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With the Canadian First Army in Germany = With the Canadian First Army Moving Into Germany

Item number (ISN):

25363

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1945-0215/1945-03-03

Item number (ISN):

25363

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION

Accession:

1980-0175

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1945-0215/1945-03-03

Production company:

Canadian Edition 27-57
Fox News

Production credit:

photography, Harry Clements; W.R. Sherwood; Mike Angelo; Lionel Clarke; Lew Weekes; F.R. Beal; Gordon Petty; Kenneth Dougan

Description:

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Film of Canadian troops on the Western Front, in Germany. The Canadain First Army, spearhead of the Allied drive through the German westwall defenses, maintains its offensive. Smoke generators cover the advance of troops into Germany. Men and supplies move ahead against lessening Nazi opposition. Supplies traverse flooded regions. German refugees clog roads. In Calcar the Canadians are in full command and spearheads speed on to make junction with American Ninth Army forces moving up from the south. General Crerar, Canadian First Army Commander, inspects front line positions and is joined by Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery. With General Simmonds and other officers they visit Cleve and other captured German towns. Then Montgomery awards military honors to heroes of the big push. The sequence of scenes is as follows: long shot of row of smoke generators; close-up of low angle shot of smoke jets on a generator; men moving up the road to the front, while German civilians are movoing down the road away from the front; various scenes as Canadians keep moving further into Germany; Ducks pulling up to ammunition trucks; different angles of loading ammunition; supplies taken aboard Ducks; petrol jerry cans at forward supply depot; medium shot of tanks and scout cars going past overturned tank; medium shot of knocked out German Royal Tiger tank with Canadians looking at it; medium shot of firing Bren guns; gunner and observer near a bogged tank; firing in support of Canadian push; self-propelled guns firing; more guns firing; Calcar sign; medium shot of Bren gunner in foreground of Calcar town square while crowd of civilians hear orders being read out; medium shot of small boy and goat in town square; medium shot of small group of civilians passing window while wrecked buildings are seen beyond; medium shot of old man pulling small cart; close-up of knife in Hitler portrait on board wall; pan shot of portion of town showing wreckage; long shot of plane coming in, bringing General Crerar, Commanding Canadian First Army; Crerar talking to Lieutenant Norrish of Montreal of the No. 2 F & P Unit; Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery arriving on Canadian front, in his Duck also conversing with General Simmonds and Brigadiers Rockingham and Spragg over flooding countryside which the Canadians have had to advance over; Montgomery and Rockingham leaving to visit Cleve by armoured scout car; Montgomery arriving; back shot of Montgomery presenting medal; shots of Sergeant Clements, a Lieutenant Colonel D.S.O. and Bar, Sergeant Robert Richards of Latuque, Quebec awarded the D.C.M. and A/Sergeant John E. Dodd of Williams Lake, British Columbia awarded the Military Medal; close-up of flag flying in breeze; Lieutenant E.T. Galway, recipient of the George Medal, stepping forward and is greeting by Montgomery before receiving the Military Cross; Sergreant J.M. Wilson stepping forward and saluting Montgomery, then receiving the Military Medal; and German prisoners being checked.

Language:

Mute

Original number:

54-358

Notes:

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1. Subject description from NFB dope sheet which gives title as WITH THE CANADIAN FIRST ARMY MOVING INTO GERMANY and also states: "Please credit Canadian Army Film Unit.~2. This was filmed from February 15th thorugh March 3, 1945.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

35752

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-3853

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

NITRATE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

38607

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8102-0326

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-3853

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

38609

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8102-0327

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

8102-0326

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

38611

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8102-0328

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

8102-0326

Status:

MASTER
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