This is the death of the battleship Tirpitz. RAF Lancaster roared to the attack, and here
is the 45,000-tonne Pride of the German Navy firing desperately at the aerators. A six-tonne
armour-piercing blockbuster is on its way. The Tirpitz is mortally hit, but replies with
everything including 15-inch guns in this climactic battle of Promsø Fjord in Norway.
Another near hit. The RAF is scoring after two previous unsuccessful attempts from Scottish
bases 1,200 miles away. Another blockbuster heads for the target. Perfect weather sweeps
away the defensive smoke screen, and another hit is registered. These RAF pictures show
the death agonies of the crippled monster. Months of preparation went into the assault.
The RAF, in seeking the Tirpitz, turned in one of its greatest jobs. Old Man Winter has
joined the Germans to slow our advance in northern Europe. The first snow, combined
with mud, are two enemies that can slow down the best mechanised divisions. Farther to
the south, at Konzen, Germans are blasted by our fire. A German gun position in a farmhouse
is discovered by observers, and they don't live there any more. A withering barrage drives
out those still living. These are Signal Corps pictures. A church steeple is being used by
the Germans as a spotting post for their guns, and our troops have no alternative but to
shell it. Shot after shot finds its mark. With the Luftwaffe driven from the skies, anti-aircraft
units have turned to field artillery fighting. Using their same guns, they help to rout the
enemy from the Hürtgen Forest. A barrage covers our advance. With no planes to shoot
at, these men crave action, and they're getting here aplenty as they aid the infantry in pushing
the Germans back. California's usual pageantry opens the Sixth War Loan Drive in Los Angeles
as motion picture players and Californians join to depict embattled America in her pioneer
days. The spirit that made our country great is recalled. During this, the greatest of
all her struggles, the youth of Los Angeles does its part, and there is only one slogan
in this city today, buy bonds until victory is won. Why our men need your money is explained
by Secretary Morgenthau. One indispensable source of encouragement to those men is the
knowledge that we at home are backing them up with all we have. This is our endurance
test as well as theirs. Our response to the Sixth War Loan Drive will be the vindication
to these men of their faith in us. Nazi tanks and troops patrol Copenhagen, capital of Denmark,
occupied since 1940 when Germany attacked without a declaration of war. The peaceful
Danes burned with resentment and sabotaged enemy headquarters and quizzling establishments
at every opportunity. When the Nazis proclaimed a state of siege, the Danish Navy rebelled.
Part of the fleet fled to Sweden, and the rest was scuttled. As Danish defiance grew,
the Nazis applied their usual brutal methods in an effort to enforce obedience. Beatings,
killings, and imprisonment in concentration camps were the punishments inflicted on a
brave people defending their rights. Murdered in the dark by the Gestapo, Kai Munch, a celebrated
Danish priest, poet, and dramatist, is buried along with other martyrs to the Danish cause.
The graves are heaped with tributes from King Christian and his people. The king is a prisoner
of the Nazis in his castle, but his loyal subjects display the flag from every house
in honor of his 73rd birthday. One of the stern measures affected by the Nazis was to
smash the plate glass windows in Copenhagen stores, glass almost impossible to replace.
The stars and stripes, symbol of the allied promise of liberation, flies above scenes
of the Danish program of sabotage. The Danes staged a general strike, tying up transportation
and shutting down German war factories. But in spite of beatings, killings, curfews, and
starvation tactics, the Danes would not give in. It was the Nazis finally who had to bow
to Danish courage. Still occupied by the enemy, Denmark bravely awaits the day of complete
freedom. 56,000 fans have wedged themselves into the polo grounds to watch the professional
giants tangle with the Green Bay Packers. Komp of the Packers heaves a bullseye to Hudson
for a first down. Green Bay's ball, Komp takes it again and heaves it, watch it now, to Livingston,
who intercepts it from the Giants and makes it Komp. Giants in possession, ball goes toward
Komp and he goes for the long yardage, about 25 yards of it in one trip. This time the
ball goes to Paschal, he knifes through the same hole and picks up 15 more yards. These
pros tackle for keeps. Petriles dives through left tackle, good thing his head is glued
on. The Giants need this game to improve their standing. Ball goes now to first year player
Herber who sends it along to Liebel and the Giants win 24 to nothing.