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Amateur film of the Regal Cinema staff in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, recreating in the garden behind the cinema their contribution to the nationwide Salute the Soldier Week, in 1944. The usherettes, dressed in the ...

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At Kalewa, on the River Chindwin in Burma, barrage balloons are positioned to deter low-flying enemy aircraft.

Balloon over the Chindwin. Jeep ...

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At Kalewa, on the River Chindwin in Burma, barrage balloons are positioned to deter low-flying enemy aircraft.

Man operating a winch as it spools ...

ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

The RAF lead a parade in Calcutta (Kolkata) India, mounted to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Shot of parade forming up with US ...

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Footage from the Battle of Imphal in ...

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Film of the Battle of Kohima, presumably shot in late May 1944, showing tanks, infantry and artillery in action, probably in the Treasury Hill or ...

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Aerial and ground footage of operations by RAF Bristol Beaufighter fighter-bombers based at Chiringa, Bengal Province, India (Bangladesh).

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Investigation of a series of murders of people who have paid into a fund to go to the one who survives.

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A doctor of the Indian Army Medical Corps administers a blood transfusion in the field to a wounded soldier of the Lushai Brigade at Zampi, in the Chin ...

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Film showing the construction of the floating Bailey bridge on the River Chindwin at Kalewa, Burma.

Tightening nuts on a Bailey section. Various ...

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Shot on 7 December 1944: A British soldier beckons forward a lorry; a signpost is marked 'TCP' (Traffic Control Post). A sign points the way to Kalewa. Lorry crosses a Bailey ...

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I. "Snow holds up the Eighth." Deep snow hinders the 8th Army in Italy, covering equipment and tents and blocking the roads, which are seen being cleared by jeeps with snow-ploughs. Further difficulty arises as the snow thaws and troops sweep the ...

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I. "Pacific war news." a. Matilda tanks precede Australian infantry advancing through the jungle in New Guinea at the time of the capture of Sattelberg. b. Elsewhere on the island a planeload of Australian girls arrive to entertain US forces at their ...

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I. "War brides reach new home." British wives of Canadian servicemen arrive with their children in Montreal

II. "Airplane of the future." View of model all-wing jet on stand.

III. "MacArthur - a close up." MacArthur watches the ...

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I. "The Brown Bomber." Staff Sergeant Joe Louis visits London and engages in some sparring practice with other boxers in the services.

II. "A memory of Pearl Harbour." The battleship USS Oklahoma which was damaged and capsized at Pearl Harbor ...

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I. "Gunsite get-together." British and American ack-ack units have recently been exchanging officers and men in order to familiarise the Allies with each other. Men are seen together in the mess, being welcomed by an officer and manning ack-ack guns ...

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I. "Knock out victory." British cruiserweight champion Freddie Mills easily outfights the one stone heavier Canadian heavyweight Al Delaney, who is knocked down before receiving a knock out blow. Fight was in aid of Russian war effort.

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I. "Whitsun 1944." Holiday scenes at Ascot races and Lord's Cricket Ground where Australian airmen are playing an English team. The match is watched by Australian Premier Curtin and High Commissioner Bruce as well as by the Maharajah of Kashmir and ...

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I. "Tasting their own medicine." Inhabitants of small German village of Katarineburg await evacuation across the border to Belgium. US Army takes this step to prevent villagers passing on information to nearby German army.

II. "News from the ...

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I. "Far East Fleet." Increasing strength of the British Fleet is illustrated by ships at sea, including 'King George V', at the time of attacks on Sabang, Medan and Padang on Sumatra. Ammunition is checked on the deck of a carrier, planes are bombed ...

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I. "F.F.I. Visitors." 200 members of the FFI, on a tour of Britain, march past the Cenotaph (where a wreath is laid) then parade through London led by the band of the Scots Guards, before reaching Mansion House where they are greeted by the Lord ...

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I. "Pictures tell Britain's Story to Paris." Ambassador Duff Cooper opens an exhibition organised by the Daily Mail which features Britain's "great war record", not always fully appreciated abroad. General Koenig, Governor of Paris, honours the ...

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I. "Burma - latest newsreel highlights." a. Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese is met by his Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pownall, and C-in-C Ceylon, Major General Wetherall, as he arrives in Colombo to take up his new appointment as ...

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I. "Queen with NFS girls." The Queen, with Princess Elizabeth, is received by Herbert Morrison as she arrives to watch a parade in London by women of the National Fire Service, who afterwards demonstrate their fitness in an outdoor display.

