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(2) 2758x3, etc 5008x2:(BkNo:4381-3--237ft-HEARST(Signal Corps)---LINNICH, GERMANY- US. Infentrymen of 9th Army cross flood-swollen churning waters of the Roer River-on shore, GIs watch for snipers-blazing American jeep and srailer-wounded taken to rear-prisoners taken 5008x1:(BkNo:4381-6-883ft-PATHE(Sign.Corps)-attack & CAPTURE DUREN, ERMANY-infantry of Amer. lst and 9th Armies prepare for the fina attack on Duren-artillery lays 45 min. barrage from hundreds of weapons --engineers, during night, throw up bridges-sometimes under enemy fire- crossing with little interference next day-battle in town and final capture of enemy soldiers who seemed bewildered by defeat springs its newest surprise on the enemry at Bielefeld Viaduct, a 12,000 1b earthquak bomb from Lancesters, altered to carry huge weapon-takes grew of six a half-hour to load one of these babies-formetion Lancasters in flite- drop the huge things on the Viaduct and POOF!-these things penetrate deep and them blow like avolcano

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