Parade in DC; Eleanor Roosevelt; Taking of Aachen

Identifier
irn562026
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-60.1976
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Jack Penman
  • United News Company (Producer)

Scope and Content

Part 1, Navy Day parade in Washington, D.C., and the battleship Iowa joining a Pacific fleet. Part 2, Eleanor Roosevelt views an exhibition of paintings by service men in New York city. Part 3, Boys in Maryland grade schools attend sewing and cooking classes. Part 4, Battle shots of Marines in the Pacific. Part 5, German troops flee through the streets of Antwerp. The Belgian underground sabotages German vehicles. U.S. troops enter the city. Artillery and aerial bombardment precedes the 1st Army as U.S. troops occupy Aachen.

Note(s)

  • Script is available at NARA.

Subjects

  • PARADES
  • ARTILLERY
  • BELGIUM
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
  • ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • RESISTERS/RESISTANCE
  • MILITARY ADVANCES
  • EXHIBITIONS
  • SHIPS

Places

  • Antwerp, Belgium
  • Aachen, Germany
  • Washington, DC, United States
  • New York, NY, United States

Genre

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