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WWII scenes in Britain and Scotland; countryside, industrial cities, castles, shipyards and a factory making ammunition
World War 2 activities of the British in Great Britain. Industrial areas in Britain with opening shot of steel mill area, heaps of coal, and smoke pollution pouring from industrial stacks. An advertisement shows old country towns in Southern England. Other advertisements show Dunkeld Cathedral and a country vacation in Southern California. The countryside with bucolic fields and pasture scenes in view. Cattle grazing in a field. Exterior wide view of steel mills of Sheffield. A village with a flowing stream. Old castles in England. A shipyard on the River Clyde with ships anchored. Old cathedrals. Industrial cities of Birmingham, Glasgow, and Manchester are shown with aerial and elevated views of industrial stacks and smoke pollution from industry. A train passes by an industrial plant in Leeds. Interior views of a war materiel munitions factory in Great Britain in which British men and women war prodution workers are making war ammunition, shells, and ordnance.
The British liner 'Tuscan Star' takes into the water after its christening ceremony by Miss Elizabeth Uttley in England.
A British ocean liner rolls into the water from a harbor after the christening ceremony in England. Miss Elizabeth Uttley with officials stands beside the British liner at a harbor, after the christening ceremony for the passenger ship. Officials and a large crowd gather beside the British liner. The British flag on a pole on the harbor. The side of the liner in view. The huge liner rolls into the water from the harbor. Water splashes as the liner plunges into the water. 'Tuscan Star' written on the side of the liner. The Tuscan Star in the waters.
Racehorse Sundew survive all the jumps and wins the Grand National Steeplechase at the Aintree Racecourse in England.
Grand National Steeplechase at the Aintree Racecourse in England. Spectators and bidders cheer as the Steeplechase race begins. Many of the horses fall during the race. Spectators watch the race through binoculars. Horse Sundew survive all the jumps and wins the Steeplechase race.
Judges note down their remarks as models pose in different outfits during a sportswear fashion show in England.
A sportswear fashion show in England. Models walk on a ramp and pose in different sports and outdoor wear designed by British designers. A panel of judges notes down remarks.
Princess Margaret, the Chancellor, honors her mother Queen Elizabeth with a Degree of Doctor at the Keele University in England.
Princess Margaret honors her mother Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon with a Degree of Doctor at Keele University during a ceremony in England. Princess Margaret, the Chancellor of Keele University, arrives with her mother Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Princess Margaret confers a Degree of Doctor of Letters to Queen as other scholars and dignitaries applaud. The Queen Mother and her daughter walk out of the ceremony followed by others.
Red Devil paratroopers of British 1st Airborne Division, drop into Holland to outflank the German Siegfried Line in World War II
At start, the film shows a formation of American C-47 transport aircraft with paratroopers starting to jump from them during World War 2. Viewed moments later from the ground, the sky is filled with trooper' open chutes, descending. An animated map shows Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. It shows location of the Allied paratroopers drop in Holland, intended to spearhead a drive around the Main River into Germany. The map then shows German forces encircling the paratroopers and the Second British Army heading North to the rescue. Next, a huge number of American Soldiers are seen assembled out of doors in England. Closeup of General Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking in a microphone to the assembly. Closeups of soldiers including some who are American Army Air Corps pilots, and other aircrew members, mostly Lieutenants. Senior Paratrooper officers stand at attention in front of formation of troopers with American flag beside them.(Narrator says these were the men who made up the "lost division," heroes who fought alone for seven terrible days.) General Eisenhower makes his way between close ranks of the paratroopers. He is followed by Brigadier General and a Colonel. Lieutenant General Lewis H Bereton also makes his way through the ranks. Scene shifts to a base in England where many British Airspeed AS.51 Horsa gliders are seen with paratroopers heading across the airfield to board. American C-47 aircraft are seen in the background. All aircraft are painted with D-Day stripes. Several British and American paratroop officers review a map together. At a tent camp, A military policeman and two U.S. paratroopers checking their weapons and ammunition. Some troopers sharpen their knives. A trooper is issued Dutch and German money. A British and and American trooper in camouflaged helmets, pose before a glider with a huge British roundel on its side. British paratroopers boarding a Horsa glider, named "Gertie." A Horsa glider moving as it is towed by a British Whitley twin-engine bomber. View from side of runway as the bomber takes off with its towed glider behind. (Narrator comments: "Destination, Holland.") Formations of tow planes and gliders in flight. View of pilot in cockpit of a Whitley bomber. Formations of fighter aircraft in flight overhead. View from inside an aircraft as paratroopers exit through a side door. Sky filled with paratroopers in chutes descending. (Note: This Allied thrust into Holland to launch a drive around the German Siegfried Line was known as the Allied joint American-British "Operation Market Garden," which took place 17 to 25 September 1944, the 7 days referred to by the film Narrator. )
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