Ministers arrive and leave at 10 Downing Street in London, England during World War II. Minister of Information Alfred Duff-Cooper and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Brendon Bracken. Officers, holding maps in hand, get out of the cars and enter a building. Minister of War Anthony Eden, Admiral Dudley Pound, Chief of the Imperial General Staff Sir John Dill, and Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs Viscount Caldecote enter the building. Official cars drive past on 10 Downing street. Arthur Greenwood, Lord of Admiralty walking out of the building. Ministers come out of the building.
A hastily arranged cabinet meeting, to discuss the situation concerning Germany, at 10 Downing Street in London, England. Ministers arriving include Foreign Secretary John Simon, Lord Privy Seal Anthony Eden, Lord Chancellor John Sankey, Postmaster General Kingsley Wood, War Minister Douglas Hogg, Education Minister Lord Halifax, Secretary of State for the Dominion James Henry Thomas, Colonial Minister Philip Cunliffe-Lister, President of the Board of Trade Walter Runciman, Home Secretary John Gilmour and Head of India Office Samuel Hoare. Cameramen take pictures.
A speech by British Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill in London, England during World War 2. He states that Britain is in stronger position than it was at the start of the war. He says that fate of Holland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria will be decided by the victory of Britain and French Republic.
Work of the United Service Organizations (USO) on Bougainville Island during World War II. Soldiers enter a theater. They watch a movie. Soldiers set up a projector system in a camp. Tents in the background. The soldiers dance. An aircraft takes off. Crates of movies unloaded from the aircraft. A soldier sits on a truck. Soldiers come out of a foxhole. A board outside a tent reads 'Bougainville Roxy Theater, tonights feature'. The soldiers enter the tent. Soldiers carrying tables and chairs walk. A soldier gets seated.
Flight operations at Torokina Air Strip on Bougainville Island during World War 2. U.S. Marine First Lieutenant Marshall, and another airman stand and smoke by the tail of the bullet-riddled F4U Corsair aircraft that he just landed on Torokina airfield. The aircraft, Corsair number 25 (BuNo 17736) is from Lieutenant Marshall's unit, VMF-216. They examine the damage on the aircraft. Lt. Marshall, who suffered head injury from cockpit shrapnel is being given first aid in an army tent. Views of damage to the aircraft, including tattered wing, flaps shot up, holes in the fuselage, and huge pieces shot out of the rudder. ( This mission took place on 19 Dec 1943. After flying cover for B-24 bombers over Rabaul, Three U.S. Marine Corps F4Us flown by Capt. Lawrence 'Cloudy" Faulkner, and First Lieutenants Marshal and Guv Kemper, were surprised and engaged by 20-30 Japanese Zekes (Zeros) diving from behind clouds . Lieutenant Marshal was the sole survivor of the encounter.)
War Correpondents covering D-Day Invasion preparations in World War II. The correspondents along with U.S. 101st Airborne Division troops aboard Landing Crafts on the South England coast. Units of the Division on board a craft. A soldier stands up and addresses the troops, imitating Hitler. Soldiers seated and standing aboard the craft.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.