Combat Bulletin Issue No. 30- Activites in European Theatre of Operations (E.T.O). 1944

Item Number: F2008.058.041

R.A.F. Sinks "Tirfitz"- Lancasters fly 1,200 miles to Tromsoe Fjord in Norway, where the big German battleship finally is caught by surprise and sent to the bottom; Front Line Steel Production- Army operated mill, 17 miles from the Moselle River lines, turns out steel beams for bridging Reich water barriers; Bombed Belgium Rail Network- Royal Air Force Films show heavy damage from pre-invasion bombing to four key centers in the Belgian rail network; Allied Armies Face Rain and Snow- On an inspection of our Allied units preparing for the mid-November offensive, General Eisenhower reviews troops. Flood conditions on the western front slow American advances in Alsace and Lorraine. The earliest winter in eighty years comes to doughboys in the line from the Dutch lowlands to the passes of the Vosges; Rain Slows Allied Armies- Late fall rains bring Fifth Army drives on the Italian front to a virtual standstill; Burma Operations- Fresh teams of mules are rushed in as Allies move further into rugged terrain of North Burma. At Shing Bywiang, localized timber production helps speed engineer operations; Activities in the Philippines- General MacArthur inspects captured airfields on Leyte Island. Jap aircraft attempt to bomb the airfields and our shipping in Leyte Gulf.

Creator: Army Pictorial Service
Extent: (quantity/size) 20 minutes 41 seconds
Media: film / 16mm film/avi 1920x1080 29.97 FPS
Subjects: World War II

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