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2nd February 1939 - Spain: General Franco's troops enter Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War SPAIN: Catalonia: EXT Troops marching towards Barcelona / Sign pointing to Barcelona / General ...
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13th February 1939 - Vatican City: Massive crowds gather to pay last respects to Pope Pius XI ITALY: Rome: Vatican City: EXT Top gen. view pan from St. Peter's to Vatican City. Long view ...
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16th February 1939 - UK: Display of bomb shelters intended to be issued to householders for protection against air raids ENGLAND: London: Millbank: EXT Anderson shelters (ARP air raid shelters) / ...
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20th February 1939 - UK: Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth attend British industries Fair and Earl's Court fashion display ENGLAND: London: Earls Court: EXT Queen Elizabeth along / Earls Court ...
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28th February 1939 - Germany: Adolf Hitler launches the 35,000 ton battleship 'Bismarck' GERMANY: EXT Adolf Hitler (German chancellor) along walkway with other Nazi officials / Nazi flags (Swastika ...
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16th March 1939 - Vatican City: Pope Pius XII is crowned in St Peter's Cathedral ITALY: Rome: INT Pope Pius XII is crownedat Saint Peters Cathederal in Rome including interior shots of ceremony, ...
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20th March 1939 - Czechoslovakia: German and Hungarian troops march into Moravia CZECHOSLAVAKIA: Moravia: EXT The German army enters Moravia including soldiers marching in formation, people on the ...
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13th April 1939 - Iraq: Funeral procession for King Ghazi bin Faisal of Iraq IRAQ: Baghdad: EXT Crashed sports car at scene of accident in which King Ghazi bin Faisal of Iraq was killed Crowds at ...
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13th July 1939 - Iraq: three-year old King Faisal II plays in the palace grounds in Baghdad IRAQ: Baghdad: IRAQ: Baghdad: EXT Faisal II (Boy King of Iraq) playing in palace grounds with golf club / ...
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September 1939 - Germany/Poland: Scenes of the German invasion of Poland triggering World War 2 GERMANY: Berlin: EXT Car carrying Fuhrer Adolf Hitler arriving at the Reichstag INT Adolf Hitler ...
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5th September 1939 - USA: President Roosevelt's speech on neutrality USA: Washington: INT President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speech SOT - I trust that in the days to come our neutrality can be ...
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26th September 1939 - UK: Scenes in London after war was declared ENGLAND: London: EXT Man carrying newspaper billboard poster with headline "War - Official" / newspaper billboard reading "Britain ...
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People in the street cheering as Union flag held and one woman puts on gas mask / sign outside fish and chip shop "Fish for everyone in the world bar one"
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People queueing on the street outside army recruiting office / notice / notice calling out reserve forces / soldiers in uniform on the street / RAF airmen on the street outside RAF recruiting office ...
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28th September 1939 - France: Scenes of evacuated French children in the countryside FRANCE: EXT Large group of evacuated children playing in the countryside INT Children in large dining room ...
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3rd October 1939 - UK: British children evacuated from cities ENGLAND: EXT Large group of schoolboys being evacuated / young children with bags and wearing labels / line of young children led along ...
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20th November 1939 - UK: Members of the Supreme war Council depart a meeting in London ENGLAND: London: EXT Crowd gathered / French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier from building after meeting of ...
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23rd November 1939 - USA: President Roosevelt signs Neutrality Bill repealing arms embargo and allowing for arms trade USA: Washington: The White House: INT President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...
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4th December 1939 - Germany: Funeral of the Munich bomb victims following assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler GERMANY: Munich: EXT People gathered to mark anniversary of attempted Nazi coup / ...
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11th December 1939 - Finland: Helsinki bombed by Soviet Russian planes as civilians take shelter amid the ruins FINLAND: Helsinki: EXT Soviet warplanes in the sky / people running along street / ...
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Circa 1940 - Germany: Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders address an enthusiatic crowd at rally GERMANY: INT Fuhrer Adolf Hitler addressing rally and crowd cheering and clapping / various Nazi ...
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Circa 1940 - Germany: Scenes of leisure and life in Berlin GERMANY: Berlin: EXT Traffic along towards the Brandenburg Gate along street lined with Nazi banners / traffic and people along street / ...
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Circa 1940 - Germany: Adolf Hitler with Eva Braun and German officers and women at the Berghof GERMANY: Berchtesgaden: EXT Fuhrer Adolf Hitler along and greeting Nazi officers and women visiting his ...
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Circa January 1940 - Finland: Finnish soldiers defend Finland from Soviet invaders in wintery conditions FINLAND: EXT Finnish soldiers in woods in winter / food being served and soldier eating / ...
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Circa January 1940 - UK: Aliens rounded up by police and interned at detention camp in Ramsey, Isle of Man ISLE OF MAN: Ramsey: EXT Street cordoned off / alien internees along / internees queueing / ...
