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Remembrance Day
The annual service of Remembrance held at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, where the King, accompanied by his sons, laid a wreath. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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DESERT CONVOY RUNS THE GAUNTLET -
Newsreel cameraman Ashwood joined a convoy in Libya that was taking supplies through to the front. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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END OF AN EPIC VOYAGE -
More pictures of the epic convoy to Malta have just been released. 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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WHAT THE AIR-CAMERA SEES -
Striking pictures from the Combat camera units of the United States Eighth Army Air Force, shows that their targets range from bridges and trains to enemy aircraft. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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CLOSING IN ON JAPAN -
During the battle of Leyte a hit Japanese plane crashes into an American landing-craft full of troops. On Saipan the Americans have been completing an Airbase from which to strike at Japan. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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ANTWERP OPEN -
The opening of Antwerp and it's miles of docks has provided the vast facilities for the landing of supplies. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ALLIES APPLY SQUEEZE TO FALAISE GAP - VS artillery being fired, troops running behind tank, tanks in woodland, armoured vehicles moving through woodland, troops walking past mines, CUs of signs in Ger
United Kingdom and Canadian troops had been battering the ""hinge"" and now the Canadians push down the road to Falaise. The southern arm was being rapidly placed in position by the Americans' wide out-flanking sweep. Disclaimer: British...
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SALERNO -
A night barrage from the sea paves the way for the landing by the Fifth Army. The landing craft quickly ran ashore and the troops began moving forward. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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CROSS CHANNEL ACTION -
An exercise has recently taken place with landing craft, transports and escort ships across the Channel towards the French coast. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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FALL OF CHERBOURG
The Battle of France has already moved many miles inland. The Allied Air Forces have played a large part in the operation flying 31,000 sorties between the first and sixth of June. As the Americans closed in on the port of Cherbourg they...
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JAPS BLITZ
The Japanese have raided the American Naval Station at Dutch harbour in the Aleutian Islands. 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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Destruction practice in Germany.
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TRAILER: BEWARE OF UNEXPLODED BOMBS
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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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MACARTHUR GOES BACK -
The story of General MacArthur's return to the Philippines opens with a violent carrier-based air blitz on those islands and their communications. When the General landed he was accompanied by President Osmena. Filipino guerrillas had...
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Paris bomb outrage.
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Blast the road.
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Demolition:
This 'ere felling of chimneys give yer cruel nightmares says Carl Bernard. 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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HOW HABBANIYAH WAS HELD -
The first pictures to be released here of the trouble in Iraq shows the damage to Habbaniyah. After the defeat of the rebels and the flight of Raschid Ali, the Regent returned to Iraq. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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THE LAST OF THE 'BISMARCK' -
The sinking of the ""Bismarck"" was due to co-operations between the RAF and the Navy. In this dramatic film you see salvoes from the ""Bismarck"" failing to hit one of our battleships. Some of those who took part in the battle speak to...
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THE
The Rock of Gibraltar, in a strategic position at the entry to the Mediterranean, is being re-fortified. The tunnels beneath the rock are being extended and modern armaments added. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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SYRIAN SUCCESSES -
British and Free French forces continue to make good progress in Syria. 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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THE SPITSBERGEN RAID -
A mixed force of British, Canadian and Norwegian troops land unopposed at Spitsbergen. They complete the object of their mission, they fire the coal stores and mining equipment, thus rendering them useless to the Nazis. Disclaimer:...
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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...