BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

18 Aug 1944. American and British escort carriers and destroyers enter the Grand Harbour, Valletta prior to the invasion of the south of France. Various shots of English, French and American ships. ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

25 Sep. 1944. Sir Edmond Schreiber lands at Luqa Airfield to take over the appointment of Governor and Commander in Chief. He is greeted by Vice Admiral Hamilton and introduced to the heads of the ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

13 Oct 1944. Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Schrieber disembarks from the launch at Mjarr in Gozo and is met by the Commissioner Mr Montanarro. They drive away. They walk from the cathedral to the courts. ...

... of African History, Vol. 33, no. 1, 1992, 124).

Outpost at War illustrates the value of Rhodesia to the imperial war ... The British Empire and the Second World War (London: Hambledon Continuum, 2006).

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... the standard British army infantry weapons of the 1939-1945 war, two of the infantrymen featured in this film (Graffin and ... spare and factual commentary about the ordinary soldier's experience of war. The idea of following individual soldiers as they trek ...

... Coast would achieve full independence.

There are a number of notable omissions within the film. There is no mention of the War, even though the West African forces numbered 150,000 by 1945, while any local grievances or dissatisfaction with ...

... of tanks and other matriel demonstrates the large amount of aid which has been given to Russia since the supply lines opened. Fireworks display in Moscow: commentary praises the men who keep the supply lines open "to help win the war against Germany".

... control Mediterranean, exploit Mussolini's overthrow to knock Italy out of the war, capture Foggia airfield and force Germany to withdraw forces ... of Reel 1) General Eisenhower emerges from a tent marked War Room with Clark after the crossing of the Volturno ...

... in the Pacific and south-east Asia. He explains that it is important to know the enemy, and to know why the war is necessary, before a narrator takes up the story. Original footage is used to illustrate the difficulties faced by Allied soldiers as they ...

... collapsed undercarriage, with its injured pilot awaiting evacuation.

Notes

Aerial casualty evacuation was a characteristic feature of the war in Burma. Most of these casualties are African troops of 11th East African Division, which at this ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

At Pinwe in northern Burma, British gunners of 36th Division (probably 178th Field Regiment Royal Artillery) dig an emplacement for a 25-pounder field ...

... opening of the 1,150ft Bailey bridge at Kalewa. The construction of this bridge, with sections assembled upstream and floated into position, was one of the outstanding feats of military engineering during the Second World War.

See also FUB 18.