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GIB SAYS BRITISH
An overwhelming vote to ""Stay British"" is the verdict of the Referendum in Gibraltar. Scenes of fantastic emotion celebrate the result. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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DNIEPER ONSLAUGHT -
The latest film from the Eastern Front shows the capture of Zaporozhe, which was a strong centre of resistance created by the Germans in defence of the Dnieper Line. The Russians have now driven the Nazis back from Stalingrad 850 miles...
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COMMUNIST CONFLICT
The recent crisis in Czechoslovakia reflects a wide-spread distrust, among millions of Communists, of Russia's oppressive hold over her satellites. ® Alexander Dubcek and the other Czechoslovak leaders seem to have called the Russians...
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LENINGRAD AND KIEV FREED -
The raising of the long and terrible siege of Leningrad was one of the greatest of all Soviet victories. The City suffered ghastly privations and continuous bombardment, but work went on despite everything. Towards the end of 1943 forces...
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STUDENT FLARE-UP
Protesting at the attempted assassination of their leader, Rudi Dutschke, Left-wing students riot in West Germany's major cities. Violence is directed against the Publishing group of Axel Springer who claim this mob violence to be worst...
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MONTE CASSINO - THE BOMBING
The decision to attack the monastery, occupied and fortified by the Germans, was a military necessity. ® ® The results of the decision are vividly portrayed in the following sensational pictures. Disclaimer: British...
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REDS' RADIO STATION CUT OFF
A blockade of the big Communist broadcasting Station in the British sector provides the latest picture illustrating Berlin tension. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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BRITAIN GOES UNDER CANVAS -
The Territorials in Camp. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions...
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SOVIET FIGHTING BACK -
In the south of Russia the veteran Cossack regiment of Marshal Budenny's village have formed a People's Guard. The Soviet steel mills and munitions factories continue to increase their output. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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MALAYA - NO SOUND
Troops from Britain, Australia and India have been drafted in to defend Malaya. The over running of Malaya by the Japanese is a grievous blow, among the earliest disasters being the loss of Penang. Singapore, despite air raids is holding...
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THE SPIRIT OF FRANCE -
Pictures smuggled out of occupied France show that thousands of Frenchmen are refusing to accept defeat. Underground newspapers are produced and well circulated. ® ® The ""Men of the Maquis"", guerrilla fighters, have their camps in...
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STEADY PROGRESS ON THE SECOND FRONT -
New despatches from Normandy show the reduction of Fort Central at Cherbourg. The Germans had already put the port out of action, the city itself had come through the battle remarkably well. ® ® On the Normandy front the village of...
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STEADY PROGRESS ON THE SECOND FRONT -
New despatches from Normandy show the reduction of Fort Central at Cherbourg. The Germans had already put the port out of action, the city itself had come through the battle remarkably well. ® ® On the Normandy front the village of...
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RUSSIA STRIKES BACK
In Russia advances are being made on the Stalingrad front as the Red Army prevent the Nazi's from taking the city. Further north forces under General Zhukov have broken through on the upper reaches of the Volga. Finally there are...
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RIDGEWAY'S VISIT
Arriving at London Airport with his wife, General Ridgeway was greeted by the Chief of the Air Staff, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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CHINA -
The Chinese capital of Chungking is being revitalised with the arrival of Allied Forces who have turned back Japanese raiders. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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THE SPIRIT OF FRANCE -
Pictures smuggled out of occupied France show that thousands of Frenchmen are refusing to accept defeat. Underground newspapers are produced and well circulated. ® ® The ""Men of the Maquis"", guerrilla fighters, have their camps in...
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RANGOON RESOLUTE - NO SOUND
Rangoon, the capital of Burma, has already suffered badly from bombing. Fighter pilots originally trained to help the Chinese defend the Burma Road, now go into action against the Japanese again. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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DON AND NEVA BATTLES - NO SOUND
The Russians continue to push the Germans back in the South-West, but the most important victory of the winter campaign was the lifting of the siege of Leningrad. The men of the Volkov front linked up with the gallant defenders of...
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DON AND NEVA BATTLES -
The Russians continue to push the Germans back in the South-West, but the most important victory of the winter campaign was the lifting of the siege of Leningrad. The men of the Volkov front linked up with the gallant defenders of...
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STALINGRAD - RUSSIA'S GLORY
1942 has meant hard fighting for the heroic Red Army; let us hope 1943 will bring final victory for our allies, the Soviet Peoples. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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STALINGRAD - RUSSIA'S GLORY
1942 has meant hard fighting for the heroic Red Army; let us hope 1943 will bring final victory for our allies, the Soviet Peoples. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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VIVE PARIS -
(First pictures of the liberated French Capital). French fighting forces raced to the relief of Paris, wiping out German strong points on the outskirts of the City. General Leclerc, leader of the liberating forces, drove in with his...
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STEADY PROGRESS ON THE SECOND FRONT -
New despatches from Normandy show the reduction of Fort Central at Cherbourg. The Germans had already put the port out of action, the city itself had come through the battle remarkably well. ® ® On the Normandy front the village of...