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AUSTRALIA'S FIRST PARACHUTE

Australia's First Parachute (1941)

Flight Lieutenant James Lacey is presented with the first...

WE WANT MORE TANKS

We Want More Tanks (1941)

Minister of Supply, Lord Beaverbrook, appeals for more tanks.

GPO TRAILER

GPO Trailer (1941)

A G.P.O. trailer asks people to leave a forwarding address when they move.

TANKS FOR RUSSIA

Tanks For Russia (1941)

Ivan Maisky receives a British tank on behalf of Russia at factory in the...

MEN AND WOMEN OF THE R.A.F.

Men And Women Of The R.A.F. (1941)

Men and women of the Royal Air Force train at various jobs such as...

DNIEPER DAM RESTORED

Dnieper Dam Restored (1945)

Soviets work on restoration of Dnieper Dam.

SUPPLIES FOR OUR ARMIES

Supplies For Our Armies (1942)

Item detailing the cost of hundreds of army supplies at a Royal Ordnance...

 

 

U-BOATS ATTACK DUTCH ISLANDS

U-Boats Attack Dutch Islands (1942)

Night shots of the burning oil refinery on the Island of Aruba...

TALE OF TWO SUBMARINES

Tale Of Two Submarines (1942)

Sunken submarines Thetis and Sailfish are seen rebuilt, renamed and back...

GENERAL GRANT TANKS

General Grant Tanks (1942)

The first look at the new American-built tanks - the 'General Grants' - in...

LONDON SHEEP CAST CLOUTS Dublin issue

London Sheep Cast Clouts Dublin Issue (1942)

London sheep are sheared in Hyde Park; land girls...

WAAF FLIGHT MECHANICS

Waaf Flight Mechanics (1942)

Great footage of WAAFs in turbans and overalls working on plane engines.

CAMEL TRANSPORT IN THE DESERT

Camel Transport In The Desert (1942)

Petrol for the Allied Army is transported across the desert by...

SAVE FUEL - TRAILER

Save Fuel - Trailer (1942)

We are urged to save fuel for the war effort by not using public transport...

COAL MINING TRAINEES REPORT AND BRITISH COAL IN ITALY

Coal Mining Trainees Report And British Coal In Italy (1944)

Bevin boys are drafted into the coal...

MONTY AND THE WORKERS

Monty And The Workers (1944)

General Bernard Montgomery gives an amusing speech to factory workers on a...

FACTORY-MADE INVASION HARBOUR

Factory-Made Invasion Harbour (1944)

A large portable harbour is transported across the Channel for...

LAND GIRLS AT WORK

Land Girls At Work (1940)

Land Girls working with various farm animals during World War Two.

NEWFOUNDLAND LUMBERJACKS HERE

Newfoundland Lumberjacks Here (1940)

Lumberjacks from Canada in England to work in our forests.

GIRLS ON THE FARM

Girls On The Farm (1939)

Very good footage of land girls working the fields on a farm.

US PLANES FOR BRITAIN

Us Planes For Britain (1939)

Footage of bomber being built in factory in the United States of America...

WINGS OVER FRANCE

Wings Over France (1940)

Women at work in French aircraft factory.

PIER BLOWN UP

Pier Blown Up (1940)

Damage to English East Coast pier hit by a German mine.

AT SEA WITH THE FRENCH

At Sea With The French (1940)

A day at sea with the French Navy on a small minesweeper.

PARK RAILINGS FOR MUNITIONS

Park Railings For Munitions (1940)

Iron railings and fences from London Parks are taken down to be...

HELPING WITH THE HARVEST

Helping With The Harvest (1940)

Girls of the ARP come into the country to help out gathering in the...

WOMEN WORKERS aka WOMEN'S HEAVY DUTIES issue title - WAY OF THE WORLD

Women Workers AKA Women's Heavy Duties Issue Title - Way Of The World (1944)

Women take on...

HELPING THE WAR EFFORT aka SCRAP IRON FOR WAR EFFORT

Helping The War Effort AKA Scrap Iron For War Effort (1942)

South African men go through scrap...

BEF IN FRANCE

BEF In France (1940)

Soldiers of British Expeditionary Force are seen building a railway in France and...

B.E.F. IN FRANCE - 1939

B.E.F. In France - 1939 (1939)

BEF (British Expeditionary Force) troops laying railway lines in France...

GERMAN ARMAMENTS FACTORY

German Armaments Factory (1939)

Making of various large guns at German armaments factory - probably...

GERMAN TANK AND AIRCRAFT FACTORY

German Tank And Aircraft Factory (1940)

German tanks and U-boats are seen in production.

CHILDREN HELP BUY SPITFIRE

Children Help Buy Spitfire (1940)

A group of young children set about raising funds to buy a spitfire...

MINER'S TRAILER

Miner's Trailer (1947)

Short trailer film encouraging men to become coal miners.

TRAILER - RESETTLEMENT ADVICE CENTRE

Trailer - Resettlement Advice Centre (1946)

A short trailer film telling people what opportunities...

AMMUNITION FACTORY - RUSSIA

Ammunition Factory - Russia

Russian ammunition factory at work.

REs TRAINING

RES Training (1940)

Men of the Royal Engineers learn techniques for building pontoon bridges.

BRITAIN CARRIES ON - 1940

Britain Carries On - 1940 (1940)

Footage of women at work in sweets factory.

SOLDIERS AID THE HARVEST

Soldiers Aid The Harvest (1941)

Soldiers shrug off their jackets and help to bring in the harvest.

DESERT WORKSHOP

Desert Workshop

Men of the REME at work repairing vehicles in a Desert workshop.

ITALIAN POWs

Italian Pows (1941)

Italian Prisoners of War help out with gathering in the English harvest.

WOOD FROM RUSSIA

Wood From Russia

Soviet timber is off loaded in a British port.

SCRAP FOR ARMS

Scrap For Arms

A ship full of scrap metal is off loaded at a British port.

A.T.S. AT ORDNANCE DEPOT - 1942

A.T.S. At Ordnance Depot - 1942 (1942)

Women doing men's work at ordnance depot.

BUILDING GUNS FOR THE AMERICAN NAVY

Building Guns For The American Navy (1944)

Guns are built and tested for the American Navy.

AMERICAN CAN COMPANY

American Can Company (1944)

Good shots of American factory building torpedoes.

GERMANY - CIVILIANS

Germany - Civilians (1945)

German prisoners of war and female factory workers

BURMA DEATH RAILWAY

Burma Death Railway (1945)

Material showing the 'Railway of Death' constructed by allied prisoners of...

BUSY STREET SCENES STEALING COAL

Busy Street Scenes Stealing Coal (1945)

Women and children steal coal from moving vehicles.

YOUNG MAQUIS

Young Maquis (1940-1949)

Boy working for resistance while at school - he gets medal for it.