Lista de episodios

1.1 Defence Minister Visits Troops Colonel James Layton Ralston, Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart, and C.D. Howe arrive by bomber in England and are greeted by High Commissioner Vincent Massey; 2nd Unit parade; Ralston chats with soldiers, sees an artillery course demonstration, visits a hospital; visits the Scotland Forestry Corps; inspects 1st Division 3rd Brigade, West Nova Scotias; 9th Highland Brigade gives a demonstration; 5th Division 85th Cape Breton Highlanders; 4th Division. 1.2 Canadian Signallers Prove Skills at Arms 1st Canadian Signal Corps competes with the British 12th Corps at their job skills; competitions in putting up signal poles and riding dispatch on motorcycles over rough terrain. 1.3 When Non-Combatants Fight 3rd Division special training exercises for supply, transport, petrol, ammunition, medics and other non-fighting soldiers; they practice a beach landing and climb a cliff. 1.4 Army Hands Over New Airport The Royal Canadian Air Force gets a new airport from the Royal Canadian Engineers; the airfield under construction; Air Chief Marshal Courtney, Air Marshal Edwards, Chief Engineer Major General Hertzberg, and General A.G.L. McNaughton review the troops; Edwards gives a speech (live sound); the first Mustangs land. 1.5 Here Come the Guards The Coldstream Guards welcome the Governor General's Foot Guards in Aldershot, England; Brigadiers Burns and Phelan at train station; parade out of station. 1.6 Dieppe Heroes Honoured Canadians who fought at Dieppe receive honors at Buckingham Palace; shots of many soldiers leaving the grounds; Major General J.H. Roberts, Brigadier C.C. Mann, Air Commodore A.T. Cole, Captain P.A. Porteous, Colonel C. Merritt, Sergeant Thurman, Private L. R. Thrussell, Private W.C. McKellar, and others.

10.1 Les Canadiens Sont Là. The 27th Company French Canadian Forestry Corps Unit works in a Scottish forest; they cut down trees with saws, axes, heavy equipment; at the mill; lumber yard. 10.2 British Parliamentarians Visit Army Lord Marshwood, Lord Stansgate, Sir Percy Hardy, R.C. Morrison visit Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton at army headquarters; meet outside the building. 10.3 Sappers Rebuild Blitzed Church A new church is opened in South Merstham, Surrey; Canadian Corporal Padre George Hedley Wolfendale; the Bishop of Suffolk with dignitaries. 10.4 Precision Drill Royal Canadian Engineers perform a precision drill. 10.5 Tunisian Patrol Goubellat Plain; Sergeant Major Doumet of Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal works with a British Unit; Colonel Austin and the British regiment go on horseback across the field; cavalry charge at a farm; German spoils. 10.6 Piping School Pipe Major Ross and his students at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland; Ross speaks; Canadians and Scots practice; they march inside the castle with their pipes (live sound).

12.1 Parade of Nations Allied troops parading in Whitehall on the occasion of United Nations Day. 12.2 Back to Health Rehabilitation training at Alton Convalescent Hospital, visiting officers watching exercises. 12.3 Third Division Wins R.C.A.S.C. Sports Royal Canadian Army Service Corps: Various track and field sports and demonstrations of physical training. Major General R.F.L. Keller presents the awards. Major General E.L.M. Burns and Colonel McQueen attend. 12.4 Chief of Staff Arrives in Britain Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart is met by Major General P.J. Montague and chats with him and other officers. 12.5 Mediterranean Interlude Men of the R.C.A.F. servicing Boston Bomber in the desert, the crew being briefed, boarding plane. Several Bostons in the air, a Wellington bomber. Interior shot of crew. Bombs are dropped. Pantelleria, Sicily. 12.6 Canadians Embark for Sicily Canadian soldiers marching, board transport trucks, embark on troop ship. Canadian Army joins them. Troop ship leaves.

13.1 Sicily July 10, 1943: British, Canadian and American troops land on the beaches of Southwest Sicily; group convoy in the Mediterranean; life aboard the ships; landing on the beaches of Pachino; Sequences on ships in Mediterranean; unloading of vehicles, tanks, guns, ammunition, and supplies; landing of Canadian reinforcement troops in North Africa - shots of huge base camp, nursing sisters and soldiers swimming in the sea. Pachino airport in Sicily, taken by the Royal Canadian Regiment - shot of Spitfires taking off, Ross Munro and Peter Stursberg of the CBC, Italian prisoners. Canadian soldiers moving inland; Sicilians moving their belongings. Shot of Commander Guy Granville Simonds of the First Canadian Infantry Division, General Montgomery and Lord Mountbatten; the 8th Army advances; U.S. soldiers take over Ragusa and Ispica; Italian General Achille d'Havet of the 206th Coast Division surrenders to General Simonds; the Edmonton Regiment in Modica is visited by Montgomery. Sequence on soldiers taking over Ragusa and other towns; shots of tanks moving in; Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry leading attack at Valguarnera; German prisoners; Railway Station bombed by the RAF; and General Simonds and Montgomery together, planning the next attack, German Propaganda.

14.1 Colonel Ralston Visits Troops Major General Georges Vanier, Air Marshal Baldwin and Major General P.J. Montague meet Major General J.L. Ralston, the Minister of National Defence, at a London airport; Major General Ralston is greeted by Vincent Massey and Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart. Major General C.R.S. Steen and Ralston inspect the Lorne Scots; Brigadier H. Sharp and Ralston inspect the 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Regiment, Cape Breton Highlanders, the Irish Regiment of Canada; an informal chat; at 5th Division, a regimental inspection of the 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment; Brigadier R.R.G. Morton and Ralston inspect regiments of the Royal Canadian Artillery; Ralston with the 5th Armoured Brigade inspecting the 2nd, 5th, and 9th armored regiments, and the Westminster Motor Regiment; Major General F.F. Worthington inspects the 4th Armoured Division and the Algonquin Regiment at work with Ralston; they see a demonstration by the gunners; Ralston tries on a tank operator suit and inspects a tank. 14.2 Sicily Canadians capture Assoro and move to Leonforte; trenches; tanks move on, explosions; Canadians move into the ruins of Leonforte; engineers work on damaged equipment; prepare for Agira; night shots of gunfire as gunners attack German positions; hilltop lookout; Sergeant Cameraman Jimmy Campbell films action; machine gunners; troops move into town, hunt down snipers; engineers clean up town, shots of wreckage; moving on past wrecked German and Italian equipment, prisoners; troop movements; Seaforth pipers at Agira.

15.1 Army Sports Day 1943 Canadian Army Track and Field Championships with General A.G.L. McNaughton in attendance; 100-yard dash; High jump by W.L. St. John; 1 mile run won by R.N. Mavy; J.C. Crashley at the running long jump; 440-yard race; 3-mile run conclusion; Ali Gore at the shot put; 5th Division team from Westminster Regiment versus the 3rd Division Royal Canadian Army Service Corps tug of war; hop-step-jump; 440-yard relay race; McNaughton presents prizes. 15.2 The King Presents Colours to Dieppe Veterans King George and Queen Elizabeth visit the Royal Regiment of Canada and the South Saskatchewan Regiment along with High Commissioner Vincent Massey; Lieutenant Col. F.L. Nichols and Lieutenant Col. F.A. Cliff meet with them on the Whitley parade grounds for an inspection tour; new colors are presented and the troops march by. 15.3 Play Ball A baseball game at Empire Stadium, Wembley; a big crowd; Major General P.J. Montague, Lieutenant General J. Devers (U.S. Army), Greeting players is Lord Wigram, representing the British Red Cross for whose benefit the game was held. 15.4 Sicily Snapshots Canadian North African Hospital in operation; doctors using lab equipment, moving patients into a tent; Reinforcements go over a conditioning course in North Africa; Royal Canadian Engineers use their bulldozers to make roads and drainage ditches; tanks roll over the new roads; Mule train being harnessed, supplies loaded; 1st Division war artist Lieutenant W.A. Ogilvy; Bath time for Canadian soldiers in irrigation ditches.

