RAF Sinks Tirpitz, 11/22/1944 (ca1944) Newsreel
UNIVERSAL NEWSREELS (1) “RAF Lancasters converge on the 45000 ton Nazi Battlewagon, hidden in Tennsue Fjord in Norway. She is throwing tons of bursting steel skyward, but super blockbusters plummet down and she is hit. Winds blow away her smoke screen and again she is hit mortally. This time the smoke clouds mark her slipping beneath the waves, forever.” (2) All Out Drive On Germany - “In the snows of Northeastern Europe, huge, lumbering 105 and 105mm. howitzers lay down their curtains of fire on the Nazis. At Konzen, the Nazis seem immovable until Yank artillery destroy their observation post, a towering church steeple. Idle ack ack crews are pressed into service in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest. They level their gun barrels to horizontal, and pour continuous streams of lead into Nazi positions, enabling Yank Infantry to resume its advanture.” scenes of Allies advance in snow and mud in Huertgen Forest, antiaircraft guns turned into artillery; (3) Nation Gets Behind 6th Bond Drive - “Los Angeles dramatically opens its 6th War Loan Drive with a ‘covered wagon, prairie action’ parade which stirs the youngsters, and heads the adults for the bond selling booths. Morgenthau Speaks - Washington, DC: Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. states that the doughboys who are continuing to fight, expect the homefront to continue buying War Bonds.” (4) Denmark Fights Back - ” The resistance of the Danes to the pre-emptive Nazis is a ‘war within a war.’ Their sabotage is met with murder - their …
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July 5th, 2010 at 3:22 am
The speed of sound thats pretty scary.
July 6th, 2010 at 10:24 am
Well done boys! Would not want to have been on Tirpitz. Just waiting to be destroyed, be it by x-craft of the RAF.
July 10th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Churchill called the Tirpitz the beast…he ordered his scientist to produce a bomb which could destroy the Tirpitz…the result was “Tall Boy”…later used on the atack of Helgoland (the brits called it Hell go land).
I think the Tirpitz was one of the most senseless ships in the whole naval history…never was so much power wasted…anyhow I am glad the insane Hitler regime has lost the war…but I condemn statements that produce the everlasting german..it reminds on Nazi tactics and style
July 11th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
The mighty lancaster rulz.
July 12th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
wow thats some great footage