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II "Athens." Clapping crowds greet the entry of British forces into Athens and banners across the street read "We believe in your justice" and "We greet the brave English Army." Commentary speaks of the ending of German tyranny while emphasising that Britain and her Allies "demanded nothing from Greece but her friendship." Supplies unloaded from ships include tins of spam and corned beef, allegedly to relieve starvation. Scenes of fighting between British and ELAS forces show British troops firing from a rooftop on 8 September, a group of ELAS prisoners, and tanks moving through the streets. "Efforts at settlement failed"; Churchill and Eden arrive by Liberator at Athens.
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I. "Mud and Flood." Film shot by the US Army Signal Corps on the 5th Army front: trucks slowly edge through sludge and water while infantry trudges on through the mud. Torrents of muddy flood water pour down a village street as a jeep rescues some local children.
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III. "Rundstedt's push." Captured German film of the Rundstedt offensive, showing US equipment on fire, Panzer IVs advancing and Germans enjoying American cigars and chewing gum.
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I. "Mud and Flood." Film shot by the US Army Signal Corps on the 5th Army front: trucks slowly edge through sludge and water while infantry trudges on through the mud. Torrents of muddy flood water pour down a village street as a jeep rescues some local children.
Full description
II "Athens." Clapping crowds greet the entry of British forces into Athens and banners across the street read "We believe in your justice" and "We greet the brave English Army." Commentary speaks of the ending of German tyranny while emphasising that Britain and her Allies "demanded nothing from Greece but her friendship." Supplies unloaded from ships include tins of spam and corned beef, allegedly to relieve starvation. Scenes of fighting between British and ELAS forces show British troops firing from a rooftop on 8 September, a group of ELAS prisoners, and tanks moving through the streets. "Efforts at settlement failed"; Churchill and Eden arrive by Liberator at Athens.
Full description
III. "Rundstedt's push." Captured German film of the Rundstedt offensive, showing US equipment on fire, Panzer IVs advancing and Germans enjoying American cigars and chewing gum.
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35mm