News on Screen

Series

Series Name

The Gen

Issue

Issue No.

15

Date Released

1945

Length of issue (in feet)

1355

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Your RAF Reporter Introduces
• 2. Your RAF Reporter Introduces
• 3. Your RAF Reporter Introduces
• 4. SEAC - Life at an Indian Ocean Air-Sea Rescue Station (Ceylon)
• 5. Victory in Europe

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Idyllic English country scenes are accompanied by Churchill’s words ".the German war is therefore at an end". Hitler’s pledge "Give me five years, and you will not recognize Germany again" is followed by film of bombed German towns, railway stations and AA guns. A list of English bombers which did not return is seen painted on a German propeller. As allied liberators enter Dutch town, inhabitants boo Nazi collaborators. Lancasters drop supplies to hungry Dutch peasants, and return with English POWs, who are seen having their first cup of tea in England. VE Day celebrations in London.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Aviation; Railways; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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