Canadian Army Newsreel, No. 76 (1945)

Описание: Language: This film is a heritage item from Library and Archives Canada and is only available in English.

The Canadian Army Newsreels were ten-minute films, made up of a number of different stories and produced by the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit. Dubbed with the phrase, "of the troops, by the troops and for the troops," these newsreels were distributed within the Canadian Army.

Please note that some names may not be spelled correctly.

1. Jerries Clear Mine Field: The roads of the northern seacoast of the Netherlands are cleared of mines by German engineers.

2. Ratzeburg Recce Roost: Men on leave at a resort on the shores of a German lake; they play sports, rest, fish and swim.

3. Holland Treasure Hunt: The Royal Canadian Engineers lend a hand and their mine detector to locate jewellery hidden for Jewish refugees by Mr. and Mrs. [Umbracco] of the Netherlands during the time of the occupation.

4. Memorial Service in Secret Cemetery: 1st Canadian A.G.R.A. and Padre William Hall conduct a memorial at a cemetery in Bergen, Holland, where the Dutch had secretly buried Canadian Air Servicemen killed in action.

5. Maple Leaf - London Edition: Dispatches arrive at the offices of the Maple Leaf newspaper in London; shots of the newsroom; typesetting; the editor and assistant editor at work; printing.

6. Seine Boat Trip: "Hospitality Jane", a cruise ship, floats down the Seine on a tour for servicepersons; snack time; the Eiffel Tower; Notre Dame Cathedral.

7. Canada Builds Super Fort: Men and women build a super fortress aircraft at a Boeing aircraft plant in Vancouver for the U.S. Army Air Corps; various parts of the plane under construction; a plane flies overhead; factory workers admire their work on an airfield.

IDC: 33282.