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Amateur film shot by Commander James C Elliot RNVR, while serving in the Mediterranean, records a distant view of King George VI touring bomb-damaged Malta on his visit in June 1943, and shows eight 20mm anti-aircraft pom-poms firing.

MEDITERRANEAN OPERATIONS OF THE ROYAL NAVYGB

HMS Aurora with a destroyer escort carries King George VI from Tripoli to Malta in Operation Anchor.

Aurora approaches the entry to Grand Harbour, preceded by HMS Eskimo. The ...

INDIAN INTER-SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTORATE COLLECTION - INDIAN HOME FRONT AND MILITARY OPERATIONS, AND ALLIED OPERATIONS IN ITALY AND THE PACIFIC DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARIndia

Two-part film showing (1) the arrival ...

Great Britain

Drama tracing the life of a crusty old man of World War II to his military beginnings as a dashing young officer winning the VC in the Boer War.

Layard Collection

Footage includes New Delhi, street demonstration and crowd outside mosque; site of 1911 Delhi Durbar; horse riding; very brief sequence of Lord & Lady Mountbatten seated in state. Five sequences.

Production / Donor Details: The ...

Unedited rushes.

Great Britain

This film describes the adventures of the famous convoy to Malta in August, 1942. It shows some general views of the island, and gives several shots of the ships in the convoy such as, the battleships Nelson and Rodney. After heavy ...

MEDITERRANEAN OPERATIONS OF THE ROYAL NAVYGB

I. Scenes onboard a L Class destroyer escorting the convoy. Shots showing armament - 4.7-inch guns and 3-inch and 4x2-pounder AA - all trained to starboard. Accompanying destroyers include a Tribal, another L ...

Tribute to the part played in the war by the people of Malta; shows actual raids and how the Maltese carried on their work.

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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 ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

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 ...

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START 00:00:00 Scenes on HMS Nelson whilst en route for North Africa for Operation 'Torch': an officer from No. 9 Army Commando and stores on the main deck. At Gibraltar, ratings line up with brooms and placards with ironic, humorous messages and ...