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BRITISH NEWS

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U.S. MARINES CAPTURE TARAWA ITALIAN WAR NEWS GEN. SMUTS REVIEWS AFRICAN TROOPS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HONOURS MALTA SEA BATTLE HEROES RETURN TO PORT

BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

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GENERAL EISENHOWER TAKES OVER NEW COMMAND SNOWFALL HINDERS EIGHTH ARMY ASSEMBLY LINE ON THE ITALIAN FRONT PAPUANS ON THE WARPATH ELEPHANTS ASSIST OUR WAR EFFORT ...

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TIRPITZ BLITZED. NAVAL AIRCRAFT IN ACTION JAPANESE DEFEAT IN BURMA. 14TH ARMY WITH ITS AIR POWER IN AC HEIRESS TO THE THRONE MILITARY TATTOO AT ALDERSHOT ROYAL ...

BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

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BURMA FRONT. COMMANDO LANDING FOR OPERATION AT MAUNGDAW JAP CRUISER DESTROYED BY BOMBING OUR UNITED EFFORTS FOR VICTORY EMPIRE CONFERENCE. DOMINION PREMIERS HERE FOR ...

BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

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CANADA'S PREMIER ADDRESSES BRITISH PARLIAMENT JAPS TRAPPED AT IMPHAL BATTLE IN BURMA 4TH HOME GUARD ANNIVERSARY ROUND-THE-CLOCK ALLIED AIR OFFENSIVE

BRITISH NEWS

For a detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: NEWS FROM THE EAST BRITISH TROOPS IN GREECE ALLIED ENTRY INTO PATRAS

BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

For a detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: GREECE WELCOMES WAR HEROES GEN. LEESE TAKES OVER S.E.A.C. COMMAND RIVER TRANSPORT FOR MILITARY SUPPLIES IN BURMA WITH THE 14TH ARMY IN BURMA BRITISH SECOND ARMY AT ...

BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

For a detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: TOYS FOR OUR LIBERATORS IKE VISITS MONTY SUPPLYING THE BURMA FRONT BY AIR R.A.F. HAMMERS THE REICH RUSSIAN FRONT. LIBERATION OF VILNA MEN OF ARNHEM AT PALACE

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Prior to his recent death in an air crash, General Orde Wingate receives SEAC Commander Mountbatten at his training base in India for Chindit operations behind Japanese lines in Burma.

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START 10:45:42 Mr Robinson, a British settler living in Limuru near Nairobi, strolls out of his farm house onto the lawn, lights up a cigarette and surveys his property from the garden fence. He is joined by his wife and together they return to the ...

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In northern Burma, ...

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West African Engineers construct a ferry over the Kalapanzin River in the Arakan region of Burma.

African troops of 82nd West African resting in ...

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Men of the Burma Intelligence Corps order civilians from their village of Namma in northern Burma before British troops of 36th Division pass through ...

COLONEL HODGKINSON AMATEUR FILMGB

Myitkyina captured 3 August 1944, Bhamo December 1944.

Cu mules. Soldiers at slope arms, march off. Mules groomed each other. Men preparing raft. Wide shot river. On board raft, ...

COLONEL HODGKINSON AMATEUR FILMGB

Shorter version with different shots, mules and muleteer. Putting harness on mules, loading up. Briefing gurkhas. Mule train. Crossing bridge in mist. On board raft going down river. Rapids. Panning shots of ...

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Scenes from a refugee camp at Rangiya (Rangyia) in Assam, India.

Burmese civilians, including men, women and children, cross frame from right to ...

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Presentation of a Victoria Cross to Ghurkha Corporal Naik Agamsing Rai by Lord Wavell, after heroic action in Burma, June 1944.

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INTEREST. How cacao beans are cultivated in Trinidad.

Credits (26). Shot of the coastline of Trinidad, which lies off the north coast of South America (48). The cultivation of cacao, known in manufactured form as cocoa, is the ...

Messages home from British Army and Navy personnel in India to their loved ones in the Southampton area. Canteen scenes.

Indicative extract from recording: Unidentified Serviceman: Howdy there! I think your husband ...

Messages home from British army personnel stationed in India to their loved ones in the Manchester area. External scenes.

Messages home from British Army and Navy personnel in India to their loved ones in the Norwich area. Canteen scenes.

Messages home from British Army and Navy personnel in India to their loved ones in the Liverpool and St Helens area. Canteen scenes.

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Messages home from British Army personnel in India to their loved ones in the Worcester area. Canteen Scenes.