked ships and a large explosion in Palermo at the time of the US capture of the city. d. Crowds surround King Christian as he rides through the streets of Copenhagen. e. King Boris of Bulgaria arrives to visit Hitler.
Full description
III. "Punching for the Dnieper." Scenes from the Russians' triumphant Summer offensive: soldiers supported by rubber rings advance through a reedy lake; others cross a stretch of water under bombardment; nurse tends a casualty in the front line. Masses of captured German material suggest the size of the enemy defeat.
Physical description
35mm