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- Early in World War II, Danish sea captain Andersen, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
- The planning and implementation of an RAF night raid on Germany in World War II, concentrating on a low level mission by a Wellington bomber on an oil storage facility by the Rhine.
- Three British spies and a French resistance fighter sneak into occupied France to gather information about the German forces for a planned invasion.
- A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen.
- Cameramen from Britain's Army Film Unit capture footage of concentration camps in German in 1945.
- After a masterful performance as Othello in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is asked for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. A short while later, Fred has joined the Fleet Air Arm (Fly Navy) and has become a hero, rescuing a pilot from his burning plane. When Fred goes to Buckingham Palace, it's Ralph's turn to ask for an autograph.
- A young Scottish R. A. F. Gunner is debriefed by French officials about his escape from occupied territory, and in particular one person who may or may not have been a German Agent.
- While preparing backstage, an actor tells his castmates about an adventure he had during World War II in the Axis-controlled French colony of Madagascar working for the Resistance and clashing with the collaborationist local police chief.
- A film presented by the British War Office for newly arrived World War 2 American soldiers, informing them of British ways.
- The Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including a re-enactment.
- Footage from Leni Riefenstahl's Nazi propaganda documentary, Triumph of the Will, is juxtaposed with a popular British dance tune to make fun of Hitler, in this playful short subject.
- A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
- This propaganda short illustrates the danger of careless talk by naval men. It demonstrates how a sailor's talk of recall is overheard by a waitress who ultimately betrays his ship to a U-boat.
- Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs
- Documentary about the Burma Campaign during World War Two, directed by Roy Boulting.
- The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
- Epic British wartime documentary film on Malta's role in WW2. The film was produced to coincide with Britain's award of the George Cross to the Maltese and their defenders in April 1942.
- A young pilot, annoyed at not being selected to take part in a raid on an enemy target, moans to his fiancée, who in turn chatters to a friend at a cocktail bar.
- A parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence (receiver).
- How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.
- This brief documentary-style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby boy born in September, 1944. Narration explains to "Timothy" what his family, his neighbors, and his fellow citizens are going through as the war nears its end, and what problems may remain for new Englishmen like Timothy to solve.
- A short documentary style film it depicts the story of The British obtaining a special tool from America to help with the building of a tank.
- Shows how the RAF's barrage balloon squadron are trained, and then on the job.
- A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.