Disk #6 (Newsreels 90 - 106) of a Collection of six DVDs of The Canadian Army News Newsreels from WW II. This disk label shows men of D Company, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada at the end of the War in Holland. They are in front of a Universal (Bren Gun) Carrier with "GERMANY KAPUT" chalked on the front. There is also a photo of a Seaforth Other Ranks cap badge. DISC 6 NEWSREELS 90 - 106 Canadian Army Newsreel No. 90 90.1 1st Division Leaves U.K. Ten thousand repatriated soldiers of the First Canadian Division gather at No.9 Repat Depot; Corporal Knowlton is ready to leave; a road sign with distance to Canadian cities; Knowlton and crew load onto the Amsterdam at night; pipers play as the ship leaves port; the ship Ile de France is loaded up with bags. 90.2 Japan Bombs Canada The Interservice Bomb Disposal Unit searches for undetonated balloon bombs sent by Japan to Canada; explanation of these incendiary devices; crew disposes of a bomb. 90.3 Scientists Study German Methods Canadian scientists at an office of records; lists of German manufacturers and maps; Dr. Paul Larose tours the I.G. Farben Combine Plant, a chemical factory; Professor Roger R. Potvin tours the United German Metal Works with the plant manager; a 15-ton press to make propellers. 90.4 Homes of Tomorrow The Hilversum Town Hall in Holland is converted into a school of home planning; servicemen take courses; drafting tables; soldier builds a model of a home. 90.5 United Kingdom Softball Finals Softball championship games at the Ford and Hampshire Ball Field; No.2 Coast Guard Reserve Unit (C.G.R.U.) plays No.10 Repat Depot; Brigadier Suttie gives out prizes. 90.6 Dominion Victory Regatta Rowing races on the Thames River, England; Captain Aldus and Sergeant Kelly compete in the single sculling event; Lieutenant Bob Pool and Craftsman Ken Leggard go against an Australian team in the pairs; Canadian, British and Australian crews compete in the eight man race. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 91 91.1 Freedom of Aldershot Freedom of the borough of Aldershot is given to the Canadian Army Overseas; General P.J. Montague presides; guard of honour; Montague receives a silver casket and script from the Mayor; a precision guard drill; big crowds watch marching men and women. 91.2 "A Matter of Life and Death" Several servicemen and servicewomen get a tour of Denholm Film Studio Soundstage 5, where directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburg's new film A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH is in production; the Canadians meet one of the stars, fellow Canadian Raymond Massey; Michael Powell gives them a backstage tour; the film's stars, Kim Hunter and David Niven; the actors stand by for a take; a scene is shot; David Niven kids around with a CWAC. 91.3 "Keep on Saving" The Thanksgiving Week Saving Drive Battle of Britain Air Show outside of London; double amputee Group Captain Doug Bader gives a demonstration of his flying ability; Trafalgar Square displays German armaments; signs advertise the 9th Victory Loan. 91.4 2nd Division Leaves Holland Soldiers break camp; cleaning their uniforms with help from some local children; the Toronto Scottish Regiment, the 14th Field Company Royal Canadian Engineers and the 2nd Field Battery R.C.A.; parade across Nijmegen, across Foulkes Bridge; troops board boats for England; the Dover cliffs; disembarking in England. 91.5 Monty Opens Khaki University The Khaki University of Canada in Leeds at Hoffenshire is opened by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery on October 1, 1945, on the former site of the No.23 Canadian General Hospital; student-soldiers listen to Montgomery's address; Monty and the University President Brigadier G.E. Beament inspect the group; new university tunics for the men and women of the school; courses in chemistry and other subjects; the dormitories. 91.6 Calgary Stampede Victory Park Grounds; wild cow milking contest; calf roping; steer decorating; bronco riding; bull riding; chuck wagon racing. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 92 92.1 Mackenzie King Arrives in U.K. The ship Queen Mary of Southampton Port in October 1944; British crowds on the docks; Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King is greeted on board by Mrs. J.C. Diamond, the Mayor of Southampton; they are joined by Frederick Hunt, the acting High Commissioner of Canada, at a train station. 