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At the Ford factory in Bukit Timah, Japanese officer interrogates surrendering British officers.
British delegation escorted by Japanese guards, carry British flag and a white flag of surrender in hand. They enter a Ford Motor factory building at Bukit Timah, headquarters for the Japanese forces, and are seated around a table. Japanese high ranking officers arrive by car. They enter building and sit across the British soldiers. The British delegation members include Lieutenant General Percival, Brigadier Newbigging, Brigadier Torrance, and Major Wild. The lead officers for the Japanese are Lieutenant General Sugita and Lieutenant General Tomoyuki Yamashita. Scenes of the surrender discussions are shown including discussion between Yamashita and Percival, as Percival examines surrender documents. (World War II period).
Japanese crew of ship Terukuni Maru following rescue by British
Crew of the disaster hit ship Terukuni Maru, which had been carrying mail, cargo, and passengers on its way from Yokohama, Japan, to London, United Kingdom, when it struck a German mine near Sunderland in the North Sea, early in World War 2. Japanese crew eats food at table. British rescuers serve tea and sandwiches to crew members. British officers providing first adi to rescued crew members. Members of Japanese crew smile. Group of Japanese uniformed officials talk. British and Japanese officials in discussion. Scene changes to views of British civilians: Five men in suits talking just outside a building. Closeup views of the men. (One man looks very much like Lucien Raimbourg.) Man and woman at dining table having tea service. Three women at the table. Elderly woman talks to another woman.
Celebration of liberation from German forces, and enthusiastic welcome of Prime Minister George Papandreou and British Armored unit in Athens Greece.
Liberation of Athens Greece during World War 2: Animated map of Athens, Greece. German forces end more than 3 years of occupation by withdrawing from the capital of Athens at end of October 1944, as British Allied forces near the city. Scenes of a ceremony by German troops before leaving, and then German army forces in trucks and armored vehicles leaving the city. Celebration: Greek boys ring bells and smile on departure of German forces. British troops dock in Greece and march into Athens. They are joined by partisan greek soldiers such as those from the ELAS and EAM. Close-up view of ELAS and EAM (National Liberation Front) Greek soldiers in uniform. Workers carry boxes of water. Narrator states that half of Greeks are for victims of malaria or tuberculosis. Boxes of water displayed. Shows the return of Prime Minister George Papandreou on October 18, 1944. Large crowd welcomes and cheers the Prime Minister George Papandreou and display banners for liberating their country. Prime Minister Papandreou puts the wreath on grave of unknown soldiers. British Lt. General Ronald Scobie salutes. General Scobie and Prime Minister Papandreou honor the two unknown soldiers. British Armored unit receive enthusiastic welcome. Sign of 'The Greek People Welcome EAM', and 'Welcome Great Allies KKE'. Greek people welcome the National Liberation Front (EAM) and Communist Party of Greece (KKE). Citizens buy food with inflated currency. Inflation causes citizens to hand over large amounts of currency for small purchases like bread and basic produce.
Allied troops capture Myitkyina, Burma, and Japanese 15th and 33rd Divisions counterattack British Forces at Imphal in India (WW2)
At opening, film shows U.S. Army Air Forces Bell P-39 Bell Air Cobra aircraft dropping bombs on on Japanese held northern airfield of Myitkyina, which was later captured by the 3rd Battalion Merrill's on July 26, 1944. Aerial view from U.S. aircraft bombing the Japanese occupied city of Myitkyina, on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, in Burma. Heavy smoke rising from bombs striking targets at the river's edge. (Narrator states, "the siege lasted 78 days.") Next, a regiment of Merrill's Marauders marches unopposed into the city. Animated map shows Japanese forces (15th and 33rd Division troops) attacking British-held town of Imphal, Burma. Ensuing scenes show well entrenched British forces in battle, with British soldiers firing heavy artillery, mortars, and Vickers machine guns. Glimpse of shells striking in hills. Momentary glimpse of Allied aircraft above the hills. (Narrator states the British "chewed up a couple of Jap divisions"," and the Allied rear lines of communication remained secure.) Animated map shows Chinese forces attacking Japanese forces west of the Salween River. View from a high position above the river bank. Rubber rafts line the shore and troops are assembling on the land. Next, troops are seen wading neck deep crossing the river with supplies floating along with them. Some paddle a jeep across the river on a makeshift raft. A truck at the edge of the river. Soldiers pulling together on a long rope line. Others crossing with hands on a line to support them as they wade in the water. Trucks bogging down in deep mud are helped by tow lines to others, ahead. Troops in a village where the road is inundated by rain waters flowing across it as a jeep goes past. Vehicles of all kinds sidelined by flooding waters. Jeeps speeding through water in some places and moving very slowly in the center of a muddy road where troops make their way on either side. Chinese soldiers scaling the stone wall of a fortress using ladders they made for the purpose. Troops firing a small artillery field piece and then charging towards battle-damaged buildings. Several are seen using flame throwers, that set building afire. More views of Chinese soldiers firing artillery and heavy machine guns. (World War II period)
German prisoners of war in British prison camp during World War I
German soldiers sitting at a prison compound. A group of them marching. stockade fence in background. Prisoners relaxing and socializing on porch of a building. Children pulling and pushing a cart filled with bottles. British soldier guards open the gate for them. A woman approaches and talks with a British soldier. German soldiers clowning around with British soldiers. One German puts a monocle in his eye and imitates a supercilious Prussian officer. British soldiers socializing with the German prisoners. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British artillerymen rush to the front, pulling a field piece with a team of horses, during World War I. Artillery firing.
British artillery being rushed to the front in France, during World War One. A team of horses pulls an artillery piece through British lines to the front, in France. British soldiers are seen walking about the area, including some from a Scottish Regiment, seen in their kilts. A sizeable battery, of British 13 pounder guns, all in a line, firing.
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