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Object description
II. "Assault on Hitler's war machine". RAF bomber raids against targets in Occupied Europe. (Gaumont British News) Bostons (107 Squadron), Mosquitos and Lancasters are seen on the ground and taking off. "It is with great regret that we drop bombs on countries friendly to us but it is vital to strike at the German conqueror within their gates." Animated diagram portrays France as an arsenal bristling with shore batteries, E-boat pens and "industries of every kind supplying the German armed forces". Bostons (320 Dutch Squadron) and Mitchells release bombs over wood and coastal targets and pass through flak puffs; Bostons attack railway centres and factories.
Object description
I. "Last bombing pictures from Europe?" Lancasters attack Heligoland and Berchtesgaden in separate raids. Lancasters make heavy daylight attack on German naval base and fortress of Heligoland. Lancasters bomb Hitler's mountain hide-out, the Eagle's Nest, in the Bavarian Alps. Explosions are visible near the snow-surrounded buildings on the mountain plateau.
Full description
I. "Last bombing pictures from Europe?" Lancasters attack Heligoland and Berchtesgaden in separate raids. Lancasters make heavy daylight attack on German naval base and fortress of Heligoland. Lancasters bomb Hitler's mountain hide-out, the Eagle's Nest, in the Bavarian Alps. Explosions are visible near the snow-surrounded buildings on the mountain plateau.
Full description
II. "Assault on Hitler's war machine". RAF bomber raids against targets in Occupied Europe. (Gaumont British News) Bostons (107 Squadron), Mosquitos and Lancasters are seen on the ground and taking off. "It is with great regret that we drop bombs on countries friendly to us but it is vital to strike at the German conqueror within their gates." Animated diagram portrays France as an arsenal bristling with shore batteries, E-boat pens and "industries of every kind supplying the German armed forces". Bostons (320 Dutch Squadron) and Mitchells release bombs over wood and coastal targets and pass through flak puffs; Bostons attack railway centres and factories.
Physical description
35mm