Zoeken

Zoek op namen, gebeurtenissen of plaatsen. Hulp nodig? Bekijk de zoekhulp

With the Italian guns. Artillerymen handling a heavy gun in Eritrea during the general movement of forces which preceded the actual invasion of Abyssinia. This picture is from a Paramount News film just received in London.

Discussion at the Map. The Commander-in-chief, Colonel General von Brauchitsch, taking informations about the actual position of the fighting posts, during his last visit on the West Front.

French flyers again fight Germans from home bases. A bombardier of the First French Air Corps is shown in training at a base before joining a crew for actual combat.

Foto van zes Britse militairen die een 2 inch mortier opzetten in een besneeuwd veld met een heg op de achtergrond . Tekst: "B.13615. SNOW ON THE SECONDARY FRONT. Although there is little actual fighting in the British 2nd Army front on the Maas, both sides keep up occasional harassing fire with machine guns and mortars. The countryside was deep in snow when this picture was taken. Setting a mortar ...

Embarking of German forces for Denmark and Norway. In order to meet the actual attack on denish and norvegian territories, soldiers of all arms are embarked in order to land in both countries.

Out on patrol. All quiet; local activity - You often read this communique from the Western Front and in these pictures we show you what happens when a patrol goes out to reconnoitre. The regiment concerned is the Norfolk Regmt., which recently had the honour of winning the first two Army decorations of the war for bravery and coolness whilst on patrol in no man's land. N.B. If you require the information ...

U.S. Army centres in England rehabilitate wounded. Paratroopers who were wounded during the initial Allied landings in France aim for the bull's eye with bow and arrow at a rehabilitation center in England established by the U.S. Army to prepare men for battle again. Wounded from France and Italy are sent to these centers directly from hospitals. They are taught forms of exercise which will strengthen ...

Attempt on King Edward's life: Assailant being arrested. London: The actual scene of the assailant, George Andrew Mahon, being arrested by police, in the low left hand corner of the picture. Taken immediately following the attempted shooting, King Edward is seen with his head turned towards his would-be assasin, while a policemen dashes across the road to help in the arrest.

Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Toespraak van D. van Staveren, voorzitter van de Centrale Commissie Filmkeuring, vanachter zijn bureau te Den Haag. In zijn toespraak kondigt hij de duizendste aflevering van Polygoons "Hollands Nieuws" aan en spreekt hij over de uitzonderlijke kwaliteiten, actualiteit en betrouwbaarheid van het Polygoon-journaal. ...

Only authentic picture of the blowing up of the Dirschau railway bridge by the Poles. Three months after the destruction of the railway bridge near Dirschau over the Vistula, this impressive picture of the moment of the explosion arrived in Berlin, December 1.1939. This photo - the photographer claims - is the only one showing the actual blast.

HOW U.S. MARINE ARE TRAINED AS PARACHUTE TROOPERS. A sergeant of the United States Marines drops from a control tower in one of the early tests of a candidate for service in the parachute troops. His legs are bound and his arms are held in position to hold weapons and equipment he would carry in an actual jump. Getting accustomed to the shock of the opening of a parachute is a basic step in the training ...

First picture of the R.A.F. in action over the Norwegian coast. A low altitude photographed of four He 115 seaplanes moored off bergen. Taken by an R.A.F. aircraft in the course of actual operations against the enemy. The large white shape of a bomb dropping is seen on the edge of the photograph - picture taken 10th April.