16.1 Princess Mary Inspects C.W.A.C.s The Princess Royal visits the Wellington Barracks to inspect the women's division of the army corps; Major General P.J. Montague meets Princess Mary with Chief Comptroller Jean Knox; the troops parade by Lieutenant General E.W. Sansom, Brigadier A. Roger, Brigadier J.H. McQueen and Brigadier E.G. Weeks. 16.2 Royal Family Visits 5th Division Troops King George, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret review the 5th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery and the Irish Regiment of Canada. 16.3 Inspector-General Visits Gunners Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Units are inspected and parade before Major General Alexander; "crash action" demonstration by the 13th Field Battery, who set up, then take down their guns. 16.4 Sicily Snapshots Battalion reunion of the Seaforth Highlanders in a Catania Stadium; pipe bands perform; Mule race with riders in silly costumes, betting booths, and a real horse race; General Bernard Montgomery visits soldiers in Sicily before the Italian invasion; General A.G.L. McNaughton informally visits the 1st Division. 16.5 And Now Italy. Plans for Italian attack; light barrage, landing craft move in on Sept.3, 1943.; Messina crossing; 8th Army moves across Calabria Hills; General Montgomery; engineers fix bridge; Carleton and Yorks at the captured airport outside Reggio de Calabria; 8th Army on the move.

17.1 Canadians Train for Invasion Day Allied troops at Scottish and English Invasion training centers practice beach landings. 17.2 Cross-Channel Exercise Soldiers board a train and arrive at an English port for exercises; landing craft and ships move across the English Channel towards the French coast. 17.3 Heavy Ack-Ack Canadian gunners at heavy ack-ack gunnery (3.7 Anti-Aircraft gun). 17.4 Lord Wavell Inspects Black Watch Field Marshal Lord Wavell, the Viceroy Designate of India, visits Black Watch of Canada; inspection and march by. 17.5 Italy New huge tank landing ships at beach landing; War correspondents radio engineers Alex MacDonald and Paul Johnston of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; cutting a record; Getting through enemy demolitions on the roads; 8th Army troops and mule train in the mountains; German wreckage by the roads, moving through villages; happy Italian crowds.

18.1 Fifth Victory Loan Gets Real Send-Off Posters; troops sign up. 18.2 Training for Trains Royal Canadian Engineers attend an English railway school; mini railway model; looking at the real trains; working with English counterparts on the trains. 18.3 Back From the Wars Lady Nelson Hospital Ship docks at a British port and wounded allied soldiers disembark or are carried off in stretchers. 18.4 Mediterranean Snapshots North African men entertain soldiers with music and dancing; Provost Corps makes new road signs for occupied lands; traffic guards; traffic; General Bernard Montgomery gives awards to Canadian soldiers; Major General Guy Simonds, Brigadier H.D. Graham, Brigadier C. Vokes, Lieutenant Colonel Walsh, Major Southern, Lieutenant P.F. Potvin, Major G.A. Welsh, Sergeant W.J. Brooks, Major H.P. Bell-Irving, Lance Sergeant R. Beauregard, Lieutenant Colonel J.C. Jefferson, Corporal D. Mead, Major R.C. Coleman, Corporal Robert Middleton, Captain Tye, Lance Corporal G.E. Patinaude, Captain N.R. Roy, Corporal A.T. Brant, Captain M. Trudeau, Sergeant Major H.P. Charters, Sergeant R.R. McPhee, Lieutenant Rex Carey, Lieutenant N.W. Dixon, Private I.J. Gunther, Lieutenant G.C. Evans, Sergeant John Towell, Lieutenant Harrod, Private Wilford Riley, Lieutenant E.F.C. Murdock; Tanks move to Potenza to help the 5th Army at Salerno; German wreckage; shooting at the town; Italian Field Marshal Pietro Badoglio meets with the news media and Lieutenant General Mason-MacFarlane of the U.S. Army.

19.1 Canada Jumps Men of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion undergo stiff obstacle course training, practice indoor jumps; prepare for the real thing. Shots of them boarding aircraft and jumping. Various shots of them floating down and landing as others watch. Shots of the new paratroops getting their wings. 19.2 Airport Hand-Over Royal Canadian Engineers manning heavy machinery as they build an airfield. At the turn-over ceremony, Brigadier Melville and Air Vice Marshal Baker, of the Canadian Army and Royal Air Force respectively, inspect the new airport staff. 19.3 Exercise Pirate A rehearsal for invasion. Men load tanks on board landing craft. Sequence on landing craft flotilla at sea, approaching beach; men landing. 19.4 Italian Interlude Divisional sports meet in Potenza, Italy. 880-yard dash is completed by D.R. Cameron and L.W. Brook; Artillery and Canadian Infantry Brigade in tug-of-war; obstacle race; Peter Stursberg is shown speaking into a microphone. Army vehicles have trouble with deep mud during heavy rains. At a supply dump, men of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps handle cans of gasoline and other supplies. Men are shown eating their rations. Turkey being caught and prepared for Thanksgiving celebration. A song about work in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps is heard on the soundtrack. Canadian troops of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division advance through the ruined town of Monte Cassino on their way to Motta in October 1943.

2.1 Christmas Mail Christmas mail is unloaded from ships; Canadian Postal Corps at work on the docks and in the mail rooms; mail is sent to soldiers in the field. 2.2 Drummer Boy Visits Former Unit Billy Buchanan, the drummer boy of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles during the time of the Riel Rebellion, visits his old unit; parade of soldiers. 2.3 Canadian Sappers Strike it Rich Canadian army miners look for diamonds, get a British mine back into production for civilians to take over; the everyday life of the miners (mealtime and games). 2.4 O.C.T.U. Graduation Brigadier Marcel Noel inspects the new officers from the Officer Cadet Training Unit and presents certificates. 2.5 Women in Uniform Canadian Women's Army Corps: Major A. Sorbie meets Commander Riley in England; C.W.A.C.s in secretarial duties; a draughtswoman; kitchen duties at their barracks, relaxing. 2.6 Looking Back and Forward Review of Canadian activities in England and France; the retreat to England; guarding England; artillery; blasting buildings; battle in the Channel; Dieppe cemetery.

