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Series title:Radio NewsHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):226668Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUEAccession:1984-0164Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Release date:1944-09-21Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:reporter, Peter StursbergDescription:A report by an unidentified CBC reporter who begins his report with the statement, "Canadian Army overseas reporting to headquarters in Ottawa, this is the army speaking from London". The report consists of a talk in a radio studio of an unidentified Canadian officer who speaks about flamethrowers, their history, the kinds used by the Canadian troops and their effectiveness in battle. Three different kinds of flamethrowers are discussed: the wasp, the crocodile and the lifebuoy.~This is followed by a report by CBC war correspondent Peter Stursberg from the Italian front about the capture of the village of San Martina by Canadian forces.~Talk by Edward Montgomery, a correspondent for "The London News Chronicle" newspaper, about efforts by Dr. Goebbel's Nazi propaganda machine to turn the people of Europe against the Russians for fear of the spread of communism. This is followed by another copy of the talk.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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