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GENERAL TEMPLAR REOPENS MALAYAN RAILWAY

General Templar Reopens Malayan Railway (1953)

After 12 years, East Coast train runs again in...

A GENERAL'S FAREWELL - HASSELMAN RETIRES

A General's Farewell - Hasselman Retires (1957)

Hasselman on platform salutes troops on parade,...

SALVATION ARMY'S 'GENERAL' ELECTION

Salvation Army's 'general' Election (1939)

Footage of the election to find a new General for the...

NEW LEADER TOURS MALAYA

New Leader Tours Malaya (1954)

Lieutenant General Bourne, the new Director of Operations in Malaya...

MACARTHUR STEPS DOWN

Macarthur Steps Down (1951)

US President Harry Truman 'sacks' General Douglas MacArthur.

GENERAL RIDGWAY OFF TO KOREA

General Ridgway Off To Korea (1951)

General Matthew B Ridgway leaves to take over as army chief in...

FUNERAL OF GENERAL GIRAUD

Funeral Of General Giraud (1949)

French newsreel marking death of General Giraud.

 

 

NEW CHINESE ARMY - TRAINED BY MAJOR GENERAL LEE

New Chinese Army - Trained By Major General Lee (1938)

Soldiers of the Chinese Army are inspected...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - WEST POINT

People In The News - West Point (1951)

General Eisenhower returns home to family.

'QUEEN ELIZABETH' LEAVING NEW YORK

'queen Elizabeth' Leaving New York (1946)

General Mark Clark makes speech on the liner 'Queen...

MACARTHUR ADDRESSES CONGRESS

Macarthur Addresses Congress (1951)

General Douglas MacArthur addresses US Congress.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

People In The News (1948)

Short news around the world.

ALLIED COMMAND MEETING IN USA

Allied Command Meeting In USA (1942)

Members of Allied Command meet for talks in Washington DC.

GENERAL LEMNITZER GETS EUROPE POSITION

General Lemnitzer Gets Europe Position (1962)

President J Kennedy, General Lemnitzer and General...

18TH CENTO CONGRESS

18th Cento Congress (1967)

The 18th CENTO (Central Treaty Organisation) Congress meets at Lancaster...

HIGH COMMAND CHANGES

High Command Changes (1941)

A look at two officers taking over High Command in the British army.

 GENERAL MACARTHUR RECEIVES JAPAN'S HIGHEST HONOUR

General Macarthur Receives Japan's Highest Honour (1960)

Japanese Consul presents General...

KOJE PRISON CAMP

Koje Prison Camp (1952)

Koje Island Prison camp in Korea

FIRE FOAM DEMONSTRATION

Fire Foam Demonstration (1969)

Demonstration of new type of firefighting foam in Basildon, London.

EISENHOWER GIVES PRESIDENT REPORT ON EUROPEAN VISIT aka EISENHOWER REPORTS TO...

Eisenhower Gives President Report On European Visit AKA Eisenhower Reports To... (1962)

Short...

SALUTE THE GLOUCESTERS

Salute The Gloucesters (1951)

Americans honour heroic Gloucesters who held allied line and prevented...

INTERNATIONAL AIR CONFERENCE OPENS

International Air Conference Opens (1947)

Opening of the international air conference

OPENING OF PATTON BRIDGE

Opening Of Patton Bridge (1946)

General McNarney opens bridge named after General Patton. Cologne,...

KOREAN TRUCE SIGNED

Korean Truce Signed (1953)

Korean war ends as United Nations and Communist signatures are put to...

MACARTHUR HOME

Macarthur Home (1950)

General MacArthur comes back home to America.

ADENAUER HOST TO KENNEDY AT WEST GERMAN EMBASSY

Adenauer Host To Kennedy At West German Embassy (1961)

Adenauer host at dinner in West German...

FRENCH TROOPS FROM NORWAY

French Troops From Norway (1940)

French soldiers come back from service in Norway to a port in England.

GENERAL WESTMORE VISITS

General Westmore Visits (1969)

General Westmoreland takes Guard of Honour salute. London.

MACARTHUR'S WELCOME

Macarthur's Welcome (1951)

General Douglas MacArthur leaves Tokyo to go home to America.

BIG FOUR CONFERENCE

Big Four Conference (1947)

Foreign Ministers meet in London for important talks.

MEYERS INQUIRY

Meyers Inquiry (1947)

Meyers and Bleriot appear before Senate War Investigation Committee. America.

GENERAL HERSHEY SPEAKS ON 'NEW DEAL'

General Hershey Speaks On 'new Deal' (1948)

General Lewis Hershey makes speech about new draft...

FARNBOROUGH AIR DISPLAY

Farnborough Air Display (1948)

Cuts from newsreel 48/74 - Farnborough Air Display, Hampshire.

GEN. VAN FLEET LEAVES KOREA FOR RETIREMENT

Gen. Van Fleet Leaves Korea For Retirement (1953)

American General Van Fleet leaves Korea to return...

GENERAL GRUENTHER'S FAREWELL

General Gruenther's Farewell (1956)

General Gruenter hands over the command of S.H.A.P.E. to General...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - FORMOSA - CHIANG KAI SHEK

People In The News - Formosa - Chiang Kai Shek (1955)

Chiang Kai Shek affirms his Far East Policy...

NEW FOREST GYPSIES

New Forest Gypsies (1948)

Gypsies live in primitive huts in squalid conditions in New Forest.

UN FORCE GETS DOWN TO WORK

UN Force Gets Down To Work (1956)

UN take-over starts and the first British Unit withdraws from Suez...

GEN. GRIVAS IN CYPRUS

Gen. Grivas In Cyprus (1964)

Former EOKA leader General Grivas makes a return to Cyprus.

GENERAL SMUTS ON THE INDUSTRIAL FRONT!

General Smuts On The Industrial Front! (1940)

South African PM Smuts inspects a munitions factory.

GEN. TAYLOR IN KOREA TO TAKE COMMAND

Gen. Taylor In Korea To Take Command (1953)

American General Maxwell Taylor arrives to take command...

VAN FLEET IN WASHINGTON

Van Fleet In Washington (1953)

General Van Fleet's farewell parade in Washington.

RIDGWAY COMES HOME aka RIDGWAY HOME

Ridgway Comes Home AKA Ridgway Home (1952)

General Ridgway comes home

DUKE BEGINS TOUR OF BRITAIN aka DUKE OF EDINBURGH OPENS POWER STATION - GLEN...

Duke Begins Tour Of Britain AKA Duke Of Edinburgh Opens Power Station - Glen... (1952)

Duke...

A TRIBUTE TO GENERAL MACARTHUR

A Tribute To General Macarthur (1964)

The life of General Douglas MacArthur

MACARTHUR HOME

Macarthur Home (1950)

General Douglas MacArthur leaves Tokyo on his way to America.

VON SPIEDEL

Von Spiedel (1957)

Ex-Hitler General is new Commander in Chief of NATO'S Central European Land Forces.

NAVY WEEK

Navy Week (1969)

People go aboard ships and submarines on the Navy's open day at Portsmouth.

RAIL STRIKE PARALYSES FRANCE

Rail Strike Paralyses France (1947)

A large scale rail strike causes transport chaos across France.

RIDGWAY VISITS U.N

Ridgway Visits U.N (1952)

General Ridgway visits United Nations