21.1 C.W.A.C.s Graduate from British O.C.T.U. Cadets from the Canadian Women's Army Corps graduate from a British Officer Cadet Training Unit and parade before Crown Prince Olav, Senior Comptroller Waitley, and Major General P.J. Montague; Lieutenant Charmaine Sansom greets her father, Lieutenant General E.W. Sansom; Colonel Meehan and his wife, one of the graduates. 21.2 Fort Garry Horse Celebrates Cambrai Day Brigadier Rutherford attends a sports meet; soldiers participate in silly races; Supervisor Millington and Rutherford give out the prizes; Major Mindold receives a makeshift trophy. 21.3 On the Road to Rome March to Campobasso, Italy; aircraft; a dead Italian woman; the move to Campobasso; North African men lead mule train supplies; soldiers use communications equipment loaded on a mule; Brigadier M.H.S. Penhale in conference, his promotion is announced; vehicles drive over bad roads; mountain hike; artillery sets up; Private E.T. Noble with Bren gun; Staff Sergeant Lewenton surveys Campobasso from the hills; troops move through happy crowds. 21.4 Canada Town Campobasso is nicknamed "Canada Town", intersection named "Piccadilly Circus"; Gunner McGilligan gets a shoeshine; soldiers buy souvenirs; Lance Corporal Lord; "Beaver Club" exterior; Corporal Davis and Sergeant Carver have tea; Private Benson and Private Williams write home; dart game; Lance Corporal Walsh gets a haircut; town scenes. 21.5 Canadians Awarded Croix de Guerre A parade for the veterans of Dieppe; French General Matinée, Major General Georges Vanier, Major General P.J. Montague and French officers attend. Awards are given to Lieutenant Colonel Guy Gostling, Private Charles Highland, Captain George Buchanan, Captain Ross Campbell, Sergeant Assar Sousshar, Private Gordon Buchanan, Private Stanley Cowley, Private Harvey Seaton, Major Clarence Ostand.

22.1 Arabian Princes Visit Canadian Corps Amir Faisal and Amir Khalid, sons of King Ibn Saud of Arabia pay a visit to the Canadian Corps with Lieutenant General E.W. Sansom; they look at tanks up close and see an armored division demonstration. 22.2 Power for Victory Canadian Forestry Corps in the Scottish Highlands exploit the hydroelectric power source to work tools at the lumber yard and run other equipment. 22.3 Reinforcements Arrive - A British Port Soldiers arrive at an unnamed port in England, crammed on the deck of the ship; The Canadian Women's Army Corps on gangway; soldiers march off the ship; equipment is unloaded by cranes onto the dock; soldiers board trains and leave. 22.4 Naples Infantry and artillery reinforcements arrive on ships in Naples; Captain J.E.R. McDougall of the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit on board; nurses in battle gear disembark; U.S. and British soldiers on the dock; pipers lead the Canadians through the streets of Naples. 22.5 United to Conquer A Black Watch combined operations beach landing exercise; land, climb up rocks, climb on ropes and slide down.

23.1 Colonel Ralston Visits Battlefront James Layton Ralston visits Italy and does a tour of inspections: 48th Highlanders of Toronto; a French Canadian Unit; Army Service Corps; a hospital; an ancient amphitheater provides a venue for a speech for the troops, with Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart; a regimental parade and inspection; drives out to a makeshift cemetery; meets General Bernard Montgomery and looks at the General's pet canaries; in London, he attends a Canadian Military Headquarters church service at St. Martin's with Major General P.J. Montague; he shakes hands with soldiers leaving the church; leaves at an airport; Vincent Massey and others salute the plane as it leaves. 23.2 C.M.H.Q. Gives Christmas Party British children are entertained by Canadian Military Headquarters at the Poplar Hospital; some are dressed as clowns, and St. Nicholas gives out gifts. 23.3 Target-Berlin The first Canadian-built Lancaster bomber, "Queenie" is put into service; bombing run by a Lancaster squadron; an aerial shot of a German city being bombed; airmen are debriefed afterwards (live sound). 23.4 Battle of San Leonardo High-ranking officers hold a conference; artillery fire on San Leonardo; enemy equipment left behind; dead German soldiers; glum German prisoners; Russian officers visit the 8th Army.

24.1 Invasion Commander-in-Chief Gives Interview Dwight D. Eisenhower gives a speech in London, England, on the subject of his role as Supreme Allied Commander for the invasion of Europe, and the abilities of the combined forces of the United Nations. 24.2 Colonel-in-Chief Inspects Her Regiment Princess Mary inspects Canadian Scottish Regiment; regimental history; Wallace, the regimental mascot; pipe band parade. 24.3 Battle of Ortona San Leonardo was taken by the 8th Army; General Bernard Montgomery looks at a destroyed cathedral; German prisoners; a wounded Canadian soldier; the German dead are buried; the drive to Ortona; passing abandoned German equipment; a dead German soldier with photos of Hitler; a 15mm German tank gun in working order is found; advancing transport; mule trains on the hills; tanks move into the streets of Ortona; shelling and mortar fire; correspondent Marcel Ouimet of the CBC at the microphone; infantry patrols search out snipers; an injured man is bandaged; more sniper patrols; a sniper on a rooftop; more fighting; the townsfolk return home.

25.1 The Chief Steps Down General A.G.L. McNaughton's activities during wartime are reviewed; December 1939, he disembarks at a British port; talking to troops casually in several locations; Sicily 1943, talking to officers and men; he says goodbye to the men along the road. 25.2 Italian Pot-Pourri The production of the Red Patch Army newspaper; the 1st Division's newspaper in Italy; writing, typesetting in mobile press units. The arrival of an airmail plane is unloaded. Colonel W.G. Able and Mr. J.W.G. Clark, public relations chiefs; meet with commanders and watch the battle of San Vito. A drum-head service in San Vito is attended by the Canadian Infantry Corps band and Italian civilians. 25.3 Farewell to the Eighth General Bernard Montgomery says goodbye to a group of men at his headquarters before taking up duty as the commander of the British Invasion Force; he talks to reporters; a gathering outside an opera house; Lieutenant General Oliver Leese succeeds him; he meets the troops and makes plans. 25.4 Invasion Chiefs Hold Conference Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bernard Montgomery, and Air Marshal Arthur Tedder at meeting at Supreme Allied Invasion Headquarters; they look at a large map. 25.5 Lieutenant General Crerar Visits Battlefront H.D.G. Crerar speaks to the Ortona Cross veterans in Italy; he meets Lieutenant Colonel Creighton of the Seaforth Regiment; tours the ruins of Ortona. 25.6 Seaforths Honour their Dead Funerals at an Ortona cemetery; Lieutenant Colonel Creighton reads a sermon.

4.1 Lorne Scots Lay Memorial Plaque Canadian soldiers visit an old church in Surrey, England and perform a ceremonial presentation to mark their activities. 4.2 Return from the Rock General A.G.L. McNaughton greets Major J.G. Tatum and the 2nd Tunnelling Company in England; J.D. Bryce gives a voice-over. 4.3 Casualty Clearing Station A casualty clearing station in operation; receiving wounded from ambulances; X-ray equipment; a nurse and doctor; convalescents enjoy the fresh air on the campgrounds. 4.4 Squadron Shoot The 1st Division Prince Louise Dragoon Guards Reconnaissance Unit in the field; shooting at an old house; armored cars move in. 4.5 Tank Landing 1st Army Tank Brigade train at sea with the navy; landing exercises with Churchill tanks. 4.6 Wet Feet Training in landing craft, beach landing with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders.

