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THE BEF IS THERE -
In Belgium the British troops aid civilians as the war comes ever nearer. 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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ITALIANS REPATRIATED -
A convoy of ships carries fifteen thousand Italian prisoners of war back to Italy. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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Bridgeton - Cloudburst damage.
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AACHEN -
First newsreel pictures of the battle of Aachen date from the middle of October. American armour and infantry fought a house to house battle, which resulted in many German civilians surrendering. Grim fighting continued with German...
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ALLIES BREAK THROUGH IN NORMANDY -
The occupation of Coutances by American troops was a clear pointer to the way things were going on the Western front. The British, advancing south of Caumont, began their break-through drive in the direction of Vire. Disclaimer: British...
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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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ORDER OF THE DAY ON THE EASTERN FRONT -
The liberation of one Soviet town after another is now being accomplished. Tarnapol, a strong German position to the east of Lvov, was liberated by the First Ukrainian Army under Marshal Joukov. The Soviet forces are driving forward at a...
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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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SHELL-FIRE CORNER LIBERATED -
The big guns at Cap Gris Nez have surrendered which is welcome news for the people of Dover, Folkestone, Deal and Ramsgate. The Kentish coast has suffered shelling since August 1940 and towns like Dover have sustained a lot of damage. In...
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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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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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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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THE GREAT FLOOD DISASTER
A week-end of appalling disaster began with the sinking of the ferry boat ""Princess Victoria"" off the Irish coast, only 44 survived out of 172 passengers and crew. Some of the people fortunate enough to have been picked up, tell the...
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ROYAL VISIT TO EARTHQUAKE ISLANDS
A visit has been paid by the King and Queen of Greece to the stricken Ionian Islands. With Queen Frederika, His Majesty made a tour of the ruins and saw for himself what progress was being made to relieve the homeless. Disclaimer:...
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GREECE'S TRAGEDY
Scenes filmed on the Island of Ithaka soon after the earthquake disaster are typical throughout the Ionian Islands - not a house is left standing intact. Estimates put the number of homeless at a quarter of a million. Reports indicate...
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TASMANIA'S AGONY
The tragic aftermath of the bush fires which swept the districts around Hobart, killing at least fifty and making three and a half thousand homeless. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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SUEZ FLARE-UP
The recent artillery duels along the Suez Canal prompt a mass civilian evacuation. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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THE PACIFIC DISASTER
The Pacific port on Concepcion in Chile has suffered the worst series of earthquakes in all its history. Details of the damage cannot reveal the extent of the disaster, in which the mounting death roll soars into thousands with hundreds...
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THROUGH THE GUSTAV LINE AND BEYOND -
News from Italy is still very good, with the captured of San Angelo and Castelforte. French forces too have done terrific work in the advances. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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SICILY'S AGONY
At least five hundred people are thought to have lost their lives in the fearful earthquakes in Sicily. For the refugees - a terrible prospect, with hardly any shelter remaining to protect them from the winter weather. Disclaimer:...
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TYPHOON!
The full fury of typhoon ""Vera"" was striking the Japanese island of Honshu. The wind's reported to have reached a force of over 150 miles an hour, the most devastating typhoon ever recorded in Japan. A 7,000 ton British freighter was...
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HOMES CRASH INTO CRATER
At Farnworth in Lancashire, the residents of Fylde Street and Hall Lane had to evacuate their houses, as they crumbled into ruin before their eyes. Underground workings subsided beneath their homes and sent them tumbling to the ground....
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MIKOYAN IN US
This is Mr Mikoyan, smiling for the camera! He said he was having a holiday and he did take a look round in Washington. There was a crowd at the Airport to see the arrival. But there was also protests by Hungarian refugees. At a Press...
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ITALIAN FLOOD DISASTER
A small valley in Northern Italy takes the brunt of the recent floods. A centre of the Textile Industry, twenty thousand are now unemployed while more than a hundred lives have been lost and thousands more made homeless. Disclaimer:...