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Consecration of Land Dedicated to British Commonwealth of Nations Men Who Fell in Greece

Date released

7 Feb 1946

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1262

NoS ID

065004

Story no

6 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

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Gulf War second phase (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview (with an unidentified British army commander or politician?) on what the second phase of the war in the Gulf will consist of and the expected numbers of Iraqi deaths. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Village Life: Arborfield (1987)

Mike Matthews this week visit the village life of Arborfield and Arborfield Cross. It lies 5 miles South of Reading on the A327 in Berkshire. The village has a long association with the Royal Electrical and...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

French Battlefront Brevities

Date released

20 Jul 1944

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

44/58

NoS ID

100434

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

British troops using Vickers guns and British mortar crew in action on the Normandy front. New British tank, the Cromwell, is seen on the battlefield. Montgomery is seen visiting battle areas at Caen, with...

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British army redundancies in Bosnia (1993)

Genre

Interview

The second phase of the government’s Options for Change cutbacks in the British Army, with the redundancies of 6,500 officers and men. Peter Deeley FM Drivetime show telephone interview with Major Paul...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Montgomery speaking in 1942 (1976)

Genre

News report; Obituary; Speech

Archival news report of British army commander General Montgomery’s visit to a munitions factory in 1942, including a speech by him on the war and the importance of the Home Front. Broadcast on LBC...

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High Command Changes

Date released

24 Nov 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/94

NoS ID

099147

Story no

4 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Changes in the high command of the British army include the appointment of General Sir Alanbrooke as CIGS he succeeds General Sir John Dill who is to be Governor of Bombay. Major General AE Nye is the new...

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The "Red Devils" of Arnhem

Date released

2 Oct 1944

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

44/79

NoS ID

100498

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Airborne troops arrive by glider over Holland. Many crashed gliders and aircraft confirm the fact that losses are not light. On the road from Eindhoven men of the Second Army advance towards Nijmegen. The...

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War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The BEF is Ready

Date released

13 Nov 1939

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

545

NoS ID

010398

Story no

5 / 12

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: BEF Shipment Five. DESCRIPTION: British soldiers take over an old fort and strengthen its defences. SHOTLIST: British troops march into a fort which was built about 80 years ago. The...

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Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Camera’s Second Reports from Belgium: Pitiable Stream of Refugees Goes On

Date released

16 May 1940

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

571A

NoS ID

010850

Story no

6 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: BEF in Belgium. DESCRIPTION: The troops moving up, pass the lines of civilians fleeing from the Nazi invaders. SHOTLIST: The customs barriers rise and the mechanised units roll forward...

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