British and Polish paratroopers practice invasion tactics.
Troops from Poland and Czechoslovakia arrive in Britain...
American submarine Skate arrives at the North Pole.
Sailors in the North Atlantic fire guns at icebergs to break them up.
American soldiers capture nazi arctic bases.
Leader of a Polish opposition party leaves the country in fear of his...
Captain Amundsen returns safely after being lost for 28 days during flight to North...
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Admiral Byrd explains his plan for exploring Antarctica.
The Polish PM presents medals to soldiers and nurses...
Polish troops stationed in Scotland learn and teach dances to local...
Polish soldiers go...
Aerial views of snow tractors towing...
Parachutists leaving aircraft and landing in snowy wastes, close up...
New air route is charted over the North Pole.
US submarine 'Sargo' in the Arctic.
Filler item with Dutch people pole vaulting over a river and falling in the...
Commander Byrd takes a first flight in his tri-motored plane before...
Battle Colours are presented to the first Polish squadron of...
Wrestling and pole vaulting form part of...
King George attends an athletics meet between rival varsities.
Arrival of the 'Schwabenland' back in Germany after...
European allied commanders look over new military equipment at display...
Winston Churchill investigates defence troops stationed in Scotland.
American fliers and the men sent to rescue...
Lord Lonsdale watches competitors as the Grasmere Sports are...
US Army engineers rescue a crashed bomber aircraft.
An American icebreaker ship visits an Eskimo village in the Arctic.
Pole vaulting competition across a canal in Holland.
Canadian Government mission is sent to Arctic Circle.
Footage of women rowing on the Thames, London.
Eskimos on island off Greenland celebrate longest night with...
River crossing by pole competition in Holland.
Athlete Martin Higden tries out inflatable landing pad for pole vaulters.
An Antarctic expedition, under veteran explorer Admiral Richard Byrd...
Trick film showing pole vaulters coming back over the bar.
Footage of the aircraft 'Pacussan Dreamboat' arriving in...
US army supervise Japanese whaling expedition in the Antarctic.
UFA documentary about bird life in Arctic.
Rather surreal footage of "tanks"...
Various events from the Army Athletics
People board aircraft to fly from Los Angeles to Copenhagen...
American scientists set up camp at the South Pole.
Two American nuclear submarines meet beneath the Arctic ice.
England meet Germany in Athletic Games at White City Stadium
Military Highland gathering. Athletes wear kilts.
Little girls in white do traditional dancing and prance around the maypole on May Day.
Athletes take part in pole vault and long jump events.
Shots of flying boat and airship Nobil.
Ancient craft of carving totem poles is demonstrated.