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Montage of British commerce and industry scenes and achievements
U.S. Air Force airmen sightseeing in Trafalgar Square area of London. Airmen stand next to Duke of Wellington equestrian statue at Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and look up at Bank of England building. Scene changes to the White Cliffs of Dover. British farms. Paintings of historic British maritime ships and activity. Animated map of British seaborne trade routes. A British port with meat and coffee imports, and coal and manufactured goods being exported. A ship being loaded with British goods.
British 8th Army and American forces battle Germans in Tunsia; Allies enter Tripoli in Libya.
Allied armies advance in Tunisia during World War II. American and British outposts in Tunisia. German Luftwaffe and Allied aircraft engaged in a dogfight while in flight. Views from ground as a German aircraft is shot down and it falls to the earth. Several other scenes of German aircraft falling and crashing. A German aircraft burns on a field. American soldiers in position along the Atlas Mountains. Narrator notes, "On the slopes of the Atlas Mountains, American troops are poised for the opening round in the battle to join ranks with Montgomery's Eighth Army." British and American tank destroyers in action with explosions occurring as they blast, as the narrator says, at "point blank range." Narrator continues, "Only a few hundred yards away, Nazi passers are halted by the terrific fire". Narrator notes, "Some of the Nazis, beaten off in their first real battle with American troops, surrender." (These descriptions from the narrator indicate the footage is likely showing the Battle of Kasserine Pass.) View of German prisoners of war marching. British 8th Army enters Tripoli in Libya. British General Bernard Montgomery talks to an Italian Governor and officers about the Axis surrender. British flags hoisted in the city. Montgomery rides past a cheering crowd in a car. Tanks roll on streets.
Scenes from British movie about the Battle of the Somme in First World War.
Excerpts from British movie about World War One Battle of the Somme. Map shows area of the Battle of the Somme and points to the region of Montaubon siezed by the British 30th Division on July 1, 1916. British World War I forces are seen entering former German trenches and resting. They clean debris from the trenches under German artillery fire. German troops counterattack out of trenches and cross the battlefield to engage entrenched British infantry. British fire at them with Lewis machine guns. Both sides sustain casualties.
Allied troops are taken aboard a ship and are helped by British troops during evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
On 26th May 1940, Over 300,000 allied troops evacuate beaches in Dunkirk, France during World War II. A beach at Dunkirk. Smoke rises due to bombardment. Allied British and French troops being taken aboard British ships. Smoke rises due to attack by German forces. Troops evacuating in small boats. Allied troops are taken aboard a ship by British troops. The troops in boats underway approaching a ship. Buildings burning in the background. The troops wade through water and approach a ship. British troops help other Allied troops aboard a ship. Smoke in the sky. Evacuated troops aboard the ship. A soldier looks at the smoke rising from the beach. Barrage balloons in flight. The troops climb up a ladder. Allied troop are greeted by British troops in Britain. The troops disembarking from the ship. Two soldiers help a wounded. The troops help the injured in disembarking from the ship. A soldier eats food. The evacuated Allied troops look out from the windows of a train. The troops smiling and eating. The troops smoke cigarettes. Evacuees at a railroad station. Clip is from a UN newsreel dated May 9, 1963, recounting events years earlier.
Battle of Britain scenes: German planes bomb British shipping lanes and London, and Winston Churchill inspects the ruined city
Scenes of German aerial blitzkrieg attacks in United Kingdom during World War 2. The battle of Britain begins on August 8, 1940: British ships underway at sea. German warplanes in flight. The German aircraft drop bombs on British shipping. Ships explode. Explosions and smoke rise. Anti aircraft guns are fired at German planes. German plane is shot down. Houses and buildings burn and dock yards in flame after German blitz begins in earnest on September 7, 1940. Scenes of devastation in London in the months September through November of 1940 as German day and night blitz raids continues. Ruins and damaged buildings, cathedrals, and homes. British school children are evacuated in buses to outlying areas and other countries. British boys and girls are seen waving goodbye, loading into buses, and the children are then seen in transit out of the city for their safety. Blitzkrieg bombing damage scenes in England are shown. Firemen douse fire with water hoses. View of fires in London from Luftwaffe Blitz. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspects the ruined city and talks with workers and firemen. Views of London residents, smiling and cheering with spirit of triumph over evil during World War II.
Lord Louis Mountbatten presents medals to Indian and British soldiers of the 5th Indian Division, Indian bagpipe band plays during ceremony in Assam India during WW2
Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia, presents medals to 5th Indian Division soldiers at their camp in Assam, India during World War 2. Lord Louis Mountbatten presents medal to Indian, Sikh and British soldiers individually. 5th Indian Division soldiers stand in formation. Lord Louis Mountbatten addresses British soldier standing in formation. British soldiers in formation, wearing the British Army Jungle Slouch hats. Lord Louis Mountbatten addresses Indian soldiers standing in formation. Lord Louis Mountbatten presents medal to British soldier wearing a Jungle Slouch hat. Soldier takes his turn after his comrade has been presented with a medal. Bagpipe band composed of Indian soldiers plays at the ceremony. Indian soldiers standing in formation, holding their guns, as Lord Louis Mountbatten inspects the army. Flag of the United Kingdom. 5th Indian Division soldiers in formation.
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