First U.S. Raid On Germany (1943)

Full title reads: “FIRST U.S. RAID ON GERMANY“. Location unknown, England. Various shots of bomber planes Liberators arriving back to base after air raid on Wilhelmshaven - the first American raid on Germany. Various shots of the crews leaving planes and coming in for debriefing. Various shots of some of the American crews during debriefing - (natural sound) and officer (smoking cigar) ends by saying: “Well boys, pretty nice American picnic, we’ll see a few more of them no doubt.“ (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 (1934-1
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