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I. 'INDIA'S YOUNGEST V.C.' General Claude Auchinleck presents the Victoria Cross (V.C.) to Sepoy Kamal Ram of the 8th Punjab Regiment at Lahore. Kamal Ram, the youngest recipient of the V.C., is carried shoulder high by his regimental comrades. Kamal ...

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I. 'ROCKET-FIRING PROJECTILES.' Footage taken in the interior of a British armaments factory highlights the various production steps in the manufacture of 60-lb 3-inch rocket projectiles (RP) for aircraft. Female factory workers fill RP casings with ...

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I. 'THE KING IN HOLLAND.' King George VI chats to Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (Commander 21st Army Group) and Air Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst (Commander 38 Group, RAF) on his arrival in Holland. The King inspects units of a British Armoured ...

... a Mills No 36M hand grenade into a suspected enemy foxhole position, taking cover prior to its explosion. German prisoners of war walk along a country road guarded by British infantrymen armed with Lee-Enfield Mk III rifles. Italian civilian refugees pass ...

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I. 'BURMA.' British Fourteenth Army infantry patrol the jungle on the Arakan Front armed with Lee-Enfield Mk III .303-inch rifles. Indian troops lead a mule train over very rough ground. Heavy rainfall lashes a British tented encampment as troops ...

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I. 'FRAGMENTS FROM ITALY.' This item duplicates Item II of WPN 139.

II. 'NEW GUINEA- AN EPIC OF JUNGLE WARFARE.' This item duplicates Item III of WPN 139.

III. 'CHIANG KAI-SHEK HOST TO ALLIED LEADERS IN ASIA.' Lord Louis Mountbatten chats ...

... hard. US air-landing troops wade through swamps carrying M1.30-inch carbines. CG-4A "Dallas Doll" comes in to land.

IV. 'LATEST FILMS OF WAR IN THE PACIFIC.' Brief footage shows United States Navy (USN) Admiral Chester W Nimitz seated in his office. ...

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I. 'ITALY- BOMBERS OVER THE SANGRO.' This item duplicates Item III of WPN 140.

II. 'LIVING OFF THE LAND.' This item duplicates Item IV of WPN 140.

III. 'SHEEP HERD MOVE TO NEW PASTURES IN US FAR WEST.' Large numbers of sheep are moved ...

... the former Japanese airfield on Tarawa. USMC personnel occupying beach foxholes smoke cigarettes and drink from canteens.

II. 'WOMEN AT WAR.' This item duplicates Item II of WPN 142.

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Summary: item I has an American commentary. This ...

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I. 'WAR NEWS.' This item duplicates Item II of WPN 143.

II. 'US TESTS NEW TORPEDO BOATS FOR THE BRITISH NAVY.' Three United States (US) built motor torpedo boats (MTBs) are put through their paces by Royal Navy crews (MTBs have no pennant ...

BRITISH NEWS

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U.S. MARINES CAPTURE TARAWA ITALIAN WAR NEWS GEN. SMUTS REVIEWS AFRICAN TROOPS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HONOURS MALTA SEA BATTLE HEROES RETURN TO PORT

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CINEMAGAZINE. Stories include: women war workers; India: pigeon post; the Muslim New year; jet propulsion explained