6.1 Lady Patricia Ramsay Inspects P.P.C.L.I. Ramsay inspects her regiment, the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. 6.2 Pigeon Post Canadian soldiers release British pigeons with messages tied to their legs. 6.3 Bringing in the Sheaves Canadian soldiers help with the British harvest. 6.4 Canadians Meet Norwegians in Soccer Play-Downs The second round of the Inter-Allied Services Soccer Cup on the West Ham football grounds, England; Brigadier General J.C. Stuart presents badges to the Norwegians, Major General Bateman to the Canadians. 6.5 British Mayors Visit Canadian Troops A group of English mayors tour Canadian training grounds and view armored cars. 6.6 Little Girls and Big Guns English convent school girls visit Canadian ack-ack battery near London. 6.7 Turn on the Heat Members of the Canadian Women's Army Corps learn to fight London fires in bombed-out buildings with the instruction of the London firefighters. 6.8 Massed Bands Open "Wings for Victory" Week Inauguration of a new war bond campaign in Hyde Park, London; bands march by High Commissioner Vincent Massey and Squadron Leader Leroy on a podium.

8.1 Crash Victims Buried at Brookwood Cemetery Victims of an airplane crash in April 1943, Major General Harry Leonard Noel Salmon and Lieutenant Colonel Francis Jeffrey Finlay, are buried; Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton and others salute the coffins; 21-gun salute. 8.2 Vanier Visits French Canadian Units Major General Georges P. Vanier does a tour of inspections; the Royal 22nd Fighting Vandoos; the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Engineers with Lieutenant General McNaughton, where he sees a demonstration of bomb disposal and gives an informal address; Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, veterans of Dieppe. 8.3 Six-Pounder Shoot Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery on ranges with guns; loading and firing. 8.4 High Commissioner Clears a Minefield The Right Honourable Malcolm MacDonald, the British High Commissioner to Canada, reviews the Governor General's Horse Guard, 5th Division; engineers demonstrate minefield clearance; tanks equipped with tank assault bridges go over a ditch; MacDonald clears a mine. 8.5 The Queen Inspects Highland Units May 7, 1943 - Queen Elizabeth visits the Black Watch, the Royal Highland Unit of whom she is Colonel-in-Chief; Lieutenant Colonel H.T. Cantley attends; march and inspection by troops; Toronto Scottish inspection with Lieutenant E.G. Johnson in attendance; the Queen departs. 8.6 R.C.A.F. Train Busters Squadron Leader Blake Wood instructs D.M. Bitzy Grant; pilots start Mustang planes, take off and attack German trains; return home.

9.1 Duke of Gloucester Inspects Canadians The Duke inspects army units and Dental Corps, #6 Casualty Clearing Station; display by 3rd Army Tank Brigade, and 18th Armoured Car regiment; 4th Division Royal Canadian Army Service Corps; Major General F.F. Worthington inspects an honor guard of the 28th Canadian Armoured Regiment; 11th Infantry Brigade and tanks put on an attacking display; inspection of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. 9.2 Canadian Sappers Train at British School Royal Engineers and Royal Canadian Engineers at a military engineering school where they learn about mine laying, removal, and how to build prefabricated bridges. 9.3 Casualty Evacuation 14th Field Ambulance parade for Brigadier E.A. McCusker and Lieutenant Colonel Matron-in-Chief A.C. Neil; demonstration of a casualty evacuation over a small river; stretchers on a jeep. 9.4 The Pen and the Sword Canadian army clerks train on an assault course and crawl in the mud. 9.5 Khaki Close-Ups War correspondent Ross Munro marries Nurse Helen Marie Stevens. Lorne Scots gather for a parade and a sports day; 3-mile race won by J.W. Collier and R.B. Harley; tug of war; spectators; high jump by C.Q.M. Zipyard and Private V.J. Smith; Private W. Cream jumps. The Queen's Own Cameron's dive into a river for fun. 9.6 Ready for the Day Three Rivers and Calgary Tank Regiments train in landing exercises; waterproofing tanks; tanks go into the water; land; waterproofing is blown off; tanks roll into formation and fire.

26.1 Canadian Mustangs vs. American Pirates Rugby game in London's White City Stadium; crowds; players enter the field; a band plays the anthems; American rules for the first half of the game; halftime performance by the Scottish Regiment pipe band, accompanied by Wallace the St. Bernard; Canadian rules for the second half; excited Canadian soldiers in the stands; Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart and Major General Lee present a teapot to Major Denny Whitaker of the winning team. 26.2 Personalities in the News An exhibit of works done by soldiers opens at the National Gallery in London opened by Lieutenant Colonel Massey and the Duchess of Kent; Vincent Massey at the Canadian Division advancement viewing a tank and infantry display; Princess Royal, the Colonel-in-Chief of Signal Corps, inspects her troops and is driven down a road flanked with cheering soldiers. 26.3 Canadians Receive New Year Honours Royal Investitures at Buckingham Palace: Regimental Sergeant George Travers; Brigadier Patrick Kelly; Lieutenant Colonel J. Midhurst; Captain James Stuart and his father, Brigadier Stuart; Colonel Peter Able; Major Collier; Lieutenant Bill Irving; Lieutenant Colonel Clane; Major Bethune; Sergeant Lilly; Captain E.S. O'Toole; Major Alice Sorbie; Lieutenant Dennison; Colonel J.E. Chaput; Major Paul Liebman. 26.4 Former Pleasure Ship Evacuates Wounded The Lady Nelson hospital ship - its history in war; the ship at the port of Naples is loaded with wounded. 26.5 Z2 Lorry Wireless repair at Remy Ridge telecommunication; a wireless set is brought in for repairs. 26.6 They Float Through the Air In England, planes take off for a mass jump exercise; planes fly in formation; paratroopers leap out; paratroopers and equipment land in a field; spectators look on.

27.1 Lt-Gen Stuart Opens Sixth Victory Loan Campaign Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart gives a speech to announce an equipment fund loan drive. 27.2 General Montgomery Visits Canadian Troops Bernard Montgomery speaks to Canadian invasion troops with Lieutenant General Stuart on hand; informal speech; Monty shakes hands with the Highland Unit team and Reinforcement Unit B team before the start of the second game of the Canadian Army Hockey Championships; Monty does face-off honors; he gives prizes to Corporal F.R. Clark and the rest of the winning team. 27.3 Parade at Windsor One thousand Canadian Army Service Unit troops visit St. George's Chapel for the first time; troops march to the church, Brigadier John McQueen gives a trophy to a tank transporter company for the best maintenance of its vehicles. 27.4 Close-Ups from Italy Pamphlet propaganda is loaded into shells and aimed at the German soldiers; a memorial cross is erected in the Agira Cemetery in Sicily; mud makes road travel difficult; cooks take a refresher divisional cooking course, and learn how to make and cook with an improvised oven. 27.5 Canadians Receive Awards Italian awards go to Sergeant Major Drapeau, Captain Sharpe, Private Magestad, Corporal McLeod, Corporal Way, Lieutenant Canyon, Major Fraser, Sergeant McDougall, Corporal Barrs, Corporal Daylor, Brigadier Matthews, Major Brown, Captain Catigan, Bombardier Rowe, Captain Watson, Lance Bombardier Rowlands, and Bombardier Reynolds. 27.6 Major Paul Triquet, V.C. Major Paul Triquet of the Royal 22nd Regiment wins the second Canadian Victoria Cross, the first to be given to a soldier in Italy, for his participation at the Casa Berardi battle.

