Whipped Cream Difficulties

Today’s video is a Christmas present for Lawrence, so I’m bending the rules a bit and embedding a work of fiction.

“The Tanks Are Coming”, a 1951 film:

During the second-half of 1944, various Allied units stationed in Belgium attempt to smash their way through the tough German defenses at the Siegfried Line. If successful, the way to Germany is wide-open. One of these units is the American 3rd Armored Division. The film’s story concerns a particular five-tank platoon, commanded by Lt. Rawson, the best platoon in Captain Bob Horner’s Company C. During an ambush, the lead tank, California Jane, commanded by Master Sgt. Joe Davis, is seriously damaged by a German Panther tank. Davis is severely wounded and his driver is killed.

One IMDB reviewer describes the story as pedestrian, but praises the integration of actual combat footage. I post, you decide. (Noted: Samuel Fuller wrote the story, though the actual screenplay was credited to Robert Hardy Andrews.)

Bonus: From 1950, “They Were Not Divided”.

Two Welshguard armoured officers blitz through Europe.
This movie shows real footage of tank operations in the ETO after D-Day and the live action is true to the tactics used. And we see why the Sherman was nicknamed by the British as “The Ronson”.
WWII British Tank Regiments Advance From France into Germany. This movie begins in a World War II training depot of a Welshguards armored regiment where recruits from many walks of life learn to survive the strict discipline and training together before going into battle in tanks.

This entry was posted on Monday, December 21st, 2020 at 2:00 pm and is filed under Christmas, History, Movies. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.