92.2 Jerries Aid Victory Loan Posters are placed along the road for the 9th Army Victory Loan drive; signs are painted by German artist in the Provost Corps paint shop in Oldenburg; new road signs are placed on the road. 92.3 Repat Fleet Adds Aircraft Carrier The HMCS Puncher; repatriated soldiers gather on board; large freight elevators lower men into the ship; bunk areas; the aircraft carrier moves down the Clyde River, past the John Brown shipyards, new ship under construction, and its sister ship. 92.4 Canada's First Ambassador to Greece Major General Léo Richer La Flèche and family disembark at Piraeus, Greece and proceed to the British Embassy; inspection of UNRAA shipment of goods. 92.5 Johnny Canuck Jr. Goes to Camp Army training for high school cadets Cedar Springs Camp in Southern Ontario; sports; swimming in Lake Simcoe; visitors' day picnic; parade square inspection. 92.6 Hong Kong Liberation The British fleet receives the surrender from Japan; troops clear out pockets of resistance; Japanese prisoners of war; Admiral Bruce Fraser of the flagship Duke of York receives the surrender of Major General Okada and Vice Admiral Fujita and receives their swords at the Hong Kong Government House; streets of Hong Kong. 92.7 Gridiron Season Opens in Canada Ottawa Rugby Season opens with Toronto playing Ottawa; 1945 Ontario Rugby Football Union (O.R.F.U.) team captains lay memorial wreath; Major Stan Lewis kicks off; crowd control problem. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 93 93.1 First Peacetime Investitures The first investitures of Canadians to take place during peacetime in the courtyard at Buckingham Palace by King George VI; Major General Charles Foulkes, Lieutenant Colonel Glen A. Rankin, Lieutenant Colonel Stockdale, and three Victoria Cross winners from India outside the palace. 93.2 Aviation Experts Meet in Montreal The Provisional Civil Aviation Organization hold their first meeting, in Montreal, in August 1945; Arthur McCombe, the Australian delegate, gives a speech (actuality sound); delegates from many countries; Mr. A. McKim, the Canadian delegate. 93.3 C.F.R.S. Goes Big Time Canadian Force Radio Services office in Aldershot; radio towers; Denny Vaughan on piano; studio technicians; radio program Canadian Caravan in the studio on the air, the All Soldier Canadian Army String and String Group conducted by Captain Bob Farnon, and the host of the show, Gerry Wilmot; "Information Joe" is questioned by awaiting repats. 93.4 Danny Webb Trains for Big Bout Canadian boxer Danny Webb trains for a bout with Sid Wargen; sparring. 93.5 Pulp Makes Ladies Clothes Logs are chopped up and made into cellulose in Northern Canada; turned into rayon; men and women working in the factory; thread is made and woven, patterns, cut, sewed; clothing is modeled. 93.6 Jerries Fish for Food Canadian Army Zone of Germany makes plans for German fisherman to go back to work; fishermen work on nets; ships out to sea; German naval boat watches over the fleet; big load of fish is hauled in; return to the port; distribution centre; woman cooks the fish. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 94 94.1 Lizzie on Repat Schedule A troop train arrives at the Southampton port; the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth is boarded by servicemen and servicewomen; a band plays; British civilians wave goodbye; the ship leaves port. 94.2 Camberley Ceremony No.2 Canadian Special Infantry Battalion on parade at the Old Dean Common Camp in Hampshire; Lieutenant General John C. Murchie meets Colonel Patterson; inspection of the troops; a drum is presented to the group; the Mayor of Camberley watches the parade, which is a part of the Thanksgiving week festivities. 94.3 Alberta Oil Boom The Turner Valley oil industry; tapping wells; underground mapping techniques; a derrick and power unit is set up; a tanker truck moves oil out; tractor-trailers move houses from one provisional town to another; an "old west" style of living for the oil workers; horses, a general store, and a train. 