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Circa January 1940 - UK: Troops operate the Vickers anti-aircraft guns ENGLAND: EXT Gun crew stood sat around Vickers anti-aircraft gun as leaping to action / crew manning gun / gun being manoeuvred ...
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8th January 1940 - UK: Food rationing comes into force ENGLAND: London: EXT Market with people shopping / various items of food being sold INT Ration books / boxes and containers of food being ...
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22nd February 1940 - Egypt: Australian and New Zealand troops land in Egypt and are greeted by Anthony Eden EGYPT: EXT Covoy of ships, guarded by warships, bringing Australian and New Zealand troops ...
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4th March 1940 - Australia: Australian troops depart Sydney and Melbourne bound for the Middle East AUSTRALIA: EXT Troop ships anchored / soldiers marching through town en route to troops ships / ...
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28th March 1940 - USA: Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth arrives in New York to wait out the war AT SEA: EXT Air view (aerial) of liner Queen Elizabeth along painted grey to make her harder to see from ...
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28th March 1940 - Italy: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet for conference in the Brenner Pass ITALY: Brenner Pass: EXT People waiting at Brennero station / German leader Adolf Hitler and ...
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25th April 1940 - Norway: Scenes of Norwegian resistance against the invading Soviet army NORWAY: Elverum: EXT Buildings destroyed during Soviet invasion of Norway Location unknown: Scandanavian ...
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Circa May 1940 - Netherlands: Scenes of German forces invading Holland NETHERLANDS: EXT German forces crossing into Holland / German soldiers passing windmill / German forces along / German aircraft ...
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6th May 1940 - Egypt: Australian forces commemorate ANZAC Day EGYPT: EXT Australian soldiers along in small armoured vehicle / Australian soldiers marching along and standing in ranks / Australian ...
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30th May 1940 - UK: Civilians are instructed on proper procedures during an aerial bombardment ENGLAND: EXT people hurrying towards air raid shelter and entering / people looking up to the sky / ...
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Circa June 1940 - France: Hitler and Goering arrive in France and are greeted by high ranking German officers FRANCE: EXT German soldiers gathered at airfield / Reichsmarshall Hermann Goering ...
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Circa June 1940 - France: Scenes of Adolf Hitler taking in the sights of German occupied Paris FRANCE: Paris: EXT German soldiers on horseback / German soldiers marching through streets / Champs ...
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Circa 6th June 1940 - France: Scenes from the evacuation of Dunkirk FRANCE: Dunkirk: EXT Sign for Dunkirk / devastation caused by bombing / British troops on the beaches of Dunkirk, attacked by ...
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Restrictions: Muted for website playback only - if ordered, this video clip will include all original audio which may include music. 6th June 1940 - UK: British soldiers rest and regroup after ...
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22nd June 1940 - France: Marshal Petain and French leaders sign armistice in the famous railway carriage FRANCE: INT French leaders sat around table including Marshal Philippe Petain and Pierre ...
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1st August 1940 - UK: Display of Home Guard procedures in defending Britain from invasion ENGLAND: EXT Member of the Home Guard / members of the Home Guard lined up on parade / Lieutenant General ...
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26th August 1940 - UK: British convoy survives bombardment by Nazi German military in the English Channel ENGLISH CHANNEL; EXT Allied convoy along through channel without casualties as shelled by ...
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23rd September 1940 - UK: The King and Queen tour damaged London and comfortair raid sufferers ENGLAND: London: EXT Bomb damaged buildings (including John Lewis store) and devastation in West End, ...
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30th September 1940 - UK: Londoners find shelter against air raids in Tube Stations: evacuees in Windsor ENGLAND: London: EXT 'Shelter Here' sign outside entrance to Oxford Circus tube (subway)/ ...
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17th October 1940 - UK: Princess Elizabeth makes a radio address to the children of the Commonwealth ENGLAND: London: INT STILLS of Princess Elizabeth seated at microphone during address *SOUND ...
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c.1941 - Libya: General Rommel and General Garibaldi with German and Italian forces in desert near Tobruk LIBYA: (North Africa): EXT A Fieseler Fi 156 Storch reconnaissance aircraft carrying General ...
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9th January 1941 - UK: Crews in London demolish unsafe buildings damaged by air raids ENGLAND: London: The City: EXT City of London skyline showing damaged buildings in Fleet Street area/ Prince ...
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13th January 1941 - EIRE: German war planes bomb neutral Ireland REPUBLIC OF IRELAND / EIRE: Dublin: Rathdown Park: EXT Bomb-damaged suburban houses (commentary says bombs dropped by German aircraft)
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23rd January 1941 - UK: Parents in Britain in radio broadcasts to their children in the United States and Canada ENGLAND: INT Parents of children evacuated to USA and Canada speaking to their ...
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10th March 1941 - USA: British evacuee children broadcast from the United States to parents in Britain UNITED STATES: INT British evacuee children being interviewed for radio broadcast to be sent ...
