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Mix of 1940s and early 1950s scenes relevant to Great Britain, its people, and achievements
Soldiers standing at attention on a field as they are reviewed by British officers together with US General Eisenhower (likely circa World War 2 era) Officers inspect the soldiers Wide shot of ship passing in front of Fort St Angelo, Malta Some British sailors at a port Operation Hurricane atomic bomb test done by Great Britain: Atomic bomb blast is shown, which occurred October 3, 1952 British family seated at a dinner table in a house talking during a meal Paintings of merchant ships underway at sea A statue British King George VI presenting award to a British soldier Brief shot of British soldiers running from a bunker or low trench doorway outward toward battle at El Alamein British tanks advancing on sand terrain in North Africa in World War 2 Exterior view of homes of some British families Shops and buildings along the sides of a street British people walking on a street near shops and businesses US soldiers also seen among them A US Army soldier stops to shake hands and talk to two British civilian men Traffic of cars and buses on street behind them Wide shot of British parliament buildings, bridge, Big Ben clock tower Location: United Kingdom Date: 1953
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Keywords

British people
United Kingdom
British soldiers reviewed by Eisenhower
British Operation Hurricane atomic bomb explodes
King George VI presenting awards
British family dinner
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