94.4 Brems Garden Premiere A CWAC band plays in Aurich, Germany; Brigadier Gibson, the commanding officer of personnel, opens the Brems Gardens Recreation Centre, a new club made by Auxiliary Services and German workers from a renovated German army residence; food and games. 94.5 Army "Big Four" Opener 4th Division Atoms play the Army Troops Bombers in a football game in Beaver Stadium in Utrecht, Holland; cheerleaders on the sidelines. 94.6 "Hold Your Hat" The "5th Super Colossal Spectacular Road Show" troopers perform; several numbers by soldiers in drag, a comedy skit, gymnastics; the commanding officer of the show, Lieutenant Nickling, performs on the high bar. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 95 95.1 Far East P.O.W.s Arrive in B.C. An aircraft carrier, the Implacable, arrives in Vancouver with British ex-prisoners of war from Hong Kong aboard; Canadians welcome them as they disembark; injured soldiers; the Red Cross hands out apples; Canadian National and Canadian Pacific trains bring soldiers east; a stop-off in Jasper, Alberta. 95.2 The Queen Inspects R.C.A.F. (W.D.) Women's division marches to Buckingham Palace; inspection by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth; the division parades by. Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). 95.3 Air Cadets Train on Gliders The Air Cadet League of Canada trains near Ottawa; a prefabricated Curly glider is put together; a tractor pulls the vehicle onto an airfield; a winch launches the glider; a plane launches another glider; flying in the glider. 95.4 Hamilton Welcomes General Crerar A parade of World War One veterans, inspected by Lieutenant General Henry Duncan Graham Crerar; Hamilton Mayor Sam Lawrence presents Crerar with a plaque at Civic Stadium; wounded soldiers talking. 95.5 Lincoln and Wellands Return to Eekloo The city of Eekloo hosts the Lincoln and Welland Regiments; parade to Cemetery Cenotaph for a ceremony; parade; Burgermeister Robert Staser inspects, presents a banner and receives a German sword. 95.6 Argos vs. Roughriders Toronto visits Ottawa at a Lansdowne Park football game. 95.7 Farnborough Gymkhana A fun and games horse show at No.8 Repatriation Depot; The Royal Army Service Corps (R.A.S.C.) wrestling on horseback; General Daniel Charles Spry looks on; open jumping competition; a helicopter demonstration; Chittingfold Farmers Hunt dogs; musical chairs on heavy horses. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 96 96.1 "Queen Elizabeth" Arrives in Canada The Queen Elizabeth passenger ship on its way to Halifax; with returning soldiers; boat drill; dinner; berths; rough seas; Halifax Harbour; the Toronto Scottish disembark; a train in motion; Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal march to a baseball stadium in Montreal where Archbishop Joseph Charbonneau and Brigadier J. G. Gauvreau, former commanding officer of the regiment, preside over a religious ceremony; families greet soldiers. 96.2 Dominion Swells Meat Exports to U.K. Activities at a pig farm; record keeping; pigs at a test station; Ponoka livestock trains are loaded; packing plant; cutting the meat; packing the meat into containers; refrigerator car. 96.3 Round-Up Time in Germany Troops of the Nova Scotia Highlanders are briefed on procedures for searching the occupied German countryside; a German family is questioned; a bootlegger is caught; people whose identification papers are not in good order are put into a truck and taken to headquarters for further questioning. 96.4 Occupational Training for Amputation Cases The staff of an office of the Canadian Department of Veterans Affairs creates wooden limbs; amputees exercise; amputees try out their new limbs; they are trained on their use; man with hook arms drives a car and enjoys a meal with his wife. 96.5 C.W.A.C. Band Tours Paris The Canadian Women's Army Corps parades on the Champs Elysées, with pipe leader Lillian Grant in the lead; General Georges P. Vanier, the Canadian Ambassador to France, takes the salute; the band members are received in the Tuileries Garden by General and Mrs. Vanier. 96.6 1945-46 Hockey Season Opens The Toronto Maple Leafs play the Boston Bruins at Maple Leaf Gardens; Nick and Don Metz put on the padding while Frank McCool, the Toronto goalie, prepares for sensational saves. Private Ernest A. Smokey Smith, V.C. does face-off honours; six V.C. winners watch the game as guests of the Leafs; Conn Smythe and Major Frederick Albert Tilston watch the game. Tie game - 1-1. