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FOR NATIONAL SAFETY AND  BRITISH FREEDOM - CONSCRIPTION

For National Safety And British Freedom - Conscription (1939)

Men in the street are interviewed...

UNO REPORT BY TRYGVE LIE

Uno Report By Trygve Lie (1946)

Trygve Lie, UNO secretary general, asks for everyone's support in...

FERRY COMMAND

Ferry Command (1942)

United Nations airmen fly bombers from Canada to England.

KING TRAILER - NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYED OVER STILL SHOT OF EDWARD VIII & FLEET

King Trailer - National Anthem Played Over Still Shot Of Edward VIII & Fleet (1930-1939)

Still...

ROYAL MARINES BAND

Royal Marines Band (1945)

Royal Marines Band playing onboard battleship.

JAPAN FORMS NEW OFFICER CORPS

Japan Forms New Officer Corps (1957)

Cadets from the new Officer Corps receive their Diplomas. Near...

GERMANY'S DIAMOND JUBILEE

Germany's Diamond Jubilee (1931)

President Hindenburg inspects troops to celebrate Germany's Jubilee.

 

 

THE TWENTY YEAR OLDS SIGN ON

The Twenty Year Olds Sign On (1941)

Young women born in 1920 register for their National Service.

GENERAL GOURAOUD RETIRES aka GENERAL GOURAUD or PARIS

General Gouraoud Retires AKA General Gouraud Or Paris (1937)

Veteran French General, Henri...

LE BOURGET

Le Bourget (1937)

French Air Force is reviewed by Air Minister at Paris Airport.

GERMAN COLONIES TAN GAN aka GERMAN COLONIES - TANGANYIKA

German Colonies Tan Gan AKA German Colonies - Tanganyika (1938)

Germany puts in a claim for...

ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS

Entertaining The Troops (1939)

Footage of cinema projectors being loaded into a van bound for the from...

ARMY MEN FREEZE IN FRIG

Army Men Freeze In Frig (1949)

Canadian soldiers test out cold weather clothes in special refrigerated...

KOREA TRUCE LINE AGREED

Korea Truce Line Agreed (1951)

Hopes for a ceasefire are raised in the Korean War.

EGYPT - ISRAEL BORDER CLASH

Egypt - Israel Border Clash (1955)

38 die, claim Egypt, as rival forces clash at Gaza.

NEW HAIFA BOMBING OUTRAGE

New Haifa Bombing Outrage (1947)

Britain announces that it is to lay down the Palestinian mandate.

LAUNCHING OF 'TIRPITZ'

Launching Of 'tirpitz' (1939)

Hitler attends the launching of the warship 'Tirpitz'.

WOMEN'S FIRE SERVICE aka N.F.S. FIRE DRILL issue title - FIND THE LADY

Women's Fire Service AKA N.F.S. Fire Drill Issue Title - Find The Lady (1942)

A look at the...

VENEZIA aka FLEET AT VENICE

Venezia AKA Fleet At Venice (1930-1939)

British warships visit Venice and welcome Italian naval officers.

KOREAN ARMISTICE COMMISSION

Korean Armistice Commission (1956)

Item showing Korean Armistice Commission meeting in Panmunjom.

 UN ADMITS STRAFING OF KAESONG

UN Admits Strafing Of Kaesong (1951)

American newsreel - UN and Communist observers inspecting site...

MIG PILOT

Mig Pilot (1953)

Korean pilot who escaped in MIG 15 arrives for interrogation by United Nations.

UN DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

UN Disarmament Conference (1957)

Foreign Secretary Mr Selwyn Lloyd opens the UN Disarmament Conference...

 UN TO RE-ARM KOREAN TROOPS

UN To Re-Arm Korean Troops (1957)

The UN in Korea announces it will ignore a truce and equip its...

GERMANY'S SECOND

Germany's Second "Pocket" Battleship (1933)

Germans launch a new battleship and commission another...

UNEQUALLED IN THE WORLD

Unequalled In The World (1933)

Annual military parade to mark the Monarch's birthday. Lots of marching...

MARTIAL LAW IN CUBA

Martial Law In Cuba (1933)

President Machado brings troops onto the streets of Havana in an effort to...

TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF NELSON!

To The Immortal Memory Of Nelson! (1933)

Ceremony on HMS Victory in memorial to Admiral Nelson.

WITH TRADITIONAL CEREMONY

With Traditional Ceremony (1931)

Military students at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris parade at the...

DECK SWABBING TO MUSIC

Deck Swabbing To Music (1934)

German sailors sing as they clean their ship - getting ready to sail...

FINLANDIA

Finlandia (1940)

The Finnish National Orchestra plays Finlandia.

GOOD DOG!

Good Dog! (1940)

Animal trainer Marcus Latouche shows how he trains dogs for National Service.

THE U-BOAT MENACE

The U-Boat Menace (1943)

Mr Charles Jarman explains how to fight U-boats.

INVENTORS' COUNCIL Dublin issue

Inventors' Council Dublin Issue (1941)

Inventors' Council in Washington DC looks at models of new...

FRENCH AIR MINISTER

French Air Minister (1938)

French Air Chief General Vieullenin visits Germany and inspects troops.

SPEED BOAT THRILLS Dublin issue

Speed Boat Thrills Dublin Issue (1942)

Spring Speedboat Regatta at Alexandra Dam held in aid of the...

IT'S LAUGHTER THEY'RE AFTER

It's Laughter They're After (1944)

Tommy Trinder gives impromptu concert to soldiers in Foggia, Italy....

ZERO HOUR FOR FRANCO

Zero Hour For Franco (1946)

A look back at General Franco's successes as Spanish government is...

US ARMY MANOEUVRES

Us Army Manoeuvres (1939)

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

NATIONAL SAVINGS WEEK - LESLIE HENSON SAYS A FEW WORDS

National Savings Week - Leslie Henson Says A Few Words (1940)

Comedian Leslie Henson calls on...

ERNEST BEVIN ADDRESSES UN

Ernest Bevin Addresses UN (1948)

Ernest Bevin addresses UNO assembly at Paris Conference.

Selected Originals -  BIG SHIPS SHELL REDS aka WISCONSIN OFF TO KOREA

Selected Originals - Big Ships Shell Reds AKA Wisconsin Off To Korea (1952)

Material relating...

UNVEILING MEMORIAL TO NO. 4. COMMANDOS

Unveiling Memorial To No. 4. Commandos (1952)

A memorial to Commandoes and civilians is unveiled in...

KOREAN TRUCE SIGNED

Korean Truce Signed (1953)

Korean war ends as United Nations and Communist signatures are put to...

BRITISH EVACUATION STARTS

British Evacuation Starts (1956)

The British evacuation of Port Said is under way.

U.N.N.R.A. AIDS GAZA REFUGEES

U.N.N.R.A. Aids Gaza Refugees (1957)

Israeli occupation of Gaza - house to house searches and milk...

UN DRIVE TO HAN RIVER

UN Drive To Han River (1951)

After smashing Chinese attack UN forces reach Seoul.

OIL AND WAR - NEW YORK

Oil And War - New York (1951)

Soviet delegate in the United Nations calls for peace in Korea.

JUNGLE MEN JOIN UP

Jungle Men Join Up (1959)

A look at Pacific Island's Regiment in training in Papua New Guinea.

UN FORCE DISREGARDED

UN Force Disregarded (1964)

Canadian UN soldiers are bystanders to the battles between Greek and Turkish...