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FRESH WATER FROM THE SEA

Fresh Water From The Sea (1943)

Sea water sterilised and ready for drinking in seconds.

LANDSHIPS AT PRACTICE

Landships At Practice (1939)

Footage of new British tanks being tested in wet and muddy conditions.

INVASION EXERCISES BY BRITISH TROOPS

Invasion Exercises By British Troops (1941)

British troops scale cliffs and charge barbed wire...

YOUR WASTE PAPER - WHAT BECOMES OF IT aka YOU'RE WASTE PAPER TRAILER ?

Your Waste Paper - What Becomes Of It AKA You're Waste Paper Trailer ? (1941)

A look at how...

ON THE ARAGON FRONT  aka SPAIN

On The Aragon Front AKA Spain (1937)

Abandoned tanks and bombed out buildings - signs of continuing...

CHINA - JAPANESE WAR: AFTER TAKING NANKING

China - Japanese War: After Taking Nanking (1938)

Scenes of the Sino-Japanese war as the Japanese...

BARCELONA - ANOTHER TERRIFIC AIR RAID

Barcelona - Another Terrific Air Raid (1938)

Brief shots of bomb damage after an air raid in...

 

 

HORSES FOR FRANCE

Horses For France (1940)

English horses are checked over by French vets before being shipped to France.

BINOCULARS WANTED

Binoculars Wanted (1940)

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

WOUNDED HORSES RECOVER - EX-CAVALRY HORSES EXERCISING

Wounded Horses Recover - Ex-Cavalry Horses Exercising (1916)

Horses wounded in WW1 battles run...

LARGE SINGLE ROCKET TEST

Large Single Rocket Test (1945)

Material showing a large assault mortar being tested.

GERMAN PRISONERS PASSING THROUGH COMMUNICATION TRENCHES TO THE REAR aka GERMAN...

German Prisoners Passing Through Communication Trenches To The Rear AKA German... (1916)

German...

SUBMARINE

Submarine (1914-1918)

Submarine moving along surface of sea.

UNDER THE REPARATIONS ACT aka UNDER PREPARATIONS ACT

Under The Reparations Act AKA Under Preparations Act (1931)

A large seaplane is being built by...

U.S. ACTIVITIES ON MANY FRONTS - BUNA - NEW GUINEA

U.S. Activities On Many Fronts - Buna - New Guinea (1943)

American troops fighting Japanese in...

U.S. ACTIVITIES ON MANY FRONTS - KISKA ALEUTIANS

U.S. Activities On Many Fronts - Kiska Aleutians (1943)

American planes bombing Kiska at Aleutian...

ANTI-MINE WELLINGTONS

Anti-Mine Wellingtons (1943)

Wellington bombers fitted with devices which can explode sea bombs from...

INVISIBLE HOME GUARD

Invisible Home Guard (1943)

Home Guard camouflage demonstration.

U-BOAT KILLER

U-Boat Killer (1943)

Trials are made to use Sikorsky helicopters as U-boat killers.

HURRI-BOMBER

Hurri-Bomber (1941)

The new Hurricane fighter bombers, known as Hurri-bombers, give demonstration.

RADAR Beware - other items share this title

Radar Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1945)

Radar is used to find and blast U-boats in South...

SKY ARMADAS

Sky Armadas (1945)

Intensified air raids on Germany.

FLAK AND FLAME OVER PHILIPPINES

Flak And Flame Over Philippines (1945)

American planes raid Negros Islands in the Philippines.

BONN

Bonn (1945)

Allied troops entering Bonn.

TEN TON TESS

Ten Ton Tess (1945)

A new massive bombs 'Ten Ton Tess' used for raid on Bielefeld viaduct, Germany.

REMAGEN BRIDGE DESTROYED

Remagen Bridge Destroyed (1945)

Remagen bridge over river Rhine destroyed.

RED DEVILS REVISIT ARNHEM

Red Devils Revisit Arnhem (1945)

Men of the First Airborne Division return to Arnhem.

REBUILDING THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE NERVION RIVER AT BILBAO

Rebuilding The Bridge Across The Nervion River At Bilbao (1938)

Spanish Nationalists rebuild the...

US LINER AGROUND aka AMERICAN LINER AGROUND LNER

Us Liner Aground AKA American Liner Aground Lner (1938)

The American liner 'President Hoover' runs...

BARCELONA - DEATH RAINS FROM THE SKY

Barcelona - Death Rains From The Sky (1938)

Scenes of destruction left after an air raid in...

BIGGER BIGGER BIGGER

Bigger Bigger Bigger (1944)

An item showing how bombs have gradually got bigger, includes aerial...

REAL EGGS BEFORE AND AFTER

Real Eggs Before And After (1944)

Eggs are turned into dried powder form at a factory.

MATTERS OF THE MOMENT - TO THE MOTORIST

Matters Of The Moment - To The Motorist (1939)

A new head-lamp attachment for cars is demonstrated.

FIRST MILITIAMEN IN FRANCE

First Militiamen In France (1940)

British troops march through the snow singing 'Roll Out The Barrel'.

ANTI-TANK RIFLE PRACTISE

Anti-Tank Rifle Practise (1940)

British soldiers test a new gun on a rifle range in France.

WINTER WOOLLIES IN LONDON

Winter Woollies In London (1940)

Sheep grazing London parks are sheared for their wool.

EVACUEES aka EVACUEES - SHEEP

Evacuees AKA Evacuees - Sheep (1940)

Sheep are evacuated from the South East to safer pastures.

DO YOU CARRY YOUR GAS MASK ?

Do You Carry Your Gas Mask ? (1940)

Good home front film encouraging people to carry their gas masks...

STEEL HELMET FOR FRENCH ARMY

Steel Helmet For French Army (1914-1918)

French soldier models new type of steel helmet.

FRENCH TROOPS IN FRONT LINE TRENCHES

French Troops In Front Line Trenches (1914-1918)

French soldiers modelling new helmets and body armour,...

SCIENTIFIC WARFARE

Scientific Warfare (1914-1918)

Group of soldiers demonstrate signalling devices using telescope, heliograph,...

RUSSIA STRIKES, 1000 MILE FRONT OFFENSIVE

Russia Strikes, 1000 Mile Front Offensive (1916)

Russian troop movement scenes.

JUMBO - LATEST WAR WORKER IN SHEFFIELD

Jumbo - Latest War Worker In Sheffield (1914-1918)

An elephant 'war worker' pulls a cart along a street...

HELICOPTERS SUPPLY TROOPS aka HELICOPTER IN KOREA

Helicopters Supply Troops AKA Helicopter In Korea (1953)

Helicopters on airfield beside flooded...

TANK PATROL IN KOREA

Tank Patrol In Korea (1952)

Tanks advancing through snow in Korea.

GERMAN PRISONERS aka GERMAN AVIATION PRISONERS

German Prisoners AKA German Aviation Prisoners (1915)

German aviation prisoners.

BULLET PROOF VEST

Bullet Proof Vest (1915)

Invention: the Bullet-proof vest; or Steel Waistcoat.

SUBMARINES 46 & 177

Submarines 46 & 177 (1914-1918)

Submarine footage.

DRAMA IN STILL LIFE

Drama In Still Life (1943)

Japanese soldier blows himself up with hand grenade.

ITALY OPENS NEW ELECTRIFIED LINE

Italy Opens New Electrified Line (1939)

Footage of new electric train in service in Italy.