WWII - 1945, Germany: Roer River Crossing; Fighting; Duren in Smoke. ca 23Feb45

WWII - 1945, Germany: Roer River Crossing; Fighting; Duren in Smoke. ca 23Feb45 Small assault boat w/ outboard motor tied to bank; soldiers paddling across against current in assault boat to partially destroyed houses of town; white smoke of large explosion beyond houses as men arrive. 10:29:26 View of large buildings heavily damaged, small assault boat against shore. Men w/ line across river. MCU tying to heavy tree or pole. 10:29:59 Pulley fixed to cable across river. CU men working at base of pole w/ pulley attached. 10:30:12 Smoke generator on riverbank. Large flatboat attached to pulley across river propelled by current. 10:30:33 MLS men in boat towards camera; MCU injured man in boat, helping to life & put onto stretcher, carried off & placed in front of destroyed house on riverbank. CU destroyed boot of right foot. 10:31:06 High angle of crew firing artillery. 10:31:22 Overhead of tank w/ crewman on top. 10:31:32 Artillery crew loading & firing gun. View of buildings. Destroyed buildings seen across Rhine River. 10:32:01 4 soldiers carrying ?? to destroyed tree on riverbank. View across river past damaged shutter; from upper half-moon window overlooking city. Heavy smoke rising across river, rooftops in foreground; explosions. 10:33:02 Soldier looking out thru binoculars. 10:33:25 Allied soldiers holding ears next to very large artillery being fired. Reloading & firing. 10:34:30 Allied soldiers crossing bouncy floating bridge w/ cables holding in place 10:34:44 LVT w/ equipment along riverboat, smoke behind. Large LVT or tracked vehicle w/ unfolding bridge on back across river. 10:35:22 Black. 10:35:38 Soldiers across bouncy floating bridge seen from both directions, medic carrying folded litter. 10:36:15 Partially constructed bouncy bridge, troops pushing sections out & attaching. 10:36:59 LVT w/ ?? into water, caught in current. 10:37:23 Injured in assault boat pulled to shore, man swimming alongside; men wearing life belts walk up bank in wet clothes. 10:37:59 Silhouetted troops along riverbank. 10:38:10 Assault boat low in water filled w/ men paddling caught in current; second boat also trying to cross. 10:39:03 Allied troops across field in fog. Assault boats in river paddling across. Up other bank in front of destroyed buildings. WW2; Horrors of War; Fighting; Battles; NOTE Very dramatic footage.