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British infantry and tanks push German Army back and free civilians from Nazi occupation in Holland, during World War II.

Allied forces free the civilians from Nazi occupation in Holland, during World War II. British infantrymen of the 9th Army and tanks advance in Holland and defeated German forces retreat. British artillery and tanks fire at the Nazis during a battle. Allied soldiers rescue civilians from the rubble of houses destroyed during battle. British tanks and flamethrowers attack German Army units. British Army and tanks advance on rubbled streets of a town in Holland.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056370
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain receives a warm welcome in Rome , Italy.

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain arrives in Rome, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and other officials at Roma Termini train station. British Prime Minister Chamberlain gets off the train and being greeted by Mussolini. Chamberlain reviews an honor guard. Chamberlain and Mussolini outside a building as a large crowd gathers to watch the leaders. British flags outside the building. Boys and girls of the fascist youth organisation ""Gioventù italiana del littorio"" (GIL) sing in the Marble Stadium in Rome (Stadio dei Marmi, Viale dello Stadio dei Marmi, 00135 Roma RM, Italy). Prime Minister Chamberlain, British Foreign Minister the 1st Earl of Halifax, and Benito Mussolini watch the performance. Young girls perform calisthenics. Soldiers march and display beautiful formations.

Date: 1939, January 23
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059004
The capture of Cherbourg, and British forces engaging German forces in the battle of Caen, France, during World War II

Map showing Cherbourg, and Caen, further up the peninsula, in France during World War 2. German forces preparing to defend Caen. Nazi SS troops and armored divisions moving into positions.Scenes of Allied forces battling for Caen (much at dusk or nighttime).Sky filled with Allied warplanes. Bombs away views and bombs falling and smoke rising from targets in area of Caen. British infantry crouched beside a road. British Avro Lancaster bomber in flight. Bombs exploding on the ground. Smoking ruins of buildings.1st Canadian Army troops moving into the war torn city. Street-to-street and house-to-house fighting in Caen. Civilian residents of Caen emerge from shelters onto streets, after fighting ceases. A small boy picks up an apple from the street and eats it. A soldier of the Polish 1st Division is seen. British 7th Armoured Division (the Desert Rats) and infantry advancing out of Caen. British forces in heavy fighting south of Caen against German defenders.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 3 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060102
Sir Eric Geddes and British Admiral Alexander Duff at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland during World War 1.

First Lord of the British Admiralty Sir Eric Geddes visits the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland towards the end of World War I. A statement to the Press of America in which Sir Eric Geddes pays tribute to the U.S. Navy. Midshipmen stand in formation. They march towards quarters. The Naval Academy water front. Sir Eric Geddes, British Admiral Alexander Duff and another British Navy officers pose on parade ground. Two officers spread the British flag.

Date: 1918, October 10
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060990
Protests at British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, following Britain's second H Bomb test in South Pacific

Large crowd assembled in Japanese student-organized protest at the British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. They protest against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, following Britain's second test of a Hydrogen Bomb, at Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean. Groups involved include Japanese Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, and the student organization, Sengakuren. Protesters carry signs bearing image of British Prime Minister Anthony Eden, and images of Queen Elizabeth. Numerous Japanese police are seen maintaining order. British diplomatic staff are seen at the entrance to the British Embassy.

Date: 1957, June
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061325
British efforts to supply their base on Malta during World War II

Montage of scenes arranged to convey essence of British efforts to support Malta by ship convoys through the Mediterranean Sea during World War 2. Animated map showing Axis aircraft over the supply routes. A British convoy in the Mediterranean. A sailor scanning for German aircraft. Formation of German Dornier Do-17 bombers overhead. Glimpse in plane's cockpit. On a British ship underway, an antiaircraft gun crew takes action and fires. Insert of a German JU-88 bomber in flight. Antiaircraft gunfire downing a German plane that crashes into the sea. Inserted headon view of a German Me-109 in flight. British gunner rotates to vertical following an attacking airplane overhead (not seen). Inserted view of airplanes in a dogfight at high altitude generating contrails. An aircraft crashing into the sea. Gunners on an Allied aircraft carrier firing at German airplanes. A Junkers Ju-88 viewed from deck of a ship as it drops a bomb. A Ju-88 shot down and crashing into the sea. Supply ship arriving at Malta, passing by its fortifications. Men in small boats surround the ship, at anchor. Bags of food supplies piled up on a wharf and filling an open boat. Local people lined up on the pier and picking up supplies.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062278