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Selected Originals - NEWS FLASHES - THE ARMY ON WHEELS

Selected Originals - News Flashes - The Army On Wheels (1954)

Material relating to newsreel story...

THE ARMY ON WHEELS

The Army On Wheels (1954)

New transport for the Army, including a gas turbine heavy vehicle, is...

NEW ZEALANDERS AT AUCKLAND  aka NEW ZEALAND ARMY PREPARATIONS

New Zealanders At Auckland AKA New Zealand Army Preparations (1914-1918)

Soldiers and army...

EISENHOWER IN DENVER

Eisenhower In Denver (1955)

US president Dwight Eisenhower steadily recovers from recent heart attack.

TWO-WHEEL ARMY WIZARDS

Two-Wheel Army Wizards (1966)

Royal Artillery Motor Cycle display team put on a show in Woolwich.

'DOES NOT KILL' STEERING WHEEL

'does Not Kill' Steering Wheel (1953)

Demonstration of a new steering wheel which folds up on...

HOSPITAL SHIP

Hospital Ship (1910-1929)

Soldiers transport wounded man on stretcher plus injured on deck of hospital ship.

 

 

BRITAIN'S INFANTRY ON WHEELS

Britain's Infantry On Wheels (1940)

British infantry soldiers ride their motorcycles on manoeuvres in...

GOVERNMENT'S GIANT STOREHOUSE FOR MECHANISED UNITS

Government's Giant Storehouse For Mechanised Units (1938)

A glimpse inside giant warehouses full...

ARMY EXERCISE

Army Exercise (1960)

An army exercise takes place at Larkhill, Wiltshire.

Land Army Girls Parade

Land Army Girls Parade (1914-1918)

Footage of procession of land army girls and at work.

RAILWAY SCHOOL

Railway School (1940)

Royal Engineers learn signalling and locomotive maintenance in special classes.

VEHICLES FOR ARMY

Vehicles For Army (1962)

Lots of interesting vehicles - Land Rovers, tanks and lots of other boys toys.

PICK OF ARMY HORSES

Pick Of Army Horses (1924)

Army horses compete at the Aldershot Command Horse Show.

KITCHENER'S ARMY

Kitchener's Army (1914-1918)

British soldiers dig trenches.

SOAP BOX DERBY

Soap Box Derby (1951)

Footage of soap box derby race in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.

ARMY EXERCISES

Army Exercises (1936)

British army exercises in Sussex.

FORT MONROE BIG GUNS

Fort Monroe Big Guns (1936)

The army practise with anti aircraft guns at Fort Monroe, Virginia, America...

BREMERHAVEN - NEW ARMY FREIGHTER

Bremerhaven - New Army Freighter "Sir Tristam" (1968)

Army lorries board new freighter "Sir...

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT

Duke Of Connaught (1917)

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, inspects troops. Northumberland.

Military Tattoo: Marching Display in Stadium

Military Tattoo: Marching Display In Stadium (1920-1929)

Footage of soldier marching in formation....

INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1944)

GIs on road and in country town.

INNOVATIONS FOR THE U.S. ARMY

Innovations For The U.S. Army (1941)

New tank and river crossing device in use by American army.

TRUCKS JUMP IN THE LAKE

Trucks Jump In The Lake (1959)

Truck and jeep racing at army's Mechanical Transport Championship at...

RUSSIAN ARMY AT THE FRONT

Russian Army At The Front (1914-1918)

Russian Army at the front.

CYCLING THE THAMES - MISS ZETTA HILLS

Cycling The Thames - Miss Zetta Hills (1920)

Miss Zetta Hills rides her strange water bicycle...

EMERGENCY MEN TAKE OVER IN DOCKLAND

Emergency Men Take Over In Dockland (1949)

The Armed Forces are enlisted to break a dock strike in...

Selected Originals - RAIL STRIKE THREATENS INDUSTRY

Selected Originals - Rail Strike Threatens Industry (1955)

Material related to newsreel story...

HITTING THE TARGET

Hitting The Target (1936)

Artillery demonstration by British Army on Salisbury Plain.

NEW WAR CLOUDS LOOM IN FAR EAST

New War Clouds Loom In Far East (1929)

Chinese troops prepare for conflict with Russia over...

MILITARY SPORTS

Military Sports (1914-1918)

Light-hearted military sports events.

THOSE ARMY BLANKETS!

Those Army Blankets! (1940)

Good shots of girls at work in a mill as we see complete process of making...

INVASION SCENES EUROPE

Invasion Scenes Europe (1944)

American troops advance through Normandy.

U.S. ARMY ON SHOW

U.S. Army On Show (1935)

A large and impressive parade of the United States defence forces takes place...

AN AERIAL CARNIVAL

An Aerial Carnival (1923)

Army airmen perform daring stunts at an aerial carnival in the USA (U.S.A.)

AMBULANCES ON THE SALONIKA FRONT - MOVING WOUNDED SOLDIERS on sleeve as...

Ambulances On The Salonika Front - Moving Wounded Soldiers On Sleeve As... (1916)

Modern...

AMERICAN WAACS

American Waacs (1918)

Great footage of American WAACs working in railway yard - wearing trousers!

BRITISH TREKKERS IN CAIRO

British Trekkers In Cairo (1946)

British families set out from Cairo in army lorries to start a new...

ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS DISPLAY

Royal Armoured Corps Display (1955)

Armoured vehicles of all types show their paces - includes new...

FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA aka FORT MONROE BIG GUNS

Fort Monroe, Virginia AKA Fort Monroe Big Guns (1936)

The army practise with railway mounted guns...

81 KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK

81 Killed In Train Wreck (1951)

New Jersey train disaster claims 81 lives.

FRENCH COUNTER OFFENSIVE

French Counter Offensive (1918)

French trucks, men and horses transporting munitions and army...

ARMY MOTORCYCLE TRIALS - ALDERSHOT

Army Motorcycle Trials - Aldershot (1938)

British army motorcyclists are put through their paces over...

LONDON BUS FOR R.T. REGT.

London Bus For R.T. Regt. (1954)

London Transport donate a double decker bus for use by the Royal Tank...

FILM STARS AT BATTERSEA FUNFAIR

Film Stars At Battersea Funfair (1960)

Good colour item of film and comedy stars joking around at...

AIR NEWS

Air News (1952)

Demonstration of the YB52 heavy jet bomber and jet helicopter for US Army Secretary.

US ARMY AIR LIFT TO GERMANY

Us Army Air Lift To Germany (1963)

American troops are air lifted into Germany for military...

COTTON

Cotton (1941)

Cotton from Lancashire mills is used by the military for a variety of purposes.

THE CURSE OF THE SWASTIKA reel 4 of 4

The Curse Of The Swastika Reel 4 Of 4 (1940)

Film which details the rise of the Nazi party - very...

ROYAL TOURNAMENT IN THE OPEN AIR

Royal Tournament In The Open Air (1965)

The Royal Marines put on a marvellous show in preparation for...