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British Eighth Army soldiers in gondolas visit canals and important places in Venice at end of World War II in Europe
Scenes of Venice at end of World War 2, in Europe. Closeup of Gondolier propelling boat with his pole. View of two men and a wo man, passengers in a gondola, propelled by two gondoliers, one in front and one in the rear. It passes by walled gardens in background. A group of passengers in a large gondola, with two gondoliers, passing by striped poles along edge of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. A steel bridge spanning across the canal. A motorboat passes, filled with armed Italian Partisans, flying an Italian flag. Gondola containing several British 8th Army men looking up at sights. View of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Basilica of Saint Mary of Health).British soldiers standing on pavement in front of the Basilica with two Italian children beside them. A hotel displaying British and American flags. (The stars on the American flag are not configured correctly. It was probably locally made.) British soldiers at another hotel, next door, called "Grande Albergo." They relax on patio in the sun. One distributes mail to the others.
British Royal Air Force warplanes engage German Luftwaffe bombers in dogfights over England, during World War II.
German Luftwaffe aircraft on bombing runs over England during Battle of Britain blitzkrieg in World War 2. British plane spotters in office. Royal Air Force plotting room with officers planning to combat German bombers during blitz. Aerial view of German Heinkel He-111 bombers in flight. Royal Air Force Spitfire warplanes in formation. The Spitfires engage in dogfights with German planes over England. R.A.F. Hurricane aircraft pursues a German bomber. Pilot hand seen pressing button to fire guns. Gun camera footage from British RAF aircraft shows the German Luftwaffe bomber aircraft as it is hit and crashes into the English Channel. Multiple aerial battle and dogfight scenes between British and German aircraft are seen. Guns on RAF planes fire. Anti aircraft gunners and plane spotters on a post in England. A civilian spotter writes swastika symbols on chalk on a wall, representing German aircraft downed. Scenes inside a control room where spotters are relaying German enemy aircraft sightings to controllers deploying British defenses. Smoking ruins of buildings in London during the Blitz in the Battle of Britain. Prime Minister Winston Churchill seen touring the streets with citizens and being cheered by citizens. Narration on clip is in Japanese.
British 26th Indian Division captures Ramree island in Burma (WW2)
A World War II film titled 'Capture of Ramree.' Aboard ship, the Commander, 51st Punjab Regiment, 71st Brigade, briefs his officers about the mission using a map and pointer. U.S Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers drop fragmentation bombs over the island causing thick smoke to rise up. Royal Navy ships bombard the island. British assault troops go ashore from landing craft. Vehicles and artillery pieces are unloaded onto the beach. Out in the water, a British assault craft strikes a mine and blows up. British infantry move through mine clear areas marked with rope lines. They advance towards the war damaged interiors of Kyakpyu town. A wounded Indian soldier is given medical aid. Soldiers occupy the town. A U.S. C-47 aircraft lands bringing U.S. Lieutenant General Raymond A. Wheeler, Deputy Supreme Commander, Southeast Asia, who is met by British Major General Cyril E.N. Lomax, Commander of the 26th Indian Division. The Generals consult together.
British troops attack and capture an Italian desert fort in Libya and take them as prisoners during World War 2
A film titled 'British forces rout Italian;take prisoners' shows wrecked airplanes as British troops fire at Italian positions to capture a desert fort in Libya. Britishers take over the fort and tanks roll into the town. Italian soldiers taken as prisoners of war are seen. British officers pose for a photograph.
British Embassy in Rome bombed
British Embassy bombing in Rome, Italy. A newsreel titled ' British embassy dynamited' shows the wrecked front portion of British embassy in Rome, Italy after it was bombed. The British Embassy (Via XX Settembre 80/a, 00187 Rome, Italy) with a gaping entranceway and its residential section damaged. The internal façade of the Porta Pia, a gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, can be seen in the background. People look at the bomb wreckage. Roman Carabinieri on the scene. A Carabinieri searches for evidence in the rubble. Trinitrotoluene planted in suitcases caused the explosion.
Prime Minister of United Kingdom Winston Churchill with other British Generals at beachhead in France.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General L. Montgomery in a car. Churchill is greeted by other Generals at beachhead. General Jan Smuts and General Sir Alan Brooke can be seen with him. View of many United States Army soldiers and British officers. Churchill and other British officers walk toward dock. Churchill and British officers on boat leaving the place. (World War II period).
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