Goch Grabbed! - World War II (1945) | British Pathé

In this explosive footage from 1945, Goch, Germany is grabbed by the allies in a barrage of Bofor gun fire as a part of Operation Veritable (aka the Battle of the Reichswald) during the last year of World War II.

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(FILM ID:1147.24)

Full title reads: "GOCH GRABBED!"

Goch, Germany.

Various shots of the guns of tanks firing. Several shots of the batteries of Bofor guns firing. Several shots of the machine gunners in action. Various shots of the buildings burning in Goch. Back shot, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery in jeep driving along road to Goch. Large number of German POW's (prisoners of war) walking along road. British troops and bren carriers taking Goch.

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