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 97 97.1 Armistice Day, 1945 1918 Armistice Honours in London: On the grounds of Westminster Abbey, Canadian veterans of World War II place poppies and crosses on consecrated plots in memory of servicemen who lost their lives in this war and the last; in Headley, Surrey, the Canadian Branch of the British Legion holds a service; The Canadian Women's Army Corps lays a wreath on a World War One cenotaph; at the memorial in London's Whitehall, King George lays a wreath, followed by Princess Elizabeth; "Big Ben" calls for one minute of silence; shot of Vimy Monument; a cemetery of white crosses; wreath; crowds; the Dowager Queen Mary in the balcony; Winston Churchill. 97.2 H.M.C.S. Prince Robert Comes Home At Esquimalt, British Columbia, the ship H.M.C.S. Prince Robert returns with repatriated soldiers from Japanese prisoners of war camps; 15 Montreal missionaries are among the group; the ship's commander, Captain Wallace Creery, and family; the history of the ship. 97.3 Food and Agriculture Conference Delegates sign in at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City for a Food and Agriculture Organization conference; Postmaster General Ernest Bertrand welcomes delegates from 30 nations; the Australian delegate and others sign the Food and Agriculture Organization constitution; the group's chairman, the Honourable Lester B. "Mike" Pearson, Canada's Ambassador to Washington, speaks on the subject of the FAO's purpose (actuality sound). The conference was held from October 16 to November 1, 1945. 97.4 Paris Furlough At the Beacon Hill Airport, England, a Dakota flown by Royal Canadian Air Force personnel takes Canadian servicemen for a holiday in Paris. Lands at Le Bourget, France; tour buses; the Canada Club in the Palais d'Orsay; Sacré Coeur Cathedral; the Paris landscape; an artist at work on the bohemian sector; the Paris Opera House; Notre Dame Cathedral; the Republican Guard; the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; the Eternal Flame; the Eiffel Tower. 97.5 Intercollegiate Football Intercollegiate football season opens after wartime suspension since 1939. Queens plays the University of Toronto at the Richardson Stadium in Kingston, Queens 19 - Toronto 15; McGill plays Western at Molson Stadium in Montreal, Western 20 - McGill 7. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 98 98.1 Ottawa Funeral of General Stuart Many people attend the funeral cortege of General Kenneth Stuart; funeral procession moves from All Saints Anglican Church to Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa; a battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment forms the guard of honour; a 15 gun salute is fired by a battery of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery; his horse is led behind the coffin; his medals are carried; graveside ceremony is conducted by Honorary Brigadier C.G. Hepburn, former principal Protestant Chaplain of the Canadian Army. 98.2 Gunner Newspaper Goes to Press The Artillery troops produce their own newspaper, The Gunner, on German presses; the presses at work; daily operations at the newspaper; Editor-in-Chief Lieutenant Colonel Telford looks at the paper; distribution. 98.3 Joan Canuck Gets Nylons At a Kingston nylon thread mill, women work at a variety of machines; nylon stockings are examined and tried on. 98.4 Toronto Family Beats Housing Shortage A family builds their own house from scratch; bricks are made; mother works on the cement; father lays bricks; the finished product; a boy builds a dog house. 98.5 Salmon for Britain Salmon fishermen tend to their nets; fishing boats go out; salmon is scooped up; the return to port; cannery production line. 98.6 Engineers Restore German Railways Allied bombing wreckage; railways are repaired by engineers with German railway men; Freisland Station is opened; a shipment of Canadian flour arrives; displaced persons and food. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 99 99.1 Atlantic Barrel Mark Charlton and Peter Olson use a metal beer barrel to construct a boat in Sydney, Nova Scotia, but a broken mast stops them from making an ocean voyage. 