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MODERNISATION OF ITALIAN ROADS
A speedy drive down the modern Italian Autostradas. 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...
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MOOMBA FESTIVAL
Melbourne's annual Moomba Festival is a mid-summer event where giant floats are paraded through the streets. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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FFI FIGHT FOR PARIS -
This is the inside story of the men and women who fought so fiercely for the liberations of Paris. Streets were torn up to make barricades and the Police were formed into a battle unit. They fought from windows and roof tops and the...
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FFI FIGHT FOR PARIS -
This is the inside story of the men and women who fought so fiercely for the liberations of Paris. Streets were torn up to make barricades and the Police were formed into a battle unit. They fought from windows and roof tops and the...
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AS THE NAZIS GO BACK - REPORT FROM ITALY -
The Pope, who remained in the Vatican City during the battle for Rome, gave a blessing to the Allied troops after the occupation. When the Allies entered Rome they found evidence of Nazi savagery in the hundreds of graves of massacred...
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THE
The second report on the Battle of Salerno shows the British and Americans pursuing the withdrawing Germans. The lack of airfields which had hampered the early campaign was remedied by the German retreat. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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BATTLE OF NAPLES -
The British Forces liberated a large concentration camp at Cosenza. The inhabitants, Czechs, Poles, Yugoslavs and more, were very hungry when the British troops arrived. The push up through Italy continues and troops had soon reached...
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AS THE NAZIS GO BACK - REPORT FROM ITALY -
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BATTLE OF NAPLES -
The British Forces liberated a large concentration camp at Cosenza. The inhabitants, Czechs, Poles, Yugoslavs and more, were very hungry when the British troops arrived. The push up through Italy continues and troops had soon reached...
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BATTLE OF NAPLES -
The British Forces liberated a large concentration camp at Cosenza. The inhabitants, Czechs, Poles, Yugoslavs and more, were very hungry when the British troops arrived. The push up through Italy continues and troops had soon reached...
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THE
The second report on the Battle of Salerno shows the British and Americans pursuing the withdrawing Germans. The lack of airfields which had hampered the early campaign was remedied by the German retreat. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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TUNISIA - VICTORY COMPLETE
The drive of the First Army on to Tunis by way of Massienuit was the success that completed the defeat of the enemy in Tunisia. With the support of the Allied Air Power which smashed the Luftwaffe in the air and on the ground. ® ® As...
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TUNISIA - VICTORY COMPLETE
The drive of the First Army on to Tunis by way of Massienuit was the success that completed the defeat of the enemy in Tunisia. With the support of the Allied Air Power which smashed the Luftwaffe in the air and on the ground. ® ® As...
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TUNISIA - VICTORY COMPLETE
The drive of the First Army on to Tunis by way of Massienuit was the success that completed the defeat of the enemy in Tunisia. With the support of the Allied Air Power which smashed the Luftwaffe in the air and on the ground. As the...
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TUNISIA - VICTORY COMPLETE
The drive of the First Army on to Tunis by way of Massienuit was the success that completed the defeat of the enemy in Tunisia. With the support of the Allied Air Power which smashed the Luftwaffe in the air and on the ground. ® ® As...
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ATHENS -
British troops who fought to liberate Greece now find themselves fighting on the streets of Athens against the ELAS movement. The troops who had been hailed as liberators and who were helping to feed the population had to take up arms...
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MALTA'S TRIUMPHANT HOUR -
The King arrived at Valletta onboard the Light Cruiser ""Aurora"" and was received by the Governor, Lord Gort. His Majesty visited the airfield at Luca which sustained much bomb damage and from where the island's few aircraft carried on...
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LIBERATION - COPENHAGEN -
The capital of Denmark is also free and a great ovation greeted King Christian when he drove through the streets. The arrival of the Royal Navy at Copenhagen was another high spot. When Field Marshal Montgomery arrived he visited the...
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FROM LYONS TO ANTWERP -
At Drancy, near Paris, a Concentration Camp previously used for Jews now houses French collaborators. The Maquis has been very active in the area around Grenoble and Lyons. General Patton's men have been involved in heavy fighting in the...
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VICTORY PARADE -
To mark the total elimination of the Axis from Tunisia a victory parade was held. Most of the leaders responsible for the success of Allied arms attended the parade. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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FROM SFAX TO THE MOUNTAINS - NO SOUND
There was a joyous welcome in Sfax for the liberating Eighth Army and the arrival of General Montgomery was cause for further rejoicing. The Allies continue their push across the Western desert forcing back the Germans and Italians....
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FROM SFAX TO THE MOUNTAINS - NO SOUND
There was a joyous welcome in Sfax for the liberating Eighth Army and the arrival of General Montgomery was cause for further rejoicing. The Allies continue their push across the Western desert forcing back the Germans and Italians....
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VJ DAY
Mr Attlee broadcast at midnight the news that victory over Japan was complete. VJ Day coincided with the Royal Opening of Parliament and the King and Queen's drive to Westminster began the two days of celebrations. Crowds gathered...
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THE RED ARMY SWEEPS FORWARD: - NO SOUND
Nalchik Area - The Red Army has made great advances in the Caucasus stopping Hitler's bid to reach the oilfields of Grozny and Baku. ® Rzhev Front - Great advances have also been made in the Central following the cutting of the...