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4K
1944
Sound
Newsreel
The Enemy Strikes
US Gov / Military
Summary
The Enemy Strikes Documents the German counterattack in Belgium in Dec. 1944 (the Battle of the Bulge). Warns against complacence in the closing months of the war. Uses U.S. and German films to show the activities of the respective troops. Shows burning and wrecked U.S. equipment, dead and wounded soldiers, and U.S. soldiers and Belgian citizens massacred at Malmedy. Explains the costliness in men and materiel of such counter offensives. Emphasizes Germany's willingness to sacrifice everything to stave off defeat. Gen. Eisenhower talks with soldiers. Concludes with a Treasury Department trailer urging the purchase of war bonds.
Details
- Reference
- 111-M-1130
- Source
- NARA
- Collection
- US Army
- Genre
- Newsreel
- Year
- 1944
- Decade
- 1940 - 1949
- Original format
- 35mm DNC
- Duration
- 10:59
- Frame rate
- 24 fps
- File format
- 4K ProRes 422 HQ / 2K Prores 422
- Colour
- Black & white
- Sound
- Yes
WW2
Belgium
Malmedy
Bulge