99.2 U.N.R.R.A. Buys Canadian Machinery An Ontario plant takes shell cases, guns and small arms and transfers it into peacetime goods; metal is transformed into farm machinery to aid Europe's agricultural reconstruction; men at work in the factory; crated products for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration transportation. 99.3 Berlin Children Evacuated German children play in the ruins of Berlin; children are moved to Oldenburg by train under the supervision of the Red Cross; doctors check them over; they are given new clothes; children on a bus; children are united with their foster families. 99.4 First Post-War Auto Off Line A reconverted plant in Oshawa, Ontario makes its first civilian car on the assembly line; the Chevrolet product is presented to Major C.A. Bell of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be used for war amputee rehabilitation. 99.5 B.C. Breaks Egg Export Record At New Westminster, B.C., The Columbia Star, a refrigerated ship, carries 34 million eggs to England; chickens and farmers; women crating the eggs; men load them onto a ship. 99.6 Farewell to Fort Garry's In Holland, Fort Garry Horse Regiment parades in farewell and commemorates Cambrai Day; Commanding Officer Colonel Wilson takes the salute from the troops and parading boy scouts and girl guides; children get their last ride to school on a transport truck bus service; an egg and spoon race pits the local police against the men of Fort Garry; a blindfold race; jeep pushing race; piggy back wrestling; boot mix-up race; crowds enjoy the festivities. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 100 100.1 Centennial Celebration Flashback to Issue No. 1 of the Canadian Army Newsreels; pamphlet for other past issues; the Canadian Film and Photo Unit screens an edition at its theatre in London; distribution procedures; camp theatres and signs; repatriation base screenings; viewing on a ship; production at the Merton Park Studios; printing unit; playbills are printed: No. 100 in its can is ready to be shipped. 100.2 Black Watch Homecoming The Montreal Black Watch regiment receives a ticker tape parade on St. James Street in Montreal; returns to its headquarters. 100.3 Auto Strike At the Windsor Ford Plant, strikers make a barrier of automobiles to protect their picket lines from the police; strike bulletins issued by the United Automobile Workers Union are read by the workers; Labour Minister Humphrey Mitchell strives to reach a settlement; police remove the barricades. 100.4 Ottawa First Night "The True Glory", the feature film story of the victorious Allied Campaign, is premiered in Ottawa at the Regent Theatre; much of the footage filmed by the Canadian Army Film Unit; bands play; Lieutenant General Charles Foulkes and Defence Minister Douglas Abbott attend. 100.5 France Decorates Canucks In Badenhausen, Germany, France's General De Vernejoul decorates Canadians with the Legion of Honor; Lieutenant General G.G. Simonds; Major General C. Vokes; Brigadier J.S. Johnson. 100.6 R.C.A.F. vs. Army The Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers and the Army Rough Riders play football before a military crowd in the Aldershot Command Stadium; Major General D.C. Spry performs the kick-off; The Canadian Women's Army Corps band performs. Flyers 12, Rough Riders 6. 100.7 Santa Claus Comes to Town The 45th Highlanders Band; the Santa Claus parade in Toronto; floats and other costumed people. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 101 101.1 The Return of "Wallace" The Princess Royal inspects the 1st Battalion of the Canadian Scottish Regiment of B.C. in Aldershot, England, beginning a series of activities to mark the return of the company mascot, Wallace the St. Bernard, from the Royal Scots; new company flags; march past the commanding officer; St. Paul's Cathedral in London; thanks by Lieutenant Colonel Henderson and the presentation of a plaque to the Princess Royal (actuality sound); Colonel Whiteman and the Canadian High Commissioner. 101.2 Wheat for Germany Workers at a Canadian port load a ship with wheat; the Dunelmia of West Hartlepool unloads wheat in Hamburg; wheat is bagged and loaded onto trains. 