Road To The Ruhr (1944)

Item title reads - Road to the Ruhr.



Various shots of the remains of a German church after bombardment near Geilenkerchen in Germany. C/U blade of a bulldozer shovelling rubble. Various shots of a squadron of tanks firing in line. Troops advance through town. Various shots of Americans unearthing German box mines. Various shots of American troops and tanks advancing through Geilenkerchen. C/U Germans coming out of a house with their hands up. Various shots of the damaged town. M/S's of sniper fire in the hills.



M/S U.S. troops entering the damaged tram station in Eschweiler, various shots of it. Various shots as dangerous buildings are blown up. C/U's of Allied Military Government orders declaring the official language as English in Eschweiler. C/U sign of the 222 DET Military Govt. (AEF). M/S Major Reitz, nephew of the late South African High Commissioner, he is now first Military Governor of Germany. C/U sign at Belfort. Various shots of French troops marching and riding through Belfort, people wave. L/S long line of German prisoners of war captured in Belfort.



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FILM ID:1368.26

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