World War II Documentary Double Feature: To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945) / Squadron 992 (1940)
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DVD-R Details
- Run Time: 1 hours
- Video: Color/black & White
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: February 2, 2021
- Originally Released: 1945
- Label: Alpha Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Reed Hadley & Lionel Gamlin | |
Directed by | Harry Watt |
Entertainment Reviews:
Description by OLDIES.com:
SQUADRON 992 (1940): A vital part of British military defense during WWII was the Balloon Command of the Royal Air Force. They helped defend against German Luftwaffe dive bombers that were strafing from heights frighteningly close to ground level. The barrage balloons (huge blimps tethered to the ground) forced the Nazi planes to fly higher and into the range of anti-aircraft fire, elimating their threat. Squadron 992 was made by the Ministry of Information to explain this new defense and commend the ingenious work of the men of the RAF. A spine-tingling recreation of the 1939 Luftwaffe attack on the Forth Bridge in Scotland demonstrates the need to move operations further into the Highlands. The ghastly nature of this sequence served as a wake-up call to many Britons, who hadn't been taking the war seriously. (The Forth Bridge raid was recreated using eyewitnesses accounts from a BBC broadcast.) Changes in German tactics meant that Squadron 992 went out of date quickly and had a relatively brief theatrical run, but it did receive a release in Canada through Columbia Pictures as part of their Canada Carries On series.
BONUS: F.D.R. 1882-1945: A short biographical documentary produced by Official Films about the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Released to a nation in mourning shortly after his death on April 12, 1945, it celebrates the strength and perseverance he displayed during the struggles of the Great Depression and World War II.
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- Sales Rank: 12,236
- UPC: 089218839794
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