28.1 Paratroops Pledge "Victory First" Troop exercises in England, a paratrooper leader gives a speech encouraging people to buy bonds, while his men announce the amount they will be investing (live sound). 28.2 New Canadian Commander Arrives in England Lieutenant General H.D.G. Crerar arrives at British airport and meets people. 28.3 Keeping It Clean in Italy 1st Canadian Laundry Mobile Unit makes the rounds with its large camouflaged laundry room on wheels; blankets are washed; machine at work. 28.4 Skiing Party A Canadian armored unit ski to the rescue of a snowbound British reconnaissance unit in the Apennine Mountains on the Adriatic front; men prepare to leave; a truck brings them to the base of the mountain; they ski and pull sleighs; they arrive at the British post and are greeted by the men. 28.5 "Salute the Soldier" In Trafalgar Square near Nelson's column, a display encourages people to invest money for the war as a part of "Salute the Soldier" week; King George, the Queen and Princess Elizabeth take the salute of Canadian troops on parade with many other Allied soldiers. 28.6 Canucks and Yanks Meet Again White City Stadium rugby match between the Canadians and Americans; the Scottish Essex pipers; the players take to the field; Canadian rules for the first half; a band and a U.S. mass formation exercise at half time; switch to American football rules; a Howitzer gun blasts for each American goal; awards presented.

29.1 Royal Canadian Navy Puts "Victory First" A convoy line of ships at sea with an anti-aircraft cruiser in the lead; men hurry to their positions; fire at an enemy aircraft; the plane is downed; a voice-over war bond pitch. 29.2 War on Wheels Assault training on bicycles; soldiers take off over the countryside on bikes equipped with machine guns; bikers duck into the underbrush in an "enemy aircraft" drill; the men carry their bikes over an obstacle course and ride off; collapsible bikes in landing craft; soldiers run onshore and assemble their bikes; they climb over a wall and haul their bikes over. 29.3 Triquet, V.C. Meets the King Major Paul Triquet arrives at an airport in England on his way home to Canada; he is unexpectedly invited to Buckingham Palace; Triquet looks at his Victoria Cross. 29.4 War Brides Arrive in Canada English wives and children of Canadian soldiers disembark at an eastern Canadian port and are given food by the Red Cross; a soldier and his family. 29.5 Bells Toll in Ortona In Italy, CBC correspondent Peter Stursberg speaks of the destruction of St. Thomas the Apostle Cathedral and of the loss of lives; a man rings a bell without a rope; Don Pierodi Puvio and soldiers go to an Ortona church. 29.6 Students in Battledress The supervisor of educational services; courses are given to soldiers out-of-doors to help them prepare for their return to civilian life; a course bulletin board; a dispatch rider delivers material; two soldier- students study at an alert ack-ack outpost in England; a class on the Italian front; soldiers in Ortona running in the street under siege.

30.1 The Veterans of Vimy London World War One Veterans commemorate the 27th Anniversary of the Vimy Ridge Battle; General P.J. Montague and C.W. Evans of the London Canadian Legion; the Veterans' Guard of Canada and a Legion Colour Guard in a parade to Saint Margaret's Church. 30.2 Canada Bound At a port in the United Kingdom, English wives and children of Canadian soldiers embark on a ship bound for Canada; soldiers assist the passengers; the boat leaves the dock as the passenger's wave. 30.3 Canadian Premier Arrives in England High Commissioner Vincent Massey and staff officers greet Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King as he arrives at the Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers; Mackenzie King gives a speech to support the war effort in England (live sound). 30.4 Italian Brevities A Canadian Army Medical Corps baseball game. Major C.F. Comfort, a war artist, works on an image; Lieutenant Emmerson of the Canadian Artillery shows Sherman tanks to Lieutenant Harendar Singh of the Indian Infantry. 30.5 Three Little Lambs Canadian soldiers in Italy acquire three sheep; the men chase the sheep; the sheep are shown to the cook, who rejects them; the sheep are placed in a pen consisting of a German tank and some wood. 30.6 Curb Service The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals dish out tea and messages; a motorcycle dispatcher arrives. 30.7 Tank Shoot The Royal Canadian Engineers assist the British Pioneer Corps in the construction of an addition to a tank range; bad weather slows construction; heavy equipment at work in the mud; a "universal crusher" in operation; tanks practice on the range.

31.1 Birth of a Corps The Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (R.C.E.M.E.) is founded; the new group on a parade square in Canada; Major General Roberts inspects. 31.2 Workshops of War Members of the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers haul a damaged tank on a transporter and return it to the workshop; the vehicle is dismantled; the engine is stripped; a portable smithy; welding; fixing a hole in the armor; the wireless is repaired; the treads are reworked and replaced. 31.3 Dispatch Riders Train for Action Royal Canadian Dispatch Corps train at a motorcycle center in Canada; cross country riding on a minefield simulation course. 31.4 The Show Goes On The Garrison Theatre plays host to an army show, featuring men in drag; the 1st Canadian Army show gives a performance on a ship (dancing women); tent stage construction; the show - a woman introduces "Unit E", a fight song, the showgirls are "inspected" by their commanding officer, a can-can number; the players pack up in uniform.

32.1 Empire Day at St. Paul's The representatives of the British Commonwealth attend a service at St. Paul's Cathedral on May 24, 1944, for the Empire Day Movement; the Chelsea Pensioners Guard of Honour; General P.J. Montague leads Canadian Women's Army Corps and soldiers into the church; the Dean of St. Paul's, Dr. Matthews; the Archbishop of Canterbury and entourage; the Sheriff of London; procession in and out of the cathedral. 32.2 Universities at War The campus of the University of British Columbia; co-ed classes are attended by people in the service; chemistry and engineering courses; battle course training; The Canadian Women's Army Corps and servicemen on the parade grounds. 32.3 Delaney versus Mills Al Delaney, a trooper with the Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment, fights Freddy Mills of the Royal Air Force at Albert Hall. 32.4 "The Maple Leaf " The Maple Leaf newspaper office in Italy; a cartoonist; writers; editors; typesetting; printing; distribution. 32.5 Premier King Visits Armoured Troops Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King inspects a Canadian Armoured unit with High Commissioner Vincent Massey; Lieutenant General H.D.G. Crerar, Lieutenant General Stuart, and Major General P.J. Montague in attendance; a tank parade; Mackenzie King visits with General Montgomery. 32.6 Premiers Declare Unity The five prime ministers of self-governing commonwealth nations meet at 10 Downing Street as part of the United Kingdom Commonwealth Conference; they sign a document; Prime Minister Winston Churchill presides over the signing; the six principles of the agreement are read (voice-over).

33.1 Crusade for Liberation. D-Day preparations in England; story of the Normandy invasion; ships are loaded with men and equipment; Tuesday, June 6th - move to the target; the invasion begins at sea; landing craft move to the beaches of Bernières-Sur-Mer; landing by Canadians and the consolidation of their positions; equipment is unloaded; German prisoners start to come in; buildings damaged by German artillery; troops moving up; dinner around a fire; fraternizing with French girls; the medical corps at work; prisoners are sent to England; casualties being loaded on ships for the trip back to England; General Bernard Montgomery with the troops and giving a news conference. 33.2 Canadians Smash Hitler Line The 8th Army joins the 5th Army at Liri River Valley to attack the Hitler line; moving forward with tanks, equipment and on foot; wreckage caused by German artillery; prisoners from the Nazi Elite Corps, the 1st German Parachute Division and the 19th Panzer Grenadiers; soldiers walk through the ruins of Ceprano; move out on the roads. 33.3 On to Rome Crowds of Romans cheer the Allies as they march into town; crowds at the Forum and in a square.

