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CYPRUS CINEMA BLOWN UP
It was a cinema in Famagusta, in which ten home-made bombs were found near the projection room. Troops took in sand-bags to place on top of the bombs, so as to concentrate the explosion: they'd decided they were too dangerous to be moved...
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SCHOOL FOR BATTLE - NO SOUND
Britain's new Army is being turned into the toughest in the world at ""Battle Schools"". They are put through an Assault Course and given weapon training. Street fighting is also a large part of the training. Disclaimer: British...
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TOBRUK TODAY -
The gallant defenders of Tobruk are drawn from men of Britain, Australia and India and their spirit is indomitable. The ""Bush Artillery"" is an improvised unit, composed mainly of cooks, who fire captured Italian guns. Disclaimer:...
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GONE WITH A BANG
An old Barracks in Czechoslovakia, one of the country's best known landmarks, bids a spectacular farewell when it is demolished in one fell swoop. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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HORROR IN ""BEAUTIFUL PLACE""
Viet-Cong guerillas planted bombs in the My Canh Floating Restaurant in Saigon. This vicious attack on defenseless people was the worst guerilla outrage since the Vietnam conflict began. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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ALLIES APPLY SQUEEZE TO FALAISE GAP -
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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FALL OF CHERBOURG -
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The Battle of France has already moved many miles inland. The Allied Air Forces...
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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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GERMANY'S BLACK OUTLOOK IN THE SKY -
American bombers have been carrying out daylight raids over Germany. The targets of a recent raid were Wilhelmshaven and Munster. All but five of the American bombers returned and there were losses amongst the escorting fighters....
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FAR EAST WAR -
The Japanese have come under sustained attack from American Forces such as those which struck on bases in the Marianas. In Burma supplies are being packed up for a parachute drop to the 7th Indian Division which has been cut off by the...
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THE NAVY GETS THROUGH - NO SOUND
A convoy of the Royal and Merchant Navy's get much needed supplies through to Malta. There was fierce fighting with the enemy and the loss of four ships ""Eagle"", ""Manchester"", ""Cairo"" and ""Forsight"". Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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THE NAVY GETS THROUGH - NO SOUND
A convoy of the Royal and Merchant Navy's get much needed supplies through to Malta. There was fierce fighting with the enemy and the loss of four ships ""Eagle"", ""Manchester"", ""Cairo"" and ""Forsight"". Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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THE NAVY GETS THROUGH - NO SOUND
A convoy of the Royal and Merchant Navy's get much needed supplies through to Malta. There was fierce fighting with the enemy and the loss of four ships ""Eagle"", ""Manchester"", ""Cairo"" and ""Forsight"". Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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NORTH AFRICAN FRONT - LATEST PICTURES -
German prisoners rounded up in the vicinity of Algiers were mostly men of the Luftwaffe. An important link in the chain of advance to Tunisia is the small town of Bougie. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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PAPUAN CLOSE-UP OF JUNGLE WARFARE -
Australian newsreel cameraman Daimen Parer talks about the battle front in New Guinea. Supplies, normally taken into the Owen Stanley mountains by bearer, are now dropped by parachute. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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RAF'S BLITZ ADVANCE IN LIBYA -
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ARMY EXERCISE MAKES VALUABLE SCRAP -
In Colorado the US Army demolish an old bridge, whose metal will be used for scrap. 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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LYNMOUTH DELUGE
Tragedy - sudden and appalling - descends upon the little seaside resort of Lynmouth. The havoc caused by the gentle streams, now raging torrents, transformed the village almost beyond recognition. Some eye-witnesses give account of the...
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CHIMNEY DEMOLITION
Craftsmanship, the password for solid industrial building. A 153' Chimney bites the dust, after 62 years of faithful service. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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TOWER BOMB BLAST
A bomb explodes in the basement of the White Tower, a woman is killed and forty one injured. 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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NAVY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS
In Sydney Harbour the Royal Australian Navy celebrates 60 years since the launching of its first ship. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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THE LAST OF THE 'BISMARCK' - NO SOUND
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 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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BOMB OUTRAGE IN COVENTRY -
Five people were killed and nearly sixty injured in a bomb explosion attributed to the IRA. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...