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THE STORY OF LUBLIN -
The story begins with pictures of the Polish Committee of National Liberation which is recognised by the Soviet, whilst Britain acknowledges the Polish Government in London. Lublin had been enduring a reign of terror throughout the Nazi...
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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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LAVAL SOLD UP -
The French have auctioned off the contents of the mansion at Chateldon which had belonged to the collaborator Pierre Laval. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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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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A FASCIST CRINGES -
Desario Birancati [sic] made plenty of noise when he was arrested in Catania. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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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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SPIES SENTENCED IN CHERBOURG
Two French spies had been rounded up in Cherbourg, were tried and sentenced to life imprisonment. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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WESTERN FRONT - LA ROCHE & ST. VITH -
British and American Units near and inside La Roche have been working in difficult conditions and freezing weather. Somewhere between Malmedy and St. Vith another German atrocity was reported, the killing of over a hundred American...
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MARTYRDOM OF ORADOUR -
Nearly the whole population of the small French town of Oradour Sur Glane was wiped out by Germans on the 10th June 1944. The men were shot and the women and children machine gunned in the church, some were burnt alive. Disclaimer:...
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BATTLE OF THE RHINE CROSSINGS -
The Allied Army of the Air which crossed into Holland was mostly borne in gliders and there were many crashes and bad landings. These are the first pictures to be received from the area of Oosterbeek and Arnhem itself. They were taken by...
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US Girl pickets.
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THE SCOTSMAN WHO CAPTURED HESS -
David McLean tells how he captured Rudolph Hess. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...
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Courtesy Cops.
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ROUND-UP OF SPIES IN USA -
In New York a round up of twenty-nine spies, twenty-two of which were German. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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HUGE BLAZE AT NY DOCKS -
Sabotage was thought to be the cause of the huge blaze in Brooklyn. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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CYPRUS DEMONSTRATION
A Greek Anniversary, celebrated in Cyprus:- Oxi Day recalling the Greek people's rejection of Mussolini's ultimatum to surrender in 1940. The Cyprus Government forbade any demonstrations which could lead to a breach of the peace, but...
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PUERTO RICO - TERRORIST ARRESTED -
A fierce gun-battle broke out when Puerto-Rican Nationalists tried to prevent police from arresting their leader. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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CONGRESS SHOOTING
In Washington, scenes of confusion naturally followed the news of the shooting outrage. The wounded Congressmen were quickly taken to hospital while the assailants, who were Puerto Ricans, were promptly arrested. Disclaimer: British...
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TUNIS AFTERMATH -
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PERSIAN UPHEAVAL -
Literally overnight, the whole picture was reversed in Tehran, when the royalists took over control and Mossadeq was arrested. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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LUMUMBA - VIOLENT REACTION
Arrest, ill-treatment, imprisonment, death: such was the fate of Patrice Lumumba. It has been the signal for violent reactions in many parts of the world. First, in the United Nations itself, where a Security Council meeting was...
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REPORT FROM ALGERIA
It started with the arrival of President de Gaulle on what was planned to be a 5-day tour of Algeria. At one place after another, he moved freely among the crowds of Muslims, who greeted him warmly. But the other side of the story was to...
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DOMINICI ARRESTED -
In the South of France, Gaston Dominici, arrested for the murder of Sir Jack Drummond, his wife and daughter, gives the police his version of the terrible events of fifteen months ago. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...