34.1 The King Visits France King George arrives in France on the Royal Cruiser escorted by a small group of ships ten days after the D-Day invasion; he is met by General Bernard Montgomery; at an investiture, he presents Major General R.F.L. Keller with the Silver Cross; the troops hail the King. 34.2 Planes Evacuate Wounded Dakota planes move the wounded from France; Nursing Sister Ogilvy at work; the plane takes off. 34.3 The Queen Visits Canadian Casualties Queen Elizabeth visits injured Canadian soldiers at a Canadian General Hospital in France. 34.4 Home Front Action Women rivet steel and perform other jobs to build supply ships. 34.5 Supply Line A supply convoy at sea; cargo vessels move supplies to the beaches of Normandy; mail arrives in Italy; large supply storehouses in Italy; a field full of supplies. 34.6 Flashes from France The Public Relations Department, housed in an old French chateau, is bombed; war correspondents flee the building. German prisoners are brought in by Canadian soldiers and are treated well; some prisoners have been beaten by French civilians. Engineers bulldoze a burning jeep on the road. Destruction in a small French town; rations are doled out; soldiers relax; they fix bikes; some learn to milk a cow; women mend uniforms; British soldiers and French civilians pay tribute to dead Canadian soldiers.

35.1 Canadian Corps Sports Meet Servicemen parade in sports clothing to begin a track and field day at Chesmonter Stadium; 100-yard dash; 1-mile event; 3-mile event; tug-of-war between the Cape Breton Highlanders and the Westminster Regiment; the crowd in the grandstand; the high jump; awards are presented. 35.2 C.W.A.C.s Arrive in Italy In England, The Canadian Women's Army Corps are inoculated, then pack their bags; at the docks; servicewomen on a ship; they disembark at a port in Italy; arrival at Canadian General Headquarters. 35.3 Italian Interlude A rest camp in Italy; the Theatre Royal; men playing on the beach; the streets of Naples; the exterior of the Canadian Maple Leaf Club; soldiers on the sidewalks of Naples; a cafe. 35.4 Notes from Normandy Engineers capture a German portable tea wagon and transform it into their own refreshment stand; soldiers enjoy a shower from a makeshift device in the field. 35.5 Graves at Cherbourg Women from Cherbourg bring flowers to the graves of the Allies; the groundskeeper tends to the graveyard; German graves are left untended. 35.6 Objective - Carpiquet Men plan strategy near some tanks; tanks roll through a town, on the roads to the starting point of the assault; a field communications center; artillery attacks on the Carpiquet Airfield; smoke screens; Typhoon rockets are fired; machine-gun fire; mortar fire; the infantry moves into the town; a carrier damaged by a direct hit; an enemy fighter plane is shot down, the pilot parachutes out of his plane and is captured by the Canadians; young German prisoners; empty shell cases are salvaged.

36.1 Roman Holiday A pipe band honors the opening of the Canada Club; men and women sit at a cafe; an Italian jive band plays and people dance; servicemen enter the Vatican to attend a religious ceremony; Royal 22nd Regiment parade in to have an audience with Pope Pius XII; the soldiers leave the Vatican. 36.2 Italian Front Inspection Lieutenant-General E.L.M. Burns inspects the Princess Patricia's Light Infantry troops; Burns talks to the soldiers; a band plays and the soldiers parade; the Seaforths and the Loyal Edmontons. 36.3 Canadian Cricketers at Lords At Lords Pavilion, the All Canadian Army Team plays Lords Eleven; Corporal H. Padmore, a Canadian originally from Barbados and experienced cricketer, pitches; spectators watch on. 36.4 Bastille Day A French Canadian honor guard participates in a ceremony in a small French town; religious ceremony; speeches. 36.5 Caen The buildings of the Carpiquet Airfield in ruins; a former German officers' mess hall; the assault on Caen begins; a bulldozer in ruins; more ruins in the streets; French civilians return to what is left of their homes; Civil Affairs Office sign; food supplies brought into a bakery; ration line-ups; a soldier shares his rations; the Maple Leaf office sign is put up; Headquarters exterior with loudspeakers; a ceremony by the French Resistance; the flag of the Cross of Lorraine is unfurled.

37.1 Major John Mahony, V.C. Major John Keefer Mahony with his companions in Melfa; the group in a mess tent for dinner; his New Westminster comrades pay him tribute for receiving the Victoria Cross. 37.2 C.W.A.C.s Visit Pompeii The Canadian Women's Army Corps take a tour of the ancient ruins of Pompeii. 37.3 Donkey Derby C.A.F.U. In Pierre-due-Montée, soldiers hold a race riding donkeys; betting booths; a donkey race over a battle course; photo finish by Canadian Army Film Unit; Private Olson wins the cup. 37.4 Monty Decorates Canadian Paratroops Airborne and paratrooper groups attend an investiture in Normandy; Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery presents medals to Captain Griffin, Captain Hanson, Captain Keeper, Sergeant Harvey Morgan, Lance Corporal Russell Geddes, and Corporal Nobile. 37.5 Nursing Sisters Leave for France Nurses are briefed before their departure in England; members of the Royal Canadian Army Nurses Corps carry large kit bags and march onto a ship; they wave goodbye as they leave to staff the first Canadian General Hospital in France. 37.6 Orne-Odon Offensive Troops push from Caen; artillery fire; aircraft assault; allied warships fire at the coast; a plane is downed in flames; mortar fire; infantry marches across the river Orne; the Falaise Highway; tanks roll in; armored and infantry clean out the town; man with a wireless set; an injured man is carried off by stretcher; German prisoners of war.

38.1 First Canadian Army Attacks Flashback - A Canadian Army formation goes into the field for the first time; Lieutenant General H.D.G. Crerar and staff prepare for the transfer of troops to the invasion force while on board a Canadian destroyer bound for France; a prayer service on board the destroyer; General Montgomery at the Caen Hinge. 38.2 General Keller Inspects Brigade A parade by elements of the 3rd Canadian Division at Normandy; Major General R.F.L. Keller inspects the men; Keller tells troops of the attack plans on a loudspeaker (no live sound). 38.3 Mobile Dental Clinic A dental clinic pulls up to camp; a dentist sets up his office; a dentist pulls out a soldier's tooth; the dentist makes an impression for a denture; a dental workshop where the dentures are made; the patient eats hardtack with his new teeth. 38.4 Round-Up Meat rationing in Canada is suspended; cowboys stand around their camp; cowboys mount up; cattle round-up over plains, rocky ground, and water; cows are herded into railway cars; the train rolls out. 38.5 Flashes from France The Royal Canadian Engineers build a prefabricated pontoon bridge on the Orne River; a tank is hauled across the water; a mini German-made radio-controlled Beetle tank that carries explosives. Salvage units collect shell casings into a large pile; men unload salvage equipment. The Windmill Theatre, situated inside a cave, provides a venue for the Canadian Army show; dancing women; invasion forces sit before a portable stage to watch a ballroom dancing number and a country dance number.

