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We were told to Mark the marshalling yards and that sort of thing
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We were told to Mark the marshalling yardsand that sort of thing in the centre of the town...

We were told to Mark the marshalling yards
and that sort of thing in the centre of the town and we were told it was
to help the Russian advance

Full Transcript

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We were told to Mark the marshalling yards and that sort of thing
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in the centre of the town
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and we were told it was to help the Russian advance.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:15
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
People think that we bombed a little town - Lancaster 00:07
People think that we bombed a little town
It was also a staging point for the people defending Berlin. - Lancaster 00:07
It was also a staging point for the people defending Berlin.
One thousand six hundred heavy bombers - Lancaster 00:09
One thousand six hundred heavy bombers
And Dresden would be an all—Lancaster operation. - Lancaster 00:06
And Dresden would be an all—Lancaster operation.
796 of the aircraft were launched against the city. - Lancaster 00:06
796 of the aircraft were launched against the city.
Well, I don't know what's the right word - Lancaster 00:12
Well, I don't know what's the right word
I was at home in Chemnitz on half term. - Lancaster 00:06
I was at home in Chemnitz on half term.
I was then 16 - Lancaster 00:09
I was then 16
You could hear it on the glass vibrating. - Lancaster 00:05
You could hear it on the glass vibrating.
Such big squadrons coming over. - Lancaster 00:05
Such big squadrons coming over.
The sound of it alone made you frightened. - Lancaster 00:06
The sound of it alone made you frightened.
And we thought, "that must be Dresden." - Lancaster 00:07
And we thought, "that must be Dresden."
We were dropping a target indicator on Dresden. - Lancaster 00:06
We were dropping a target indicator on Dresden.
We were pathfinders, we were one of the first. - Lancaster 00:05
We were pathfinders, we were one of the first.
We were about three or four minutes before main force - Lancaster 00:10
We were about three or four minutes before main force
We got to a point where the bomb aimer took over for the run in - Lancaster 00:09
We got to a point where the bomb aimer took over for the ru...
I can't relate to anything - Lancaster 00:12
I can't relate to anything
And it was such an inferno - Lancaster 00:09
And it was such an inferno
As the rear gunner, coming out of Dresden - Lancaster 00:12
As the rear gunner, coming out of Dresden
Every single way you looked was red with flames. - Lancaster 00:06
Every single way you looked was red with flames.