We Cross The Rhine (1945)

Full title reads: “WE CROSS THE RHINE“. River Rhine, Germany. Smoke generators creating a thick smoke screen. Several shots of the chemical warfare troops at work. Men digging slit trench. Troops making roads in the smoke. Landing crafts coming into Antwerp Harbour, troops and vehicles on the crafts. Troops disembarking. Royal Marines climbing into trucks. Troops transporting landing crafts on vehicles to the Rhine. Rocket firing Typhoons flying, they peel off. Several shots of the rockets going down to farmhouse in Wesel. Mitchell bombers in flight. Aerial view, bombs falling. Bombs bursting on ground, air shots. Various shots of the artillery guns firing. American paratroopers fitting harnesses beside plane and climbing aboard plane. British gliders at the airfield - troops and vehicles being loaded in. Men are seen lifting lightweight motorbike aboard. Troops entering glider. Gliders taking off. Several shots of gliders passing over Channel. Planes passing over Rhine - parachutes falling from planes. Gliders released from towing planes. Dakota crashes in flames. Another accident with glider crash landing on its back. Men climbing out of glider. Troops on road - amphibious Buffalos on road and crossing Rhine. Various shots of the amphibious Buffalos entering and crossing the Rhine. Tanks crossing pontoon bridge. German prisoners brought back across Rhine by boats. Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill, General Bernard Montgomery & General Dwight Eisenhower, all in uniforms watching the crossing. Churchill in boat with U.S. troops. They disembark. Back shot of Churchill inspecting damaged bridge - he slips and nearly falls. Closer shot of Churchill and Montgomery talking. Churchill with binoculars. Churchill with an officer, both with binoculars - rocket trail in sky. Churchill with British troops, men smile. (Mute & Track Negs.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.