39.1 Italy: The King Visits Canadians King George and his entourage arrive at 1st Canadian Corps and are met by the 8th Army Commander Sir Henry Maitland Wilson; Major John Mahony is invested with his Victoria Cross for bravery in action during fighting at the Melfa River on May 25, 1944; the King inspects guns and gunners of the Royal Canadian Artillery; tanks and their crews are reviewed; inspects troops with high-ranking officers of the 8th Army and the 1st Canadian Army. 39.2 England: R.C.O.C. Stadium Dedicated The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Stadium is opened in England; boxer Tommy Farr, jockey Steve Donoghue and other sporting celebrities attend; Farr referees a fight between Gunner Harvey Batlan and Andy Ross, a former Golden Gloves champ. Boxing card with Al McGinty and Tommy Roberts featured, among others. 39.3 France: Falaise Falls to 1st Canadian Army Tank crews at rest, making repairs; aerial reconnaissance takes off; aerial views of fields, a town in ruins; briefings in the field; armored vehicles readied and roll out on the Falaise Highway; Canadians cut the German escape route; artillery fire; German prisoners from the 89th Division start to pour in; an American Liberator plane crashes in an open field with its crew parachuting to safety; other planes fly over; Typhoon bombers flying by; prisoners; infantry attempt to get by snipers in the town; tanks firing into a town; street fighting; ruins; injured man has his wounds dressed; the Falaise Pocket is taken by the Allies. Canadian troops captured Falaise on August 18, 1944.

40.1 Churchill Greets Canadians in Italy Winston Churchill, sporting a pith helmet, gives a speech to the Canadian troops of the 8th Army where he predicts the end of the war; soldiers give him three cheers. 40.2 Canadians Entertain French Kiddies Children in Normandy attend a party; music; "Sapper" Bédard plays a clown; treats for the children. 40.3 Prisoners Pour from Falaise Gap The remaining members of the German 7th Army are captured by Canadians patrolling the streets of Falaise; Russian ex-slaves tell the Canadians where to find resisting Germans; prisoners surrender; Private E.A. McCallister who captured 150 men by himself; prisoners massed in a concentration area where they are documented; a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy; a German doctor; the prisoners are fed; truckloads of prisoners. 40.4 Flashes from France The Foreign Secretary of Britain, Captain Anthony Eden, meets General H.D.G. Crerar at Army Headquarters; Crerar and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands inspect the guard of honor. The first contingent of Canadian Women's Army Corps arrive in France; women with equipment. Soldiers from the Army Fire Service extinguish a burning truck. A dummy German tank made out of wood and farm carts fool reconnaissance. Flamethrowers demonstration; Wasp units on standard tanks shoot flames. 40.5 Post-War Homes for Canada's Warriors A crew builds a bungalow in eight hours in Vancouver; Mr. and Mrs. Keileig come home from the day at the factory to their new home.

41.1 C.W.A.C. Cadets Graduate The Canadian Women's Army Corps Graduation day at No.2 Auxiliary Territorial Service; Officer Cadet Training Unit in England. 41.2 The Road to Rouen The 1st Canadian Army moves to the Seine in pursuit of the German army; French people wave at the troops; French civilian collaborators; civilians move back into their towns and take possession of German belongings left behind; dead horses and overturned carts; dead Germans; ruined equipment from aerial bombing; wrecked bridges; pontoon bridges float tanks across the river; a pontoon bridge on the Seine at Elbeuf; Rouen is invaded by light Bren carriers and the infantry. 41.3 Buzz Bomb Blitzed June 15, 1944, a flying bomb attack on London; demolition squads of the Royal Canadian Engineers; equipment is issued; mobile canteens; work proceeds; a flying bomb in a silo; ack-ack used to explode them in the air; aerial footage; bomber command drops bombs on France where the launching bases are located; Peenemunde area where the bomb launching sites are; ruins of the base; bombs around the site; concrete houses with a storehouse of British maps; a firing mechanism.

43.1 Fighting Men Buy Victory Bonds The 7th Victory Loan; a dispatch brings documents for a Victory Loan organizer; soldiers sign up; Captain William Grayson, signs up while in hospital; Sergeant Stollery of the Canadian Army Film Unit buys one while recovering in bed. 43.2 Cardinal Villeneuve Arrives in England At an airport in the United Kingdom, Major General P.J. Montague, Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill, and dignitaries of the church welcome Cardinal Rodrigue Villeneuve; Roman Catholic servicemen and servicewomen gather at Westminster Cathedral for a special service; the Cardinal arrives. 43.3 Workers Visit Army The United Automobile Workers Union members from Windsor and Oshawa visit Camp Borden; they look at the tanks they built; they are taken for a ride; a gunnery demonstration; dinner time, army style; a tour of the training camp; they ride in a personnel carrier; General F.F. Worthington, the camp commandant. 43.4 Battlefield Baptisms Protestant servicemen are baptized outdoors in a lake in the Piedmont area in Italy. 43.5 Target Boulogne The Canadian Army uses 15-inch guns; the large shells are loaded and fired; bomber attacks on Boulogne; explosions; prisoners are marched by; the French villagers return; a soldier gives cigarettes to women; Lieutenant General Ferdinand Hein gives himself up to Brigadier John Meredith Rockingham. 43.6 Cross Channel Menaces Removed German fortifications are discovered behind false-fronted buildings at captured ports along the French coastline; Canadian soldiers receive ex-German guns at the Nieuwpoort Beach Garrison; camouflaged gun sites; a mysterious German blockhouse is overrun.

44.1 Canada Welcomes U.N.R.R.A. The delegates to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration gather in Montreal in September 1944; Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King opens the meeting (actuality sound); the Honourable Herbert Lehman, the director general of U.N.R.R.A. pays tribute to Canada (actuality). 44.2 Rimini Housecleaning Soldiers are moved to Rimini by transport; bulldozers push the ruins from the streets; a Greek infantry brigade; Italian women with soldiers. 44.3 Embarking Troops Invest in Victory Men of a United Kingdom reinforcement unit buy Victory bonds before they march off. 44.4 Please Deliver One Airfield The Royal Canadian Engineers survey land in France to begin the construction of a new airfield; German mines are removed; trees are knocked down; graders level the land; drainage tunnels are dug; drainage pipe is laid; a building is demolished; stone from the ruins is used to cover the runway; a prefabricated runway surface is unrolled on top of the stones; an aerial view of the runway; a plane lands. 44.5 Calais Cleared French civilians are evacuated from Calais in a temporary truce; the French file out on foot and in trucks; the 1st Canadian Army attack the fort at Cap Gris Nez in September 1944; planes drop bombs on Calais; the wreckage in the streets; fire engines; flooded land; Cap Gris Nez Garrison; cross-channel guns are disabled. 44.6 The Road to the Reich Transport vehicles move over muddy roads on their way to Antwerp; artillery attacks a water tower; flamethrowers shoot across the Leopold Canal near Eeklo; a gun with a camera on its barrel shoots; views of Antwerp.

