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CANADIAN SHIPYARDS

Canadian Shipyards (1940)

Shots of ship building in Canada, presumably to aid the British war effort.

ITALY DECLARES WAR - JUNE 1940

Italy Declares War - June 1940 (1940)

Italian shops and businesses in London suffer after Italy...

SCRAP FOR MUNITIONS - 1940

Scrap For Munitions - 1940 (1940)

People collect scrap metal for munition in 1940.

BERLIN

Berlin (1946)

Black market traders are rounded up by the police in Berlin.

AMERICAN PRODUCE FOR BRITAIN

American Produce For Britain (1941)

A cargo ship is unloads supplies of cheese and eggs in British...

FARMER HERO WHO CAPTURED RUDOLF HESS

Farmer Hero Who Captured Rudolf Hess (1941)

Nice shots of the Scottish farmer who captured Rudolf...

CANADIAN WOMEN WAR WORKERS

Canadian Women War Workers (1943)

Good footage of women at work in armaments factory in Quebec,...

 

 

CANADIAN WOMEN SHIPYARD WORKERS - 1943

Canadian Women Shipyard Workers - 1943 (1943)

Footage of numerous women at work in a shipyard in...

LANCASTER 'S' FOR SUGAR 100TH MISSION

Lancaster 's' For Sugar 100th Mission (1944)

Footage of airmen celebrating 100th Mission of...

RECONSTRUCTION OF GERMAN RAILWAYS

Reconstruction Of German Railways (1946)

Item showing reconstruction of the railways in Germany.

MAKING POTS FROM GERMAN HELMETS

Making Pots From German Helmets (1946)

German newsreel item: German army helmets are recycled into...

DORTAN: BADLY DAMAGED TOWN

Dortan: Badly Damaged Town (1946)

Item showing rebuilding of Dortan, town which was destroyed by...

MINE CLEARING OFF NORFOLK COAST

Mine Clearing Off Norfolk Coast (1957)

Mine clearing operation on beach. Cromer, Norfolk.

CZECH CONVENT REBUILT

Czech Convent Rebuilt (1965)

Old Amauz Convent in Czechoslovakia rebuilt.

CITY GARDEN

City Garden (1949)

Shots of bomb site garden in London.

CITY GARDEN

City Garden (1949)

Shots of bomb site garden in London.

SEED FOR BRITAIN - MAY 1941

Seed For Britain - May 1941 (1941)

Bags of seed arrive in Britain from the United States of America.

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.

WORLD FOOD SHORTAGE

World Food Shortage (1940-1949)

British Minister of Food talks about the post-war world food shortage.

BERLIN, 1947 Part II aka TROTTING RACE

Berlin, 1947 Part II AKA Trotting Race (1947)

Berlin. Russian held trotting race and black market...

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS SPEEDING BERLIN AIR LIFT.

Latest Developments Speeding Berlin Air Lift. (1948)

German Railway Station scenes, and the...

REBUILDING OF WARSAW

Rebuilding Of Warsaw (1949)

New houses being built, reconstruction area, workmen at work.

REBUILDING WROCLAW

Rebuilding Wroclaw (1949)

Views of Wroclaw.

REBUILDING OF WARSAW

Rebuilding Of Warsaw (1949)

Clearing rubble and building new flats in Warsaw after the war.

HMS LONDON HOME FROM YANGTSE

HMS London Home From Yangtse (1949)

The men of HMS London get a warm welcome on arrival in Chatham.

POLISH PORT - GDANSK

Polish Port - Gdansk (1971)

Port areas of Gdansk emphasise foreign trade

SAVE YOUR BACON

Save Your Bacon (1942)

Government advises people to keep their bacon.

A MATTER OF INTEREST - WAR SAVINGS

A Matter Of Interest - War Savings (1943)

A Government Official film to promote the sale of National...