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Mobilisation in Egypt. Soldiers on range-finder and loading gun. Sentry on guard by tank barriers, and marching through them. Soldiers manning large gun, firing Bren guns and Louis gun; gun towed by lorry.
Soldiers sort out equipment - rifles and ammunition, binoculars, telephones, signalling equipment, quick firers.
May 26th, 1942. American tanks for the Libyan campaign, manned by British. Seen in action in the Western Desert carrying anti-tank and machine guns. Artillery firing. Rommel’s "wreckage" on fire - burning...
Indian troops exercising and manning various types of guns. Part played by Indian gunners in the Western Desert.
Southern Sector: Red Army attacks German positions. Shots of German equipment, left behind as Nazis flee. German prisoners. Russian peasants return to shattered villages and try to find their dead.
Breakdown of organization and function of Minister of Supply. A complete picture of the weapons and equipment produced by the people to be used by armed forces against the enemy. Shots of men returning from...
Gathered round the dining table, seven workers meet seven Dieppe raiders and are greeted by Sir C McLaren. A Canadian Flight Lieutenant recounts his experiences and other raiders do the same, stressing the...
The ocean provides magnesium for incendiaries. The various processes whereby magnesium oxide is produced and dried. Uses include: incendiary bombs, ammunition, aircraft (seen bombing Genoa).
Escorting destroyers drop depth charges on U-boats. Convoys sailing eastward carrying supplies to Russia. British troops embarking (where?). Convoys of food and arms. Churchill tanks. Warships fire at enemy...
Captain Harris, recently flown home from the Eighth Army, will tour factories speaking about the 25 pounder gun.
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