... between British and Turkish troops. Rural scenes of goat herding and grain threshing as commentary points out that the war may be over, but the struggle with nature continues.

III. 'WESTERN DESERT.' An Indian infantry work party prepares rough ...

... forthcoming meeting with their United States counterparts. Churchill, as the commentary points out, is as much at home in a council of war as at a Cabinet meeting. HMS Prince of Wales arrives safely at its destination in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. The ...

... commentary points out that the convoy stretches over eight miles of sea and is loaded down with supplies vital to Britain's war effort. HMS Prince of Wales overtakes various merchant ships including oilers and cargo vessels. The halyards of HMS Prince of ...

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I. 'CYPRUS.' Title overlaid on map of the Eastern Mediterranean. Views of the rugged coastline of Cyprus, followed by a panoramic view of hills and fields. Cypriot children wade in pools created by a waterfall. Agricultural scenes of grain threshing ...

... filmed in the early stages of the war follow (Poland ?). German infantry fire ... the Russian commitment to wage a total war with no surrender. Stock shots of German ... woodland unaccompanied by infantry (possibly a pre-war exercise). A German PzKpfw IVc crushes ...

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I. 'GENERAL SMUTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.' General Jan C Smuts arrives at Heliopolis airfield (Cairo), where he is met by Sir Miles Lampson, and is introduced to Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, and Admiral Sir Andrew B Cunningham and other officers. Sir ...

... to waiting British troops (posed for camera). A British Crusader Mk I tank drives past a column of German Afrika Korps prisoners of war. Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Pilot Officer Rechner pulls on his flying boots and dons an Irvin leather flying ...

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I. 'TURKEY.' The celebrations of the eighteenth anniversary of the foundation of the Republic. President Inn arrives at Ankara Stadium in an open topped Jaguar tourer and is immediately surrounded by reporters and photographers. The Turkish President ...

... off into desert scrub. German prisoners of war walk with their hands raised past ... in blankets. Italian and German Army prisoners of war board a small coastal vessel for ... tours Newcastle docks.

III. 'FAR EAST AT WAR.' A map shows the Pacific Far East ...

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I. 'SOUTH AFRICA. Exclusive photo report by Maurice Ford.' A short tour of the war time Union of South Africa. South African Air Force (SAAF) Avro Anson aircraft overfly a rugged part of the South African coastline. Aerial views of Durban with its ...

... gold mining had taken place at Sekenke and Musoma; during the war a gold currency had been minted, but no major effort at extraction had been attempted. In the immediate post-war period, with Tanganyika having passed to Britain as a mandated ...

... STIFF TRAINING FOR TROOPS STATIONED IN BRITISH ISLES ROYAL BERKSHIRES IN N. IRELAND MECHANISED INFANTRY SCHOOL SHOWS PACES WAR COMMUNIQUES REPORT ACTIVITY IN WESTERN DESERT U.S. TANKS MANOEUVRE ON LIBYAN BORDER U.S. BOMBERS SHARE R.A.F. HONOURS LATEST ...