46.1 Victory Loan over the Top The Victory Loan far surpasses its target goal; Victory Loan signs along the road; soldiers sign up; people in the hospital sign up; members of the Canadian Women's Army Corps sign up; a registration station in Italy; Victoria Cross winners Major John Mahony and Major Paul Triquet both buy a bond; a pipe band. 46.2 "Meet Canada" Exhibition Opens Canada's High Commissioner Vincent Massey and Sir William Darling, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, give opening addresses; soldiers in Edinburgh, Scotland look at the exhibit; the Royal Canadian Navy Honour Guard. 46.3 Flying Hospitals Service Wounded Douglas Dakota planes bring a shipment of blood; ambulance trucks take the supplies; wounded men are transferred to the plane; they are treated on board; a Red Cross Ambulance convoy meets them in England and takes them away. 46.4 Italian Refugees Rehabilitated Italian peasants clean up their town; they receive goods in transport trucks and are brought to a central transit center; people receive food; Red Cross workers give out clothing, shoes, and medical treatment; The Allied Military Government for Occupied Territories interviews refugees to place them; the British Engineers' Civil Labour Offices; women doing laundry; men build a railway. 46.5 Scheldt-Mouth Housecleaning Advances are made on the Dutch mainland; assault success at Breskens; the town in ruins; transport vehicles roll down the road; a windmill; the Dutch people start to rebuild; children play in the streets; armored scout cars; shelling on the south bank; amphibious attack in the peninsula; American-made Alligator amphibious vehicles cross to the north bank.

47.1 Field Marshal Montgomery Decorates Canadians Ninety Canadians are decorated by Bernard Montgomery in Belgium, including Lieutenant Colonel Roberts, Lieutenant Colonel McTavy, Lieutenant Colonel M.M.B. Gordon, Major B.O. Walsh, Major W.D. Brooks, Captain J.S. Woodward, Honorary Captain Jameson, C.S.M. Howe, Lance Sergeant Bartalocci, Lance Corporal Moss, and Private H.L. Fraser. 47.2 Personalities in the News The Premier of Poland decorates Lieutenant General H.D.G. Crerar in London. Baron Robert Silvercruys, the Belgian Ambassador to Canada, returns to Brussels for a visit. Cardinal Rodrigue Villeneuve is met by army and air force padres in Brussels. Padres have a conference at the 1st Canadian Army quarters in Brussels. Major General Luton, the director of medical services, inspects 1st Canadian Corps medical facilities in Italy. 47.3 Adriatic Rest Camp Men relax at a rest camp behind the lines in Italy; the camp lounge; a Bandoliers concert party with soldiers performing in uniform, two men doing a drag ballet dance, a man in drag singing, and an "Indian" dance number. 47.4 News Highlights Canadian firefighters parade in a farewell revue in Trafalgar Square in London; Canada's Vincent Massey and Britain's Herbert Morrison take the salute; the National Fire Service band. A Brussels mansion is discovered to be a German map library; map kits for German soldiers. Aerial shot of the flooded Scheldt Estuary. 47.5 Walcheren Ships at sea on their way to the Scheldt Estuary are escorted by Bomber Command; the south bank of the Scheldt near the port of Breskens; 1st Canadian Army troops move out; casualties are carried to a truck; supplies on the move; 240 mm super-heavy guns fire; landing craft moves forward.

48.1 Conscription for Overseas Service Colonel James Layton Ralston resigns as Minister of Defence on November 1, 1944, after his overseas visit; his successor, General Andrew McNaughton, speaks of his new position as Defence Minister; newspaper headlines declare enforcement of conscription. 48.2 O.C.T.U. Graduation in England Major General Percival J. Montague presides over officer cadets of the Royal Military College Officer Cadet Training Unit graduation. He inspects the British, New Zealand and Canadian cadets; parade; a New Zealander receives the Sam Brown belt for his outstanding performance. 48.3 Turkeys for Xmas Turkey farmers and their flocks in Canada. Prepare to ship turkeys overseas for the troops at Christmas. 48.4 Lancasters Sink Tirpitz Twenty-nine RAF Bomber Command Lancasters fly to Tromsofiord to attack the German battleship Tirpitz on November 12, 1944; battle scenes from the air; the ship sinks. 48.5 Ghent Furlough D-Day invasion troops spend the day visiting the marketplace of the Belgian town of Ghent. 48.6 Objective Cesena The Adriatic Front in Northern Italy; tanks on the roads; the infantry at work; signalers; flame-throwing Churchill tanks; Cesena mortar duel; advancing through "dragon's teeth"; oil tank fire; troops move through Cesena in ruins; some men "capture" a pig.

49.1 Army's Newsreel Goes Weekly Canadian Army Newsreel cameramen at work, filming the action; shipping the film along with written descriptions of the contents; aircraft takes film to the Film and Photo Unit in England; film library; editing and censoring the footage; sound editing; the commentator at work; copies are made and shipped to soldiers; spectators view the newsreel. 49.2 Czechs Keep Lid on Dunkirk On the Channel coast, Czech soldiers under Canadian command fire mortars at Dunkirk, one of the last pockets of German resistance. 49.3 Forestry Corps in Belgium The Canadian Forestry Corps moves from England to Europe; trucks on boats; set up a Belgian camp; chopping firewood; sawing down large trees; heavy equipment; at the sawmill, the lumber is squared and stacked. 49.4 Snowmobiles for Winter Ops Snow shoed jeeps practice in winter conditions in Canada; snowmobile tanks in a field. 49.5 Taxi Soldier? Recreation-bound soldiers board the "Nickel Cab Bus Line" in Italy, which consists of a series of transport trucks. 49.6 Major David Currie, V.C. Major David Currie, the recipient of a Victoria Cross, is congratulated by General H.D.G. Crerar. 49.7 Canadians on German Soil German territory is occupied by Canadian soldiers; tanks; a Canadian guard sits at a tipped-over border shack; soldiers enter the abandoned home of Frau Shuster, Hermann Goering's aunt.

50.1 Antwerp Harbour Opens A Canadian built Victory ship is the first supply ship to arrive at the Antwerp port; Admiral Ramsay and other dignitaries meet the Fort Cataraqui and its captain; supplies are unloaded. 50.2 Breda Night Club Soldiers dance with Dutch girls to band music. 50.3 Giant Bailey Bridge In Holland, Canadian engineers replace old bridges with new prefabricated ones; army traffic moves across a new bridge. 50.4 Artillery Officers Sprout Wings Gunner Officers of the Royal Canadian Artillery go to Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot school; ground training in simulators; Morse Code training; signaling; aircraft recognition class; an aerodynamics model; the men move out to the airfield to fly one engineer planes with an instructor; aerial shots; a solo flight. 50.5 Dominion Metal Output Soars The Trail, B.C. smelter at its peek function; mining, smelting pouring molten metal into molds; making metal sheets; electrolysis of metal sheets; ammonium nitrate is packaged; barrels are processed; shipping goods onto boats; cargo unloaded; amphibious with supplies; an ammo dump. 50.6 Eisenhower on Canadian Front General Eisenhower tours the 1st Canadian Army; he arrives at the Headquarters of a Polish unit under Canadian command; Polish Officer Commanding Major General Maczek and General Crerar meet; Eisenhower talks to the troops; Canadian Bridging Company demonstrates the construction of a prefabricated Bailey bridge; inspection of flame-throwing carriers.