German-Jewish young refugees "whose parents fill the Nazi concentration camps" (Source: Original 1938 Universal Newsreel film description sheet) arrive on shores in Harwich, England. 206 refugees walk out on the ramp of a ship, carrying their luggage. Refugee young men, young women and children walk towards the refugee camps. Most appear to be teenagers. Refugees wave from their quarters. They eat food at a mess hall and smile.
First boatload of 200 German Jewish refugee children from Germany via Holland arrives at Harwich in England. Refugee children and women disembark on the ramp of a ship named 'Prague' at the Parkeston Bay. An officer talks to them and gives them identification tokens. Photographers take photos of refugees arrived. Few adults with children. The ship Prague anchored at the harbor. Refugees get into a bus. The Double Decker bus drives away. Banner Truman's Beer written on the side of the bus. The refugees leave bus and enter the quarters carrying their luggage.
German Jewish refugee children from Germany arrived via Holland at a camp in Harwich, England. Refugees play game of table tennis as others watch at the refugee camp. Boys near the table watch the match closely. Women with refugee serial number token hanging from their necks play table tennis as others watch.
German Jewish refugee children from Germany arrived via Holland at a camp in Harwich, England. Woman puts food in a plate as refugees dine together at a large mess. Jewish children sitting on dining table dine together. Jewish women and men at the dining mess talk to each other. Children dine and a maid walks by their table.
American Ambassador to England Joseph Kennedy and his wife Rose Fitzgerald arrive at a Cathedral in Winchester for unveiling of George Y Memorial Window. A procession of Mayor and Corporation to the Cathedral for the unveiling ceremony. Kennedy also forms part of the procession as it enters the Cathedral. Kennedy along with the priest walks to the Cathedral to sign visitor's book. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy leave the Cathedral and arrive at deanery. Later they leave the deanery.
The HMS Nightingale, a British Mining Tender, flying the Royal Naval Ensign, approaches a pier in Plymouth England. Several Royal Navy officers and sailors are aboard along with a number of Allied soldiers who were rescued after their ships were sunk during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Most of the rescued soldiers appear relatively unhurt. However, some are ambulatory wounded and others, more seriously injured, are carried off the boat on stretchers, by British sailors. All proceed up a gangway to a processing center. (Note:The soldier seen at 2 minute mark, fiddling with his gloves, is Private 1st class Paul Knor of E company, U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion, whose boat was sunk while headed for Pointe Du Hoc. He rejoined his Battalion, soon afterwards.)
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