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British forces advance through the area of Oisterwijk and Moergestel, on the way to Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, in WW II

Map of the Netherlands with town of Hertogenbosch highlighted. Infantry move through the town of Oisterwijk, Netherlands, transported in "Kangaroo" armored personnel carriers of the 1st Canadian Armored Carrier Regiment. They are followed by armored vehicles of Squadron B,15th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment. 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division Commander, Major General Sir Collin Muir (Tiny) Barber consults with two of his commanders at a river crossing in Moergestel (He is good-naturedly called "Tiny" because he is the tallest officer in the British Army. One of the officers with him may be Major Gordon or Major Mills.) British troops set up a battery of artillery and fire at German positions. British troops cross a canal in boats, while Churchill tanks and bren guns provide supporting fire. Soldiers climb the canal bank and proceed toward town of Boxtel. Several columns of the British 2nd Army proceed towards Hertogenbosch. A British Sherman tank firing. Buildings on fire due to bombardment. British forces employ a flame-throwing (Crocodile) Churchill tank. Members of the 15th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment rescue civilians trapped in an air raid shelter. Fire and smoke rises. British tanks enter the town of Hertogenbosch. Liberated citizens come from hiding after the battle. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024957
Montage of British artillery being employed in World War I.

British troops firing an 18 pounder field piece. A battery of 18 pounders lined up and firing near a tree line. Each gun rolls back from recoil after firing. British 18 pounder artillery firing from variety of places, including covered entrenched positions; open field positions; and camouflaged positions. A British 127mm (60 pounder) heavy field artillery piece being fired. British BL 6 inch 26cwt howitzers being fired. Field artillery firing in salvos from hidden positions. A field piece firing from a barn. A 9.2" BL Mk1 Siege Howitzer firing. A battery of 60pdr Mk1 Field Guns firing from behind a berm. British 18 pounders firing in a field. A 9.2" Railway Mounted Gun firing. A battery of British 8-inch howitzers firing. Troops digging trenches near bodies of fallen soldiers. Artillery troops moving field artillery by horses. A British siege mortar firing. Explosions in no-mans-land from artillery. Troops taking a meal break in a trench. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918
Duration: 4 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027173
British military operations in Palestine during World War I

Palestinian workers loading bulk supplies onto British Army trucks, lined up, bumper to bumper, in the desert, during World War 1. A supervising British officer is seen briefly. Similarly, Palestinians loading British Army supplies into horse-drawn carts, at a British military encampment in the desert. As loaded carts begin to drive away, Stacked sandbags and tents can be seen in the background. A Brtish soldier appears briefly as carts leave. Next, a British soldier poses with his camel. He demonstrates how docile the animal is, by placing his arm into camel’s mouth. Palestinians are nest seen with camels at a watering hole, before they begin travel. Then, British Army soldiers are seen astride camels as they make their way in a column across the desert. A column of British Army Vauxhall 25hp motorcars moves along a desert road, of sorts, between rock outcroppings. (Preceding Slate states,” it takes a lot of gas to haul water for the men.”)

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028109
British forces attack V-1 flying bombs in skies over England; scenes of bomb damage from V-1 attacks.

British anti aircraft guns fire at German V-1 flying bombs and shoot them out of the skies in London, England. Air raid warden spotter looks at the sky. Barrage balloons suspend in air above the city. A V-1 falls to earth and explodes after being caught in the line of a barrage balloon. Aerial point of view shot from an Allied aircraft (narrator says a Tempest or Mustang or Spitfire aircraft) as it tracks and fires on a V-1 Flying Bomb in flight, and the V-1 explodes in mid air. British soldiers look through their binoculars. British civilians watch V-1 bombs flying overhead, including farmers working in fields, and a group of British women in bathing suits beside a river, who then jump in the water after seeing the V-1 in the sky overhead. A young woman in a British city races with a baby carriage or pram toward an apartment building and quickly grabs her baby to head inside as a V-1 is spotted in the British sky. Two road workers look up at the sky; a teenage girl looks up at the sky. Elevated view in London with visible smoke plume rising from a V-1 strike location. View of various bombed sections of the city from V-1 attacks, including rubble of schools, hospitals, churches, and homes. Civilians help in clearing the rubble. A nurse treats a wounded old woman. Two children walk through the rubble of a bombed building. Heavy equipment in use clearing rubble of a destroyed building. The equipment has a sign that reads, "L.C.C. War Debris Survey. P-40." (World War II period). A man shovels debris in a destroyed home beside a telephone still sitting on a telephone stand in the home, with its receiver off the hook. Man guides heavy debris bucket from crane and dumps it into a waiting truck. Many scenes of open skeletons of buildings with twisted rubble, missing walls and roofs. A nurse treats the bandaged face of a woman patient in a bed. A British teenage girl and a young boy walk, holding hands, through rubble of a destroyed neighborhood of homes.

Date: 1945
Duration: 5 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029034
British Eighth Army troops, on furlough, enjoy sights of Venice from gondolas, at end of World War II in Europe

British troops of the Eight Army on vacation in Venice at the end of World War 2 (Europe). On leave British soldiers fill several gondolas for rides along the canals of Venice. A British soldier on the gondola salutes to the camera while another soldier flashes the “V” sign. A smiling British soldier waves at the camera before giving a thumbs up. Italian gondoliers stand in the rear of each boat and propel and maneuver them with long poles. British soldiers riding a gondola in the Grand Canal. The Palazzo Giustinian and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice are seen behind the British soldiers in the Grand Canal. Views of buildings along the canals and of bridge under which the boats pass. Another segment shows a steam-powered tour boat moving rapidly along a canal. In change of scene, shot from a gondola, Italian civilians are seen standing in a large gondola water taxi moving along a canal. Italians are also seen seated in a normal size gondola underway. More views of buildings lining canals, including the Hotel Canal Grande (Campiello S. Simeone Grande, 932, 30135 Venezia VE, Italy). Another gondola carrying three British soldiers, passes the camera. A large, powered tour boat passes, with Allied troops aboard, flying the American flag.

Date: 1945, May 4
Duration: 2 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036696
British and Canadian Infantry of 1st Canadian Army capture Kleve (Cleve) Germany during World War 2

Artillery batteries of British and Canadian forces, under command of Field Marshal Montgomery, bombard German positions on the German-Dutch border.British artillery firing BL 4.5 inch Medium Guns and 155mm heavy guns, in an 11 hour bombardment of German positions east of Nijmegen, Netherlands. Snow covers the ground. A British Land Mattress rocket launcher firing a salvo of 3-inch rockets. I Infantry of 1st Canadian Army, under command of General H.T.G Crerar, march toward an area between the Mars and Rhine rivers. They move through forest of the Reichswald, where they encounter Siegfried Line obstacles. British and Canadian tanks using heavy chain mine flails are seen beating their way through mine fields. Infantry in single file silhouetted against a light sky. Canadian Sherman tanks advancing with infantry. One is labeled "Spitfire II." Churchill tanks and heavy vehicles advance, including Churchill AVRE fascine mat-laying vehicles and Churchill ARKs (Armoured Ramp Carriers). Sherman tanks pass, including one named "Diana." British Armor pushing through rain-soaked and partly flooded towns towing BL 4.5 guns. They reach Kleve (formerly spelled Cleve) on February 11, 1945. Roadside sign reads: "Reichs-Grenze"(Border of Germany). Sherman tank of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade firing point blank on city street in Kleve. British troops taking cover behind tank destroyer moving slowly along street. Large number of German prisoners of war being marched to an assembly area. British infantry continuing their advance toward Goch, Germany.

Date: 1945, February 11
Duration: 3 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037794