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Restrictions: Muted for website playback only - if ordered, this video clip will include all original audio which may include music. 17th March 1941 - UK: King George VI remains in London after ...
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14th April 1941 - UK: St Paul's Cathedral damaged by bomb ENGLAND: London: St Paul's Cathedral: EXT Dome of St Paul's Cathedral with bomb damaged buildings in foreground/ huge hole in floor and ...
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15th May 1941 - UK: Luftwaffe air attack on London damages Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, and the House of Commons (Blitz) ENGLAND: London: Westminster: EXT Wardens clearing rubble from bomb-damaged ...
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19th May 1941 - UK: Bombed shops in London display signs ENGLAND: London: EXT Signs outside bomb-damaged book shop in West End/ "We're GHoing to Buy a Bomb for Berlin"/ "We're Still Here and Here to ...
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5th June 1941: The sinking of the German battleship Bismarck ENGLAND: EXT British cruiser HMS Dorsetshire (fired torpedoes that finally sank Bismarck battleship) in dock/ Dorsetshire crew waving ...
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4th August 1941: Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill hold meeting in presidential yacht USA: Various of Franklin D Roosevelt (US Prsident), Winston Churchill (Prime Minister) and Presidential ...
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27th October 1941 - SOVIET UNION: Scenes of war zones in Moscow and Leningrad SOVIET UNION: EXT Volunteers guerilla fighters (including women) instructed in warfare, taking oath, receiving arms, ...
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7th December 1941 - USA: Scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour (Pearl Harbor) USA: Hawaii: Honolulu: EXT Burning buildings (from Japanese air attack)/ Japanese aircraft overhead/ ...
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7th December 1941 - USA: Scenes showing aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour USA: Hawaii: Oahu: Pearl Harbor: EXT USS Arizona burning in harbour (following Japanese air attack)/ USS ...
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30th December 1941 - CANADA: Winston Churchill addresses Canadian Parliament a receives standing ovation CANADA: Ottawa: Ontario: Parliament Hill: Centre Block: INT Winston Chruchill MP (Prime ...
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26th January 1942 - NORTHERN IRELAND: The first troops arrive in Northern Ireland following the declaration of war NORTHERN IRELAND: Ulster: EXT US Expeditionary Force troops off troop ship in dock, ...
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22nd June 1942 - UK: Female branches of the British Armed Forces at work/ Auxilliary Service Activity ENGLAND: EXT Women's Auxilliary Air Force - WAAF - cooking class at work, jointing meat, making ...
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6th July 1942 - PACIFIC ISLANDS: Scenes of the Battle of Midway Island PACIFIC OCEAN: Near Midway Island: EXT / AT SEA US fighter aircraft taking off from US aircraft carrier/ US aircraft flying ...
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22nd July 1942 - AUSTRALIA: Japanese submarine sunk whilst attacking Sydney Harbour AUSTRALIA: Sydney Harbour: EXT AIR VIEWs / AERIALs Syney Harbour and docks/ men operating huge guns at entrance to ...
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23rd July 1942 - AUSTRALIA: Japanese submarine that attacked Sydney Harbour recovered from the ocean AUSTRALIA: Sydney Harbour: EXT Japanese submarine that attacked Sydney Harbour recovered from sea ...
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16th July 1942 - USA: General Ike Eisenhower appointed to command of all US Armed Forces in Europe ENGLAND: London: EXT General Ike Eisenhower (Commander of US Armed Forces in Europe) into ...
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13th August 1942 - UK: London's Waterloo Bridge opens to traffic ENGLAND: London: EXT Section of new Waterloo Bridge opened - barriers removed to allow traffic through/ traffic crossing bridge/ ...
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10th September 1942 - SOVIET UNION: Winston Churchill and Allied dignitaries meet in the Soviet Union (The Moscow Meeting) SOVIET UNION: Moscow: EXT Britiwsh, Soviet and American flags flying ...
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26th December 1942 - USA: Winston Churchill speaks before a joint session of Congress USA: District of Columbia: Washington: U.S. Capitol Building: INT Winston Churchill MP (Prime MInister) seated ...
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***SHOTLISTING INCOMPLETE*** 11th January 1943 - PACIFIC ISLANDS: Aircraft carrier USS Hornet wards off attack from Japanese forces PACIFIC OCEAN: EXT US Navy Taskforce ships in South West Pacific/ ...
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25th January 1943 - UK: London school bombed by Luftwaffe ENGLAND: London: Lewisham: EXT ARP wardens and troops searching through rubble of bomb-damaged school
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2nd February 1943 - SOVIET UNION: Battle of Stalingrad results in the surrender of German generals SOVIET UNION: Stalingrad: EXT Russian artillery troops firing huge guns towards German Sixth Army ...
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12th April 1943 - The Eighth Army take El Hamma and Gabes in the Battle of Tunisia TUNISIA: Various: EXT Soldiers from Northumbrian Division making frontal assault (in taking of Gabes and El Hamma), ...
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