Irrawaddy river, Burma, 1 Apil 1942. View of various small civilian boats on the Irrawaddy, including "Sunlight". Wooden boom across the river. Men at work on the construction of the boom. Various small civilian boats including "Cameo". Portrait shot ...

Delhi airport, Delhi, India, 12 June 1942. View over airfield control tower to aircraft in the sky. View over roof of car with Union flag to aircraft in the sky. Shot of airfield control tower with sandbag defences, across the airfield. Douglas C-47 ...

GB

The world in the 3rd year of war - a mixture of caution ("Today our world faces its greatest danger") and determination ("Preparing for the attack which must come").

Film stresses the global nature of the war, and ...

CANADA CARRIES ONCanada

Opening titles - "Today the destiny of nations depends on their possession of the metals vital in war". Film outlines Canada's contribution to the Allied war effort with both raw minerals in the 'Great ...

GB

A sympathetic look at "the storm centre of the war in the Far East".

Reel 1 explains China's geography and culture, concentrating on 20th century history of efforts by Sun Yat-Sen and Chiang Kai-shek to modernise ...

Germany

German newsreel presents first screening of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Hong Kong and the victory parade through the latter.

On board a Japanese aircraft carrier in the Pacific, Nakajima B5N2 torpedo ...

Germany

Two titled newsreel items on Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring inspecting Luftwaffe units at airbase in Southern Italy, preceding extended aerial coverage of bombing of Malta by Junkers Ju 88 and Messerschmitt Me 110 aircraft, and battle scenes on ...

Germany

I. Funeral of Adolf Hhnlein. State funeral of founder of NSKK takes place in Armeemuseum cupola hall. Hitler enters, followed by Bormann, and kisses widow's hand and condoles with other relatives of one of his oldest followers. Funeral march ...

Germany

I. Reopening of Croatian Parliament. Croatian leader Ante Pavelic walks at head of ceremonial procession to old parliament, closed for past twenty-five years. Pavelic climbs stairway and mounts podium to express his thanks to Germany and ...

Germany

I. Springtime agriculture in Southern Crimea. Peasants dig earth against distant background of snow-tipped mountains and vineyards beside sea (Black Sea bordering Southern Crimea ?). Tractors drive out of plant and plough between trees. German ...

Japan

Reel 1: Credits roll over disintegrating Union Jack. Aerial view of Hong Kong establishes site of Britain's approaching defeat, here garrisoned by turbaned Indian troops. Union Jacks fly over commercial centre of the colony, where two well- ...

Japan

German sub-titled version of a Japanese film using a combination of documentary and feature material to cover the training of a Japanese Naval Air Force (JNAF) cadet prior to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and on the ...

Japan

I. "Vision of Peace in the Philippines." Natives on Mindanao work on a hemp plantation, planted two years ago by Japanese settlers. Palms are cut, dried, bound in bales and weighed. People of Asia have for generations suffered under the domination ...

Japan

I. "Grand Imperial military revue." Emperor Hirohito on horseback takes salute at parade of Imperial forces (at Yoyoki ?) on 8 January. Prodigious successes in first month of war have led to collapse of Anglo-American aspirations in East Asia. ...

Japan

Documentary on Japanese advance through Malaya, attack on Singapore, British surrender and Japanese victory parade.

Heavily laden medium tank Type 97, CHI-HA with palm leaf camouflage advances along road flanked ...

Japan

Compilation covers the Japanese raid on Ceylon and occupation scenes on Guam and Wake Island in the Pacific.

Carrier force at sea. Mitsubishi A6M2 is pushed on deck. Japanese pilots on board an aircraft carrier ...

Japan

Compilation uses stock shot material to cover sinking of British Force Z off Malaya and actuality of airborne capture of Celebes and air attack on Allied fleet off Java.

Main title reads "Naval warfare off Malaya. ...

Japan

Compilation shows the Japanese attack on and occupation of New Guinea, the bombing of Darwin, the occupation of the Andaman Islands and the carrier action off Colombo.

"Capture of New Guinea". Japanese task force ...

Japan

I."Build new Philippines! Fight for greater East Asia! Air attacks over Hawaii!" Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Commentary announces that Nippon declared war on the USA and Great Britain on 8 December 1941; map of Pacific region. Kaga and ...

INDIAN INTER-SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTORATE COLLECTION - INDIAN HOME FRONT AND MILITARY OPERATIONS, AND ALLIED OPERATIONS IN ITALY AND THE PACIFIC DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARIndia

An ambiguous piece of undocumented ...

GB

"Malta blitz greets new Governor."

RAF Film Unit coverage of scenes during an air raid on Malta shows the attack, and then life carrying on after the sounding of the 'all clear'. Lord Gort arrives, bringing with him ...

GB

British newsreel covering the British retreat through Burma, an exclusive report by British Paramount cameraman Maurice Ford.

Opening titles "Burma. A War Correspondent's Despatch. Film and Story by Maurice Ford". A ...

GB

I. Film opens by listing outstanding RAF events of the year (then continues with two newsreel items) which show that 1942 was the year of passing to the offensive. Outstanding achievements listed include Fighter Command's great sweeps, 1000-bomber ...

GB

Unedited material of RAF activity in Gibraltar. No combat footage.

Main subject is the Special Erection Party assembling Spitfires and test flights in mid-1942, prior to Operation Torch; for a shot by shot analysis ...