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RUSSIA - THE GOOD WORK CONTINUES -
The Soviet Army continues to push to German back, with successes not only north-west of Moscow but south in the Caucasus. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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STALINGRAD - RUSSIA'S GLORY
1942 has meant hard fighting for the heroic Red Army; let us hope 1943 will bring final victory for our allies, the Soviet Peoples. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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THE CHINDITS -
The ""Chindits"" are a specially trained force of British, Gurkhas and Burmese who have penetrated over three hundred miles into Japanese occupied Burma. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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FALL OF CATANIA (FIRST PICTURES) -
General Montgomery's big attack on Catania came to fruition on the fifth of August. The population of Catania were pleased to welcome our troops. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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REVIEW OF 1944 - 45
The campaigns of 1944 were planned at the Tehran Conference, with the meeting of Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill. ® ® The Russians continued to sweep forward, liberating city after city, they reached the borders of Poland and moved...
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FFI FIGHT FOR PARIS -
This is the inside story of the men and women who fought so fiercely for the liberations of Paris. Streets were torn up to make barricades and the Police were formed into a battle unit. They fought from windows and roof tops and the...
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VIVE PARIS -
(First pictures of the liberated French Capital). French fighting forces raced to the relief of Paris, wiping out German strong points on the outskirts of the City. General Leclerc, leader of the liberating forces, drove in with his...
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RUSSIA - THE GREAT OFFENSIVE -
News from Russia includes the enrollment of a division of Polish volunteers to fight beside the Red Army. In the south the fall of Novorossisk cleared the way for the great advance which led to the cutting-off of the Crimea. They city of...
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SCHARNHORST VICTORY -
These pictures show some of the ships that took part in the sinking of the Scharnhorst. The ""Duke of York"" is seen returning after the victory. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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THE AMERICAN DRIVE FROM ST. LO -
Following the American's capture of St. Lo, General Bradley's army started the drive towards the coast at the base of the Cherbourg Peninsular. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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REVIEW OF THE YEAR
NEARER VICTORY - 1943 Has been a year chiefly notable for the defeat of Italy and Mussolini; we look to 1944 as a year in which the worlds arch criminal Adolf Hitler will be eliminated. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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FORWARD IN NORMANDY -
In Caen the inhabitants were quickly finding out the many advantages of British occupation, American biscuits, French cheese and butter were being distributed. In Cherbourg French girls who had collaborated with the Germans had their...
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OMENS OF GERMAN DISILLUSION -
German army officers have revolted against Hitler but as in 1939 the attempt has failed. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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BRITAIN GROWS MORE AND MORE -
1943 will see another bumper harvest in Britain, good farming is now producing superb results in cereals and fruit, for instance. The automatic milker has aided the output of milk. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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STEADY PROGRESS ON THE SECOND FRONT -
New despatches from Normandy show the reduction of Fort Central at Cherbourg. The Germans had already put the port out of action, the city itself had come through the battle remarkably well. ® ® On the Normandy front the village of...
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THE GREAT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE -
No capital city has suffered like Warsaw, scenes from 1939 show how it was subjected to almost continuous bombardment by the Luftwaffe. The Soviet Army has now liberated the beleaguered city, although film of their rapid advance has not...
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CYRENAICA IS OURS -
The capture of the province of Cyrenaica has been completed efficiently. The victory in the eastern Libyan desert has been a combined operation by the Army, the RAF and the Navy. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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ITALIAN EMPIRE CRUMBLES -
Imperial forces continue their advance into Eritrea and capture Asmara. They then move on to take the Red Sea port of Massawa. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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THE BATTLE AT SEA -
The Royal Navy, with the aid of 'Walrus' reconnaissance planes, is locating and sinking Nazi supply ships. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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THE HUN AT WAR
The British Newsreel Association in co-operation with the Ministry of Information presents these grim pictures in the sense of essential duty to the British public. CONTINUITY AND COMMENTARY BY BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS - SPOKEN BY LESLIE...
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RANGOON RESOLUTE -
Rangoon, the capital of Burma, has already suffered badly from bombing. Fighter pilots originally trained to help the Chinese defend the Burma Road, now go into action against the Japanese again. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ON TO TRIPOLITANIA -
The Eighth Army is driving the Germans and Italians further and further west across the desert in Libya. After the capture of El Adem came a welcome halt and the first hot food the men had tasted in a long time. Disclaimer: British...
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MALAYA -
Troops from Britain, Australia and India have been drafted in to defend Malaya. The over running of Malaya by the Japanese is a grievous blow, among the earliest disasters being the loss of Penang. Singapore, despite air raids is holding...
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SOVIET STRIKES BACK -
The factory town of Tula, to the south of Moscow, was almost surrounded by the Germans. It fought back and kept the munitions flowing from the factories. The Soviet army continues to push the Nazis back westward. The freezing conditions...