Cutting Off Holland (1945)

Full title reads: “CUTTING OFF HOLLAND“. Germany. Various shots of the Churchill tanks carrying American troops. Close up shot of a sign “Bocholt“. Long shot of the tanks firing in streets of Bocholt. Various shots of the troops of a Welsh Regiment advancing. Several shots of the German POW’s marching along road. Close up shot of two Dutch children. More shots of the troops advancing. British fighter planes peeling off for attack. Various shots of the British fighters attacking trains and targets in countryside. Close up shot of a milestone “Munster 2 km“. Top shot of small toy tank - one realises that it is a toy tanks only when it is shot along with a soldier playing with it. American soldiers firing rifles. Several shots of the houses burning in Munster. Bodies of members of the ’Volksturm’ lying in streets. Close up shot of armband of the ’Volksturm’. German soldiers walk towards camera waving a white flag - this is near Munster. Various shots of American soldiers advancing through ruined streets of Munster. (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.