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ARTILLERY PRACTICE IN ENGLAND 1940

Artillery Practice In England 1940 (1940)

British artillery training - 1940.

INVASION SCENES - EUROPE

Invasion Scenes - Europe (1944)

American troops advancing through European countryside.

LEAFLETS FIRED FROM GUN

Leaflets Fired From Gun (1943)

Leaflets are fired to enemy territory from an artillery gun.

BRITISH 17 POUNDER FIELD GUNS

British 17 Pounder Field Guns (1943)

British 17 pounder field guns in action.

FIELD GUNNERS

Field Gunners (1944)

American soldiers fire documents wrapped around shells from big field guns.

BRITISH GUN SITE

British Gun Site (1940-1949)

Footage of British soldier operating guns and using long range finders.

HEAVY GUN TAKEN FROM BUILDING AND LOADED ONTO TRUCK

Heavy Gun Taken From Building And Loaded Onto Truck (1930-1939)

A large military gun is lifted from...

 

 

TOMMY GUN

Tommy Gun (1941)

A look at how the Thompson submachine gun (Tommy gun) works.

THE BIG GUNS ROAR

The Big Guns Roar (1933)

Royal Naval warship fires her big guns while at sea off Invergordon.

HEAVY MACHINE GUNS IN ACTION

Heavy Machine Guns In Action (1941)

Machine Gun Battalion of North Country Regiment on mass exercise...

ARTILLERY IN ACTION

Artillery In Action (1941)

Royal Artillery on army exercise somewhere in English countryside.

MADE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Made In South Africa (1941)

Director General of War Supplies at demonstration of first South African...

ARMY OF STEEL GOES INTO ACTION

Army Of Steel Goes Into Action (1941)

Men of Eastern Command training in Bren gun carriers.

NEW ANTI-TANK WEAPONS aka ANTITANK

New Anti-Tank Weapons AKA Antitank (1941)

The new Northover antitank gun is tested at firing range.

KEEPING THEIR HAND IN

Keeping Their Hand In (1921)

An item showing auxiliary soldiers in Dublin during revolver practise.

SEARCHING FOR ARMS

Searching For Arms (1921)

Soldiers search under roof tiles and dig up the woods in search of hidden...

ARETHUSA BOYS

Arethusa Boys (1924)

Young Naval Cadets on board a battleship.

MORE DISARMAMENT

More Disarmament (1930)

A start is made on taking obsolete guns to be broken up. Shoeburyness, Essex.

ANTI - AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES

Anti - Aircraft Activities (1939)

Footage of soldiers manning anti aircraft guns.

ANTI-TANK DEMONSTRATION

Anti-Tank Demonstration (1939)

Anti-tank weapon is demonstrated.

SMART WORK!

Smart Work! (1940)

British troops show off their speed and skill with light anti-tank guns.

TESTING 14 INCH GUNS

Testing 14 Inch Guns (1940)

A huge artillery piece is tested on a range near its Northern factory.

BANG ON, ALWAYS!

Bang On, Always! (1952)

A stabilization system means that a tank gunner can keep shooting while on the...

ARTILLERY PRACTICE - LIGHT AND VERY HEAVY FIELD GUNS FIRING

Artillery Practice - Light And Very Heavy Field Guns Firing (1941)

American troops show off...

LANDING BRITISH TROOPS

Landing British Troops (1941)

British troops come on shore from landing crafts in a wartime exercise.

TROOPS IN EGYPT 1940 aka AUSTRALIANS IN EGYPT 1940

Troops In Egypt 1940 AKA Australians In Egypt 1940 (1940)

Australian troops leave a troopship at...

MILITIAMEN IN FRANCE aka MILITARYMEN IN FRANCE

Militiamen In France AKA Militarymen In France (1940)

British militiamen performing a military...

FIRED GUN

Fired Gun (1945)

Footage of large gun being fired.

INFANTRY CROSS SMALL BRIDGE

Infantry Cross Small Bridge (1944)

Infantry men crossing a small bridge.

TANKS FIRING

Tanks Firing (1944)

Tanks firing in snowbound countryside.

EUROPE INVASION SCENES - US TROOPS

Europe Invasion Scenes - Us Troops (1945)

US troops advancing through snowbound countryside, smoke...

ABOARD HMS RODNEY

Aboard HMS Rodney (1945)

Sailors at work on board warship HMS Rodney.

INVASION SCENES EUROPE

Invasion Scenes Europe (1944)

Material showing big gun being loaded and fired in a field.

TOWN UNDER FIRE

Town Under Fire (1945)

Material showing explosions in town.

INVASION SCENES - EUROPE

Invasion Scenes - Europe (1944)

American troops advancing through European countryside.

CROWDED TOWN SQUARE

Crowded Town Square (1944)

Civilians gathered in front of apartment block.

AERIAL WARFARE AIR TO GROUND FOOTAGE

Aerial Warfare Air To Ground Footage (1944)

Fighter planes attacking ground targets - combat films,...

US ARMY TESTS SHOOTING STICK

Us Army Tests Shooting Stick (1945)

Two American soldiers testing walking stick that transforms into a...

USS IOWA

Uss Iowa (1945)

American warship USS Iowa at sea.

THE RIFLE THAT SHOOTS ROUND CORNERS

The Rifle That Shoots Round Corners (1946)

British soldiers demonstrate gun with special attachment...

 BRITISH SOLDIERS IN MALAYAN JUNGLE

British Soldiers In Malayan Jungle (1956)

British soldiers fighting and in army camps in Malaysian...

INVASION SCENES EUROPE: U.S. TROOPS

Invasion Scenes Europe: U.S. Troops (1940)

Scenes of American soldiers firing artillery guns.

 RIVER CROSSING

River Crossing (1940)

LS of anti-aircraft fire in sky across river.

KOREA: BATTLE FOR THE RIDGES

Korea: Battle For The Ridges (1952)

The battle for the ridges continues in Korea.

 NEW SELF PROPELLED GUN

New Self Propelled Gun (1955)

An American self propelled anti-tank gun is put through its paces over...

NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE

Naval Volunteer Reserve (1914-1918)

Naval cadets load large gun then move it on pulleys.

BIG GUN

Big Gun (1914-1918)

Footage of soldiers manning an artillery piece.

ROYAL TOURNAMENT

Royal Tournament (1922)

Military display underway at the Royal Tournament, Olympia, London.

U.S. CARBINES TO MALAYANS

U.S. Carbines To Malayans (1952)

Guns are handed out to rubber planters and miners to protect them from...

AIR WAR STEPS UP IN KOREA

Air War Steps Up In Korea (1951)

Good footage of American Mustang fighters on the attack in Korea.