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Several wounded pilots of Royal Air Force and child victims of blitzkrieg in hospital quarters in England.
British pilots in hospitals, England. A man gets out of a car and stands in front of a building. Several men stand in a room. The wounded members of Royal Air Force admitted in hospital quarters. Two pilots use crutches and sticks to walk. A doctor administers exercises to the pilots. Orphans and other youngsters wounded in blitz air raids by German Luftwaffe are also admitted. Children lay on beds. Nurses give a girl a mug of milk and she cries when it is taken away before she is done.
A youth walks on a trail with his dog, planning the route for the future Alaska Highway
A young man blazes the trail for the then-planned 1600 mile Alaskan Highway. He is seen arriving in Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada at conclusion of his scouting expedition to help determine the route for the future Alaska Highway. Views of the young man walking during his hike, together with his dog. He walks along a river. His dog follows him. The dog carries baggage on its back including snow shoes for the young man. The boy and his dog resting and cooking at a camp site. He is joined by three Canadian Mounted Police and they walk together to greet officials in Hazleton at the end of his journey. They meet and he shakes hands with them.
The Battle of Britain. German bombers strike London during the Blitz in World War II
View from cockpit of German Dornier Do 17 bomber, of many parked on an airfield in German occupied France during World War 2. Camera pans across the cockpit. View shifts view from under the wing of one plane as an aircrew member heads toward it. Next, the bomber with engines running taxis out for takeoff. Scene changes to show head-on approach of a Heinkel He 111 bomber aircraft taking off toward the camera. Then a formation of He 111 aircraft is seen in flight. Extreme closeup of He 111 in flight, with crew member visible in the aircraft. View from cockpit of a Dornier Do 17 bomber in formation flight. (Shaky camera makes them look like bi-wing aircraft in some brief scenes.) Camera pans across cockpit showing the Do 17 in formation above. View from instrument panel, of pilot and copilot at controls in a bomber. More views of the bombers in formation. The bombers arrive over London in the dark and are subject to British anti-aircraft fire with shells bursting all around them. Glimpse inside the cabin of one bomber. More flak explosions all around. The German planes release their bombs, which are seen exploding on London, England, below.
Hungarian parliamentary elections of 1949; citizens voting and celebrating. Mátyás Rákosi and President Szakasits seen voting.
Russian propaganda newsreel shows scenes from election day in 1949 in Hungary, as citizens vote in the parliamentary election. Farm workers coming in from fields and preparing to vote. A decorated tractor on election day. Men carrying an election banner. Men and women with families walking toward centers to cast their ballots. Scenes beside ballot boxes with citizens casting their votes. Communist posters visible including those of the Hungarian Working People's Party. Men and women dressed in traditional Hungarian costumes arrive at a voting center. Elevated view of a Hungarian city and bridges over water in the foreground. Hungarian people dance in groups. The happy crowd surrounds First Secretary Mátyás Rákosi when he arrives at a voting center. Matyas Rakosi seen casting his vote in a ballot box. The President of Hungary, Árpád Szakasits, also seen casting his vote. Election officials look on as Arpad Szakasits folds his ballot. A huge crowd gathered on the streets in Hungary for a night time parade. They carry caricatures that parody democratic world leaders and democracy, including U.S. President Truman and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, among others. Hungarians in traditional clothing dance and celebrate
Allied fleet under French vice-Admiral Dartige du Fournet arrives at Piraeus Port of Athens, Greece.
A French pre-dreadnought Liberté class battleship is seen underway in the Piraeus harbor of Athens, Greece during World War 1. She passes another Liberté class ship. Next, both are seen from astern as they head away from the camera. They are accompanied by two small boats. The French Bouclier-class destroyer, Casque, steaming close by at high speed (the only one in that class with only 3 funnels). She appears to have "CO" stenciled on her bow. French admirals and other senior officers pose for a photograph. The Admiral with crossed legs is Vice-Admiral Louis René Charles Dartige du Fournet, Commandant of the French and British Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. The crowded port of Piraeus. A sailor raises the tricolor flag on a French warship. A docked ship with "Seripho, Hamburg" written on her stern. She appears to be flying the French tricolor flag.
Prince Arthur of Connaught, Governor-General of Union of South Africa visits Basutoland
Vast numbers of horsemen gather to welcome the Governor-General, of Union of South Africa, to Basutoland. Basuto chiefs and leaders pose in ceremonial regalia, including elaborate headdress. A dancer performs on an outcropping of rock. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught arrive, with other British dignitaries, in three open motorcars. Prince Arthur is Governor-General of the Union of South Africa. He and his party are also dressed in formal regalia. His car, the center one, displays the flag of the Union of South Africa. The cars are escorted by horsemen carrying swords. Prince and Princess Arthur and their party on a reviewing stand. Princess Alexandra wears a coat trimmed with ermine at cuffs and hem. Prince Arthur salutes.
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