101.3 Personalities in the News Prestwick: Three British wives of Canadian servicemen fly to Canada from a Scottish airport to Dorval Airport. Toronto: Sunnybrook Military Hospital under construction; Lieutenant Governor Albert Matthews presides over the dedication ceremony; crowds watch Corporal Frederick George Topham, V.C., lay the corner stone. Aldershot: Chinese Canadian servicemen parade at the No.1 Repatriation Depot after returning from their secret duties in the battle of the Pacific; in an interview, they speak about their training and experiences (actuality sound). 101.4 C.A.O.F. Takes the Axe In Germany, soldiers cut down trees for firewood for the Canadian Army Occupation Force; they use a small sawmill; chopping and stacking wood. 101.5 St. Nick Comes to Holland The Canadian Army and the Netherlands Entertainment Committee helps St. Nick along his way; St. Nick travels by ship and horse; Black Peters ride in jeeps; carnival floats; a burgermeister meets St. Nick; Lieutenant Colonel Gilday drinks a toast with St. Nick. 101.6 Dominion Football Final A snowball fight prefaces the 1945 Divisional Championship Playoffs at Varsity Football Stadium in Toronto; the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto 35, Winnipeg 0. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 102 102.1 Rhythm Rodeo Under the big top in Guildford, England, the Canadian Army Show puts on a wild west circus; Colonel Kit Carson; cowboys on horseback; lasso girls; chuck wagons; Indians and other western paraphernalia; skating routine; people dressed as horses in a comedy routine; Indians hold up a stage coach. 102.2 Aircraft for Civvy Street Squadron Leader William Olmsted christens the Miss Winnipeg, the first civilian post-war aircraft off the production line at the Cub Aircraft Plant in Hamilton, Ontario; "Mrs. Oglesby", the chief test pilot dressed as a woman, takes the plane for a spin; the Canadair Factory in Montreal remodels DC3 Dakotas for airline use; Reconstruction Minister C.D. Howe and Trans-Canada Air Lines president Mr. H.J. Symington on an airfield with one of the Dakotas. 102.3 Launching of the Beaverglen A new Canadian Pacific ship, the Beaverglen, is launched at Port Glasgow, Scotland. Canadian soldiers and others crowd on the docks to view the launch. 102.4 Furs for Milady Minks are examined in Sherbrooke, Quebec; minks in cages; the 6th Annual Live Fox Show in Brampton, Manitoba; grooming the foxes. 102.5 Record Egg Shipment Arrives in U.K. The Columbia Star delivers from B.C. the world's largest shipment of 34 million eggs to England; Sir Ben Smith, British Minister of Food, examines some eggs; unloading. 102.6 1946 Cars on Display In Germany, the Canadian Army Occupation Force "pneumonia wagons" (jeeps) are refitted with roofs. 102.7 Kurt Meyer Trial General Kurt Meyer, a member of the Waffen S.S., arrives at the airport in Aurich, Germany; awaits his trial for killing Canadian prisoners of war in Normandy; Meyer and his guards go for a walk; Major General Harry Foster inspects the Royal Winnipeg Rifles Guard; the courtroom; Meyer is brought in; proceedings conclude with Meyer becoming the first war criminal sentenced to death by a Canadian court. The prosecuting attorney was B.J.S. MacDonald. He was aided by Clarence Campbell, later to become president of the National Hockey League. Members of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles are shown guarding the prisoner. Also seen is Major General Foster, Commander of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division, who presided over the trial, held from December 10 to 18, 1945. Meyer's death sentence was commuted to life in prison and he was released in September 1954. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 103 103.1 1945 IN REVIEW Highlights of historic year for the Canadian Army Overseas: Two men of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders plant their regimental flag on German soil. Northern Italy: 1st Canadian Corps cross the Lamone River towards Ferrara, and move across the Appennine Mountains in winter. The Netherlands: Troops in winter gear fight; the Royal Canadian Engineers blow ice from the bridges; soldiers advance across flooded areas in amphibious areas; artillery fire and tank barrages; flamethrowers; supplies arrive at Antwerp port and are transported by truck towards Nijmegen for the crossing of the Rhine; smoke screens are used in Spring Offensive. