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BRITONS LEAVE JAPAN

Britons Leave Japan (1941)

British subjects board a ship to leave Japan on the advice of the...

8th ARMY OFFENSIVE IN ITALY aka ITALY 8TH ARMY OFFENSIVE

8th Army Offensive In Italy AKA Italy 8th Army Offensive (1945)

Eight Army starts offensive to...

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FILM - WASTE PAPER TRAILER

Government Official Film - Waste Paper Trailer (1942)

Government official film urging us to save...

ALERTS AT MALTA

Alerts At Malta (1942)

Air raid and ruined buildings caused by bombing in Malta.

JAPS BLITZ BURMA

Japs Blitz Burma (1942)

Good footage of burning buildings in a Burmese town after a Japanese raid.

BINOCULARS WANTED

Binoculars Wanted (1940)

Government appeal for binoculars to be used by British troops in the war.

CIGARETTE HOLDER issue title - BLACK AND BLUE

Cigarette Holder Issue Title - Black And Blue (1939)

Man puts his lit cigarette into a holder that...

 

 

MEETING OF ALLIED MINISTERS

Meeting Of Allied Ministers (1945)

Unidentified men having meeting around boardroom table.

WAR CRIMES COMMISSION

War Crimes Commission (1945)

Delegates sign documents at war crimes commission.

HURTGEN FOREST GERMANY

Hurtgen Forest Germany (1950)

Land mines from World War 2 are defused in Hurtgen Forest. Germany.

MANCHESTER BLITZED

Manchester Blitzed (1941)

Night bombing destroys shops, houses and damages the cathedral.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TRAILER - SAVE BONES

Government Official Trailer - Save Bones (1943)

Government urges the population to save bones for...

MAKE AND MEND TRAILER aka CLOTHING COUPONS TRAILER

Make And Mend Trailer AKA Clothing Coupons Trailer (1943)

Trailer urging people to re-style their...

SAVE BREAD - TRAILER

Save Bread - Trailer (1943)

Ministry of Information film urging people to eat less and save bread.

SHELTER TRAILER

Shelter Trailer (1941)

A trailer shows us how to adapt one of our rooms into a refuge during air raids.

HERE WE GO GATHERING SPUDS SCOTTISH HARVEST - TRAILER aka GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

Here We Go Gathering Spuds Scottish Harvest - Trailer AKA Government Official (1944)

Official...

FROM OUR CAMERAMAN IN THE FAR EAST

From Our Cameraman In The Far East (1941)

More troops arrive in Singapore, and Gurkhas advance...

TEN THOUSAND FACES LOST

Ten Thousand Faces Lost (1945)

Japanese surrender their swords at Sungei Patani.

HOISTING HERMANN

Hoisting Hermann (1945)

Unexploded 4000 pound bomb is ready for removal in Croydon.

'SOME CHICKEN - SOME NECK!' MR CHURCHILL AT OTTAWA

'some Chicken - Some Neck!' Mr Churchill At Ottawa (1942)

Winston Churchill addresses the Canadian...

MILK TRAILER

Milk Trailer (1942)

Government trailer showing the groups of people that are guaranteed a daily ration of...

THE PHILIPPINES - FIRST PICTURES

The Philippines - First Pictures (1942)

Pictures of destruction left by Japanese raiders after an air...

THAT SECOND FRONT Special

That Second Front Special (1942)

Political leader Harry Pollitt makes a speech in Scotland about the...

BLACKOUT TRAILER

Blackout Trailer (1942)

Trailer warning about the use of proper lighting and brakes on cars and bikes in...

NAZI RAID ON BARI

Nazi Raid On Bari (1944)

Nazi raid on Italian port of Bari causes many casualties and the loss of 17...

WAR WOUNDED HELP THEMSELVES

War Wounded Help Themselves (1944)

The war wounded make toys out of old leather at a hospital in...

SWORD OF HONOUR FOR LORD GORT

Sword Of Honour For Lord Gort (1944)

Lord Gort is presented with sword of honour in recognition of his...

TICKETS DREAM - TRAILER aka GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

Tickets Dream - Trailer AKA Government Official (1944)

Ministry of Information cartoon encouraging...

VOICE OF THE ALLIES

Voice Of The Allies (1944)

A newspaper printed in small village in liberated France tells news of...

NAZI SHIP IN THE THAMES

Nazi Ship In The Thames (1940)

A captured German cargo ship is unloaded in London docks.

AFTER THE RAID

After The Raid (1940)

People in English street pick up bits of shrapnel after German bombing raid.

PROFESSOR KOHT IS CONFIDENT

Professor Koht Is Confident (1940)

The Norwegian Foreign Minister makes a speech in London about the...

GERMAN PRISONERS ARRIVE

German Prisoners Arrive (1940)

German parachutists captured in Holland are brought to Britain.

ANTI-FIFTH COLUMN DRIVE IN PARIS

Anti-Fifth Column Drive In Paris (1940)

French police check people's papers to ensure they aren't...

"Our Island Fortress Wants" (1940)

Pathe calls for people to volunteer their services in aid of the...

COASTAL DEFENCES

Coastal Defences (1940)

God item about the great levels of morale in the British Coastal Defence forces.

GIVE 'EM A LIFT!

Give 'em A Lift! (1940)

People are asked to give a lift to office workers to help out with public...

CITY OF BUILDERS

City Of Builders (1948)

Poles rebuilding their capitol - everyone is working.

SIGNING DOCUMENT - MAISKY

Signing Document - Maisky (1942)

Soviet Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Maisky signs an...

PREPARING SHELTERS - LONDON 1939

Preparing Shelters - London 1939 (1939)

Building of the underground shelters in London - 1939.

MONKS REBUILD CASSINO

Monks Rebuild Cassino (1946)

Monks begin to rebuild the monastery in Cassino after it was destroyed in...

ROME EMBASSY BOMB

Rome Embassy Bomb (1946)

The British Embassy in Rome is bombed.

DAY OF PRAYER

Day Of Prayer (1940)

People attend their village church to mark the National Day of Prayer in September...

CABINET GOES TO PALACE

Cabinet Goes To Palace

Various cars come and go from Buckingham Palace.

QUISLING GOVERNMENT

Quisling Government (1941)

Meeting of Norway's Quisling Government in July 1941.

DESERT COMMUNION - 1943

Desert Communion - 1943 (1943)

A priest gives communion to patients in desert hospital.

TROOPS' GRAVES - AMERICAN TROOPS RELAXING AND BUILDING A BRIDGE

Troops' Graves - American Troops Relaxing And Building A Bridge

Italians mourn at...

ITALIAN MARSHALL BADOGLIO

Italian Marshall Badoglio

Italian Marshall Badoglio meets Allied officers.

HOW ARGENTINA BROKE UP THE AXIS

How Argentina Broke Up The Axis (1944)

Argentina breaks off relations with Germany and Japan.

FRENCH DOCTOR SPEAKS

French Doctor Speaks (1944)

French doctor talks abut role of French doctors during German occupation.