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Britain home Front

Churchill Sees For Himself

Churchill Sees For Himself (1940)

Good material of Churchill inspecting bomb damaged homes.

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Air Raids / Public Putting On Gas Masks

Air Raids / Public Putting On Gas Masks

Demonstrations of how to put on gas masks and the work of the ARP wardens.

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Arp Posters - 1936 AKA A.R.P. Poster 1936

Arp Posters - 1936 AKA A.R.P. Poster 1936

Close shots of poster encouraging people to play a role in Air Raid Precautions.

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Air Raid Precautions

Air Raid Precautions (1938)

Soldiers at Wellington Barracks demonstrate their readiness for gas bomb attacks.

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Civil Defence - Trailer

Civil Defence - Trailer (1939)

Item which the commentator urges members of public to join up to the ARP services.

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Front Line Civilians Issue Title - Chins Up

Front Line Civilians Issue Title - Chins Up (1940)

Footage of the front-line servicemen in action including ARP Wardens and Firemen.

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Have Your Gas Masks With You

Have Your Gas Masks With You (1941)

Public information trailer telling people to carry their gas masks with them.

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Home Front - Blitz.  Reel 5.

Home Front - Blitz. Reel 5. (1940)

Life going on in London during the Blitz. Some items from newsreels.

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Miners Train Pigeons Item Title Is Ancient And Modern

Miners Train Pigeons Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

Coal miner donates his pigeons to ARP as emergency message carriers.

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London's Biggest Blitz

London's Biggest Blitz (1941)

Night shots of massive fires + clearing up and rescue work the next morning.

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'thank You Housewives' Salute To Housewives

'thank You Housewives' Salute To Housewives (1944)

Navy officer, parachutist, army officer, farmer all giving thanks to housewives for salvage.

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London Blitz

London Blitz (1940)

Good material of firemen fighting huge fires after night time firebomb raid in Blitz in London.

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Burning Building - Various Blitz

Burning Building - Various Blitz (1940)

Shots of burning buildings after German bombing raid - in Manchester and London.

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Bomb Damage - London

Bomb Damage - London

Rescue workers at bomb site pull out survivors and the dead - good depiction of Blitz spirit.

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Patching London

Patching London (1940)

Great scenes of men repairing bomb damage and shelters for the homeless.

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On The Chin!

On The Chin! (1942)

Quentin Reynolds and 'Bomber' Harris feature in item about the RAF bombing of Cologne.

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The Battle For Britain

The Battle For Britain (1910)

Documentary tracing the role of the Royal Air Force in wartime.

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Rags For Salvage

Rags For Salvage (1942)

A Ministry of Information puppet animation trailer asking people to save their rags for the war effort

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That's The Stuff To Give 'em - Don't Throw Items Away

That's The Stuff To Give 'em - Don't Throw Items Away (1944)

Man in bowler hat salvages fabric for recycling.

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On The Alert

On The Alert (1944)

A tribute to the work of the brave men and women of the A.R.P.

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