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1945
Sound
Newsreel
War Pictorial News, No. 218 [July 9]
British Gov
Summary
Summary: Part 1 shows British reoccupation of the Channel Islands. Brit. warships steam into a Guernsey port. German troops march from a castle and lay down their arms. King George and Queen Elizabeth enplane in England and later deplane on Guernsey. Part 2, a tank is assembled and tested. The tank carries a bridge which is placed across a stream, crossed, and then loaded aboard the tank. Australian troops land at Tarakan on Borneo under an aerial and naval bombardment. Shows Gen. Blamey. Part 3, Gen. Eisenhower rides in a carriage through London streets, chats with Air Marshal Tedder, and speaks to a large crowd.
Details
- Reference
- 208-WP-218
- Source
- NARA
- Collection
- Office of War Information
- Genre
- Newsreel
- Year
- 1945
- Decade
- 1940 - 1949
- Original format
- 35mm MPC (P)
- Duration
- 10:42
- Frame rate
- 23.98 fps
- File format
- Prores 4:2:2 HQ / 1080p
- Colour
- Black & white
- Sound
- Yes
WW2
United Kingdom
Borneo
London
Channel Islands
Guernsey
Europe