Invasion Scenes Europe (1945)

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Around Bremen, Germany.
Various shots tanks driving through and prisoners marching along. Various shots British soldiers firing in bombed town. M/S locals cheering and waving. Various shots as soldiers throw cigarettes to the locals. M/S injured man carried on stretcher. Various shots of civilians running through streets as tank drives past. Various shots tanks driving through town. M/S British soldiers walking through streets. Various shots German prisoners walking along.
M/S burning roof on house, pan down to man picking up mattresses, a settee is carried out and a woman carries out a cabinet. Various shots as possessions are cleared from the house as it burns. M/S of them piled up across the street. L/S tanks moving slowly on road. M/S street. Various shots as British soldiers walk through, smoke rises in distance. L/S fires burning at night. L/S people gathered outside prison (?). C/U soldiers firing out of windows. M/S another firing into building. L/S explosions in distance. M/S country road. M/S prisoners being marched down road. C/U sign to Bremen, pan across to bombed buildings. M/S locals walking along with possessions. M/S bombed tram station. M/S's soldiers firing in streets. L/S smoke rising in distance and tank on road in foreground. M/S fire burning. Various shots of shelling.
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[@NickRatnieks]

We saw a fair few Churchill Crocodile tanks ( towing those trailer tanks) these were flamethrowers. The usual tactic, was to fire in the liquid- an early form of napalm and let those inside think about things- and it was hoped, surrender. If this did not happen the ignited petrol spray was used to set the earlier jet of napalm burning. Sadly, we can see those people trying to get their property out of a house that had probably been a defensive point for some diehard unit. The building has been set on fire- the unit probably scarpered out the back and the householders home was now on fire. You could see the staircase burning and it is very sad- the war is nearly over and your home has been wrecked.

[@benjaminmoogk3531]

0:21 formation sign is a blank horizontal rectangle (painted out?). "51" unit sign is difficult to ID because number of formations using that number in the same region.

[@benjaminmoogk3531]

8:56 Road sign: "Bremen-Mitte". This puts a date of mid-April 1945.

[@benjaminmoogk3531]

Plenty of good action shots.

[@benjaminmoogk3531]

10:16 Giant concrete wheel roadblock.

[@benjaminmoogk3531]

0:37 sign is difficult to read.

[@monikaquinton]

The British soldiers behaved better than the other allied soldiers when Germany was occupied in 1945. I suppose their discipline was harsher and better. However, sadly the RAF bombers appeared always at night over Germany. Never during day time!

[@johnwilliamknox7156]

" The Honest Tommy".

[@TheIrishrogue68]

Surprised that the local German townspeople gave such a rousing reception to the Allied troops. I guess by April 1945 they were sick of war.

[@bubiruski8067]

I think they were rather French.

[@monikaquinton]

I did not see any rousing reception? It may have happened but not often.

[@benjaminmoogk3531]

0:44 German policemen indicates we are in Germany. Crocodile flamethrower tank in background.