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HARBOUR FORTIFICATIONS

Harbour Fortifications (1944)

Smashed up coastal defences at unknown coastal town.

COASTAL DEFENCE EXERCISES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Coastal Defence Exercises In South Africa (1939)

Coastal defence preparations in South Africa.

DEFENCE BY FIRE

Defence By Fire (1945)

Britain's Coastal defence barriers revealed to public.

ARMAMENT SPEED-UP IN FRANCE

Armament Speed-Up In France (1938)

Good shots of weapons being manufactured in French armaments...

FOR NATIONAL SAFETY AND  BRITISH FREEDOM - CONSCRIPTION

For National Safety And British Freedom - Conscription (1939)

Men in the street are interviewed...

BUYING GAS MASKS IN SWEDEN

Buying Gas Masks In Sweden (1938)

Women try on gas masks in a shop in Sweden.

GERMANY'S SIEGFRIED LINE

Germany's Siegfried Line (1938)

An item showing Germans constructing the Siegfried Line, a series of...

 

 

PARIS aka AIR RAID TUNNEL IN PARIS

Paris AKA Air Raid Tunnel In Paris (1939)

Footage of workers constructing a new air raid tunnel in...

GAS MASKS FOR BABIES

Gas Masks For Babies (1939)

The home demonstrates how to use gas masks for babies, London.

DELIVERING THE GOODS

Delivering The Goods (1939)

Good footage of shell cases being produce in factories.

BOOM DEFENCES

Boom Defences (1940)

Ships lay booms across the mouths of harbours to prevent enemy ships getting...

DOOM TOWN aka DOWN TOWN

Doom Town AKA Down Town (1955)

Britain's biggest mobile defence training centre stages atomic warfare...

700 PRACTICE CIVIL DEFENCE

700 Practice Civil Defence (1963)

London's biggest exercise of kind shows preparations against nuclear...

SOUTH AFRICA COAST DEFENCES

South Africa Coast Defences (1943)

South African coastal defence manoeuvres.

1,000,000 WORKERS WANTED aka SIR SAMUEL HOARE

1,000,000 Workers Wanted AKA Sir Samuel Hoare (1938)

Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare appeals for a...

RECRUITING IN THE CITY

Recruiting In The City (1938)

A huge anti-aircraft gun attracts men to a Territorial Army recruitment...

LONDON DEFENCE CORPS

London Defence Corps (1921)

Sir Neville Smythe reviews London's Defence Corps at Kensington.

NATIONAL DEFENCE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

National Defence In Czechoslovakia (1938)

Appeals for subscriptions to the Czech National Defence are...

DEFENCE CADETS - WATFORD

Defence Cadets - Watford (1938)

Field Marshal of the Air Force, Sir John Salmond, inspects the latest...

FRANCES WALL OF STEEL aka FRANCE'S WALL OF STEEL - MAGINOT LINE

Frances Wall Of Steel AKA France's Wall Of Steel - Maginot Line (1938)

The French army...

LAUNCH OF H.M.S. FALCONET AT BLYTH

Launch Of HMS Falconet At Blyth (1938)

H.M.S. Falconet is launched at Blyth, Northumberland.

BELGIUM ON GUARD

Belgium On Guard (1939)

Footage of Belgium's defences.

TURKISH MILITARY MISSION ARRIVES IN ENGLAND

Turkish Military Mission Arrives In England (1939)

Footage of the Turkish Military Mission arriving...

COASTAL DEFENCES

Coastal Defences (1940)

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

BRISTOL TRAINS TO BEAT A-BOMB

Bristol Trains To Beat A-Bomb (1951)

Bristol civil defence and military jointly stage and fight A-bomb...

SOUTHAMPTON ON THE ALERT

Southampton On The Alert (1951)

The Military help out in a Civil Defence / ARP exercise in Southampton.

BARRICADES DOWN IN ISMALIA

Barricades Down In Ismalia (1952)

Barbed wire barricades removed from streets in Ismalia, Egypt.

OLD GUN EMPLACEMENT AT SYDNEY HARBOUR

Old Gun Emplacement At Sydney Harbour (1965)

Deserted gun emplacement and montage of stills and...

AUSTRALIA AT BATTLE STATIONS

Australia At Battle Stations (1942)

Australian troops and civilians prepare to defend their country...

LONDON ATTACKED

London Attacked (1934)

Air attack exercise is staged to test London air defences.

ON GUARD!

On Guard! (1940)

Good footage of the Home Defence Battalions - forerunner of the Home Guard.

VERY DOGGY!!

Very Doggy!! (1940)

Samoyed dogs are combed for their 'dog wool' which is knitted into socks for the...

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE CORPS

Australian Defence Corps (1943)

Australian Home Guard parade in Melbourne.

MAYOR LA GUARDIA'S NEW JOB

Mayor La Guardia's New Job (1941)

Mayor La Guardia takes on new role as chief of American Civil...

BIG CIVIL DEFENCE PARADE REVIEWED BY CHURCHILL

Big Civil Defence Parade Reviewed By Churchill (1941)

Winston Churchill makes a speech to the men...

AIR RAID DEFENCE

Air Raid Defence (1937)

Full scale air raid practice in Budapest, involving emergency services and army....

AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS IN YORKSHIRE

Air Raid Precautions In Yorkshire (1938)

Geoffrey Lloyd takes part in a gas test on 'Chlorine...

WAR MINISTER AT WATCHET

War Minister At Watchet (1938)

War Minister Hore Belisha visits the Territorial Army to see the latest...

A.R.P. ACTIVITIES CONTINUE

A.R.P. Activities Continue (1938)

Air raid precautions continue with shelters being built and gas mask...

MR CHURCHILL VISITS A GUN STATION

Mr Churchill Visits A Gun Station (1942)

PM Winston Churchill visits an anti-aircraft battery, lays a...

AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS

Australia's Prime Minister Speaks (1942)

Australian Prime Minister John Curtin makes a speech at a...

A PAGE FROM MRS ROOSEVELT'S DIARY

A Page From Mrs Roosevelt's Diary (1942)

Eleanor Roosevelt visits Canterbury and Barham in Kent, and...

HOME DEFENCE AIR EXERCISES

Home Defence Air Exercises (1939)

Footage of the Air Exercises over the South Eastern Coast of...

US ARMY MANOEUVRES

Us Army Manoeuvres (1939)

Good footage of the American army on manoeuvres in Virginia, United States of...

NAVAL PARASHOTS

Naval Parashots (1940)

Naval men get training to deal with German parachute attacks.

CIVILIANS EVACUATE HONG KONG

Civilians Evacuate Hong Kong (1940)

Allied civilians are evacuated from the British colony in Hong...

OUR 'MOSQUITO' NAVY

Our 'mosquito' Navy (1940)

Good shots of volunteer crews patrolling the River Thames on small boats.

EAST COAST CARRIES ON

East Coast Carries On (1940)

People on the East Coast carry on with seaside pursuits despite German...

PRIME MINISTER VISITS DEFENCES

Prime Minister Visits Defences (1940)

Winston Churchill visits Coastal defences in the South and East...

COASTAL COMMAND ACTIVITIES

Coastal Command Activities (1940)

Planes of the British Coastal Command fly off to spot German...