Allied troops undergo training during World War 2, in North Devon, England. Sign reads ‘War Department - Danger - Keep Out’. Allied troops train on an obstacle course. Troops fire guns in prone position and scale cliffs during the training. Men row a boat in rough sea. In Germany, Nazi Generals confer and plan strategies.
Landing Ship, Tank No. 532, The USS Chase County, at Polgwidden (AKA Trebah) on the Helford River, near Falmouth, Cornwall, England during World War 2. The LST moves up the river at Trebah. The USS Chase County is seen docked and ready for troops and equipment to embark. (Note: Later this same day, Allied troops and equipment did embark on the USS Chase County for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. However, they spent the next 5 very uncomfortable days afloat in bad weather that actually delayed the operation.)
King George V and Queen Mary are welcomed from the residents of Leeds, England. King Geroge V and Queen Mary are seated in a horse-drawn carriage which drives past a crowd lined up on a street. King George V inspects the Town Hall and reviews the Life Guards. The King and the Queen pass in a horse-drawn carriage from the front of the Town Hall.
Three representatives of the United Nations, heading a European Advisory Commission, in talks at Lancaster House in London, England during World War II. Sir William Strang of Great Britain, F.T. Gousev of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR) , John Winant of the USA and others seated at a table.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill passes away in London, England. The casket in which the body of Prime Minister is kept placed in the Westminster hall. Officers stand with bowed heads near the casket. Exterior of the hall. Vehicles pass on the street. People lined up in a large number outside the building to pay tribute to the Prime Minister. People walk slowly inside the building and look at the casket of the Prime Minister for the last time.
People gather at a Christie's art auction in London England. Claude Monet's 'Terrasse a Sainte-Adresse' (Garden at Sainte-Adresse) brings over one million dollars from Jeffrey Agnew at the auction. It was sold by Pennsylvania clergyman Theodore Pitcairn. Agnew and other men look at the painting following the auction.
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