Indian sappers and miners detect and clear mines left by the retreating Germans on the road beyond Gabs. The Fourth Indian Division Field Artillery in an attack on Mount ...
Indian sappers and miners detect and clear mines left by the retreating Germans on the road beyond Gabs. The Fourth Indian Division Field Artillery in an attack on Mount ...
Indian troops with enemy equipment captured after the battle for Wadi Akarit. The local population of the Gabs Gap returning to their homes. The town of Sfax.
Troops of ...
6 May. Seventeen Mitchell bombers flying in formation to bomb accompanied by nine Spitfires. A formation of Marauder bombers. Another formation of bombers.
Scots Guards vehicles passing a corner in ...
The Commander-in-Chief visits repatriated prisoners of war at a tea party given at the British Embassy in Cairo.
General Montgomery with Lady Lampson and South African, ...
The General Officer Commanding the Palestine Base opens a leave camp near Nathanya, Palestine, for troops stationed in Egypt and Palestine.
Brigadier I C Cameron, the ...
The 4th Indian Division in the assault on the Enfidaville Line.
A battery of 25 pounder guns in action in support of an Indian infantry attack. The troops loading pack ...
The 4th Indian Division in Enfidaville are visited by the Corps Commander.
Indian signallers laying a line through the town as it is attacked by shell fire. Scenes ...
The 4th Indian Division prepares for the Battle of Tunis.
Gurkhas looking at scale models of the features they are planning to attack. Indians sharpening their kukris ...
Scenes in the interior of two Armoured Control Vehicles near Medjez El Bab.
Panning shot from a radio operator receiving a message to the operator handing the message to ...
The 4th Indian Division moving up the Tunisian roads to their concentration area.
Vehicles of the 4th Indian Division moving along the road from Teboursouk towards ...
Edited film with commentary depicting the Chindits setting out on Operation Longcloth, their first raiding expedition behind Japanese lines, under the leadership of Brigadier Orde Wingate.
Titles: 'Public ...
The arrival of General von Arnim at Maison Blanche aerodrome on his way to internment.
Von Arnim arrives at the airport and is escorted to a waiting staff car. Von Arnim ...
The cruiser Aurora with the King on board sails into Grand Harbour, Valletta. Field Marshal Viscount Gort leaves the Customs House steps and boards the Admiral's barge. The King arrives alongside the ...
The Commanding Officer of the King's Dragoon Guards is presented to the King, followed by the 12th Lancers and the 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. The King drives up and the Commanding Officer of ...
A long stretch of beach. Beach with rocks in the foreground. Tents among the trees and bushes. A man walks through the trees to his tent. Another man walks to his tent. Two men walk into the sports store ...
King George VI visits Malta.
Crowds lining the steps as the cruiser HMS Aurora passes in front of them. HMS Aurora with the King aboard. The barge approaching the shore. ...
Women of the various services, and from various Empire countries, serving in the Middle East theatre of operations.
WRNS are seen (in summer uniforms) filing, taking shorthand, operating teleprinters, visiting a ship ...
Film about the Axis air offensive against Malta.
British supply effort, upon which the island is dependent, is rendered difficult by the great distance of the island from British bases and its closeness to Italian ...
Film records and illustrates a BBC broadcast by West Indians in Britain to explain to the British people the West Indians' contribution to the war effort.
Una Marson introduces: Learie Constantine (the cricketer, ...
An explanation (relying heavily on maps) of the importance of the war against Japan, and the current strategic outlook.
An opening recalls that this is "the real war" to China and to many Americans and Australians, ...
I. The RAF Regiment at Buckingham Palace. The RAF Regiment mounts guard at Buckingham Palace (April 1) as part of RAF twenty fifth anniversary celebrations. King and Queen visit air stations, and watch ground activity and Spitfires taking off ...
I. "Action." a. Bombers fly over North African encampments. b. Aerial film of Pantelleria: also of Bostons and Mitchells in action.
II. "It's a Fact - the Desert." RAF's thousandth 'kill' celebrated at Grosvenor House. Group Captains Malan and ...
I. Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Portugal. General Count Jordana arrives at Spanish-Portuguese frontier at start of official visit and inspects Portuguese guard of honour before taking salute at marchpast. Still in General's uniform ...
I. Diplomatic Corps greet Franco in New Year reception. Diplomats in ceremonial dress arrive with their wives inside palace where they greet Spanish leader (dressed in admiral's uniform) and his wife Carmen, who smilingly shakes hands with ...