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Ruins of the Canal du Nord in France. French and British officials and Generals visit war torn sites
Opens with camera panning over debris filled Canal du Nord and then continuing along and up its concrete sides to the top. British troops walk along the high ground above the opposite side of the damaged canal. Next, Commander of British forces, Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and French Premier, Georges Clemenceau, step from their respective automobiles, and walk together in a war torn area in France, during World War 1. Other officials and military officers join them. Closeup of British Field Marshal Sir Julian Byng, Commander of the Third Army, conversing with another General officer and then with a French priest Other officers stand behind him and a dog sits on the ground, nearby. Premier Clemenceau with a French General speaking to French women in a city. A civilian official (wearing a black mourning armband) joins them. Next, Haig and Clemenceau are seen walking together toward an honor guard of French soldiers, drawn up in formation along the roadside. The proceed to a contingent of British troops, including a military band, standing in formation. Haig and Clemenceau walk through the ranks inspecting the troops. They are next seen as Marshal Haig introduces British General Sir Herbert Plumer to Premier Clemenceau. French soldiers stand at attention in the background. Views of different officers and officials conversing, including Field Marshal Sir Julian Byng speaking with General Plumer. The statesmen and Generals then visit the damaged former German headquarters. Sign above the building reads:”Kommandantur.” The building is pockmarked by shell and bullet holes. Clemenceau leads the party exiting the building. Debris covers the front steps. Clemenceau and Haig return to the same car, saying farewell to others in the party. An officer places a carriage robe over the French Premier’s legs, and they drive away. Next scene is on the outskirts of Ypres, as the remains of a damaged hospital are demolished by British Forces after it was deemed dangerous and unusable due to German shelling.
British soldiers prepare for their coast defenses and German railroad guns hurl shells over the English Channel in England.
The film 'Churchill's Island' about Germany's successive attacks over England during World War II. British soldiers near artillery at a coast. Views of the British Channel. The soldiers observe through binoculars. A gun barrel. British soldiers prepare for their air raid protection. Soldiers atop a building observe through binoculars. Pedestrian traffic on a road. People on bicycles. British people work in ordnance factories. View of aircraft wheel folding into airplane under construction. View of bomb bay with bombs loaded opening on a plane under construction. Adolf Hitler, the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, speaks. A German railroad gun driven on a ramp. Shells in the railroad gun. German soldiers close their ears as the railroad guns hurl shells over the English Channel. Views of the railroad guns and explosions over the English Channel. An officer stands leaning against a wall and speaks. The wing of a taxiing German aircraft. Other aircraft in the background. German aircraft in flight. A British soldier holding a gun runs across a field. A British soldier on a motorbike. Soldiers stand on a tank. Two soldiers with artillery. Policemen get ready. They move out of a building on a motorbike. Policemen help people to move underground as an alarm rings. Officials in front of a map inside a hall.
U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill attending Sunday church services aboard HMS Prince of Wales
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill together with British and American delegates to the Atlantic Conference, and crew members of the USS Augusta and HMS Prince of Wales, assemble for Sunday church services aboard the British Battleship, HMS Prince of Wales. The service is conducted by Church of England clergy. U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill are seated side by side in the first row. Among those behind them are: Presidential advisors, Harry Hopkins and Averell Harriman; U.S. Vice Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet; U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall; and British Field Marshal, Sir John Dill. Views of those assembled as seen between gun barrels of HMS Prince of Wales. A British Navy band ensemble provides music for the service.
Wrecked WWI Tanks - French, British, and German.
Damaged French St. Chamond tank; line of British tanks covered with sheeting; wrecked French Renault FT tank with playing card "spade" symbol on its side. German A7V tank "Mephisto" being inspected by French soldiers after its recovery from the battlefield by British and Australian troops. On its side is graffiti painted by the Australians, including a British lion with its paws on a German A7V. More shots of A7V; another wrecked Renault FT; knocked out British Mk IV tank; knocked-out British Mk V and other tanks; two projectiles, possibly British "Toffee Apple" mortar bombs (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British newsreel detailing crude oil extraction and refinement efforts in Persia (present Iran) since the early 20th century
Newsreel titled, 'Persia and the Oil Fields." Narrator chronicles discovery of oil in Persia, benefits of oil to the local economy, and British involvement via the Great Oil Company (now British Petroleum). View of barren lands in Persia (now Abadan in Iran). Oil drillers at work in a refinery amidst the barren lands. Construction of oil refinery at Abadan. Oil revenue brings benefits to the people, as shown by new bridges, school buildings, teachers and young girl and boy students in classroom, and college students studying technical subjects. Professor instructs in front of a blackboard filled with mathematical formulas. Workers at metal shop machines applying new technical knowledge. Oil pipe lines laid across stretches of undeveloped land near Abadan, Iran. Crude oil bubbling from the ground. View of several British oil transport ships at a dock in the Persian Gulf, including "Umaria London", the "British Guardsman" and the "British Virtue." Narrator eludes to the then current difficulties in relations between Iran and Britain, due to the British oil embargo following nationalization of Iran's oil reserves by Mosaddegh.
Government officials visit the British Expeditionary Forces in France during the "Phoney War" at outset of World War II.
British Army officer leads British Cabinet officials on tour of the wartime front in France, during December, 1939, in the so-called "Phoney War" at outset of world War 2. A British Naval officer accompanies them. The weather is foggy. Next, a closeup reveals that among the officials is British foreign minister, Lord Halifax (Viscount Halifax). The group converses as they are escorted about the British Expeditionary Force areas of operation. Momentary glimpse of General Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, Commander of II Corps in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Views of extensive fortified trenches, and a sign reading: "Canadian Front Line, 1917." Change of scene shows contingent of Canadian troops marching in a town. Their commanding officer salutes as they pass. Standing with him, is a French officer in battle helmet. Local French civlians watch the troops on parade. More soldiers march past in background, behind the French spectators. Scene shifts again, to the civilian officials being escorted on tour of the area. Camera focuses on the Canadian War Memorial, at Vimy Ridge, and then pans to the touring group arriving there.
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