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery presides over the first investitures of Canadians on German soil. Tanks attack positions around the Hochwald Forest; advance of Canadian troops through Dutch towns. Victoria Cross winner Frederick Albert Tilston; fellow Victoria Cross winners Major Sergeant Aubrey Cosens and Corporal Frederick George Topham are mentioned. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits the Canadian troops; 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and action on the Rhine. The Royal Canadian Engineers build Bailey bridges; movement of supplies and equipment across the water. Deventer and other Dutch towns are liberated; the Dutch crowds celebrate. The 5th Division at Zuider Zee; shot of the sign "Stalag VI/C Zweiglagerwesuwe", rescue of prisoners of the camp and shots of emaciated corpses on stretchers. Bernard Montgomery and the 21st Army Group meets with Russian generals. May 5, 1945: Germany surrenders; Field Marshal Montgomery chairs a ceremony; Churchill gives the surrender announcement; the Royal Family; celebrations by crowds in London, Holland, Belgium, Ottawa, and Toronto, other Canadian cities and New York City. Supplies arrive to give relief to Europeans; the 3rd Infantry Division takes up its duties at Canadian Occupational Force; supplies arrive to feed starving civilians; Provost Corps examines the luggage of returning German soldiers for booty; German troops turn in their equipment and return home. Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Nazi governor of Holland, General Johannes Blaskowitz, and General Kurt Meyer are arrested; Meyer's trial. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King speaks on the CBC after his election victory; Canadian troops march to a service in London on Dominion Day; the Royal Family attends a service at Westminster Abbey. Allied troops march in a victory parade through Berlin; Churchill attends the parade; volunteers for the war in the Pacific gather in Nijmegen and return to Canada as other troops participate in a sports day. Celebrations in London, England of the surrender of Japan; Japanese generals surrender; the 6th Division, slated for war service in the East, has its last pass before it is disbanded. General H.D.G. Crerar returns to Canada by ship and is formally welcomed by William Lyon Mackenzie King and his family; Canadian prisoners of war in Hong Kong arrive at the Vancouver port; Khaki University in London is opened by Montgomery; Canadians receive the freedom of the city of Aldershot; Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander prepares to leave for Canada to become the new Governor General. Canadian troops return home by train and by sea. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 104 104.1 Czechs See Canuck Hockey Canadian 4th Division teams play against each other in an exhibition game in Prague; Captain Red Macavy in nets for the infantry; Gunner Turk Broda, of the National Hockey League, in nets for the artillery. 104.2 B.C. Builds China Coasters Peacetime shipyards work in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver; a China Coaster ship for use in the Far East is built, launched, and sails away Hilversum: Jan Nieuwenhuys aka "Daag" designs posters for the Canadian Army in Holland. Southampton: Secretary of State the Honourable Paul Martin, Justice Minister the Honourable Louis St. Laurent, Eleanor Roosevelt and a U.S. delegation disembark the ship Queen Elizabeth at Southampton, England to attend a United Nations Organization conference; the Mayor of Southampton greets them. Amsterdam: Lieutenant General Guy Simonds, in his last official act of his command on the continent, presents Burgermeister De Boer with a commemorative plaque to be placed on the Berlagebrug Bridge in Amsterdam that Canadian troops crossed in their drive to liberate the Dutch capital. The Mayor of Westminster, Major Squadron Leader Keeling inspects the Westminster Regiment of B.C. in a palace yard; regimental history; band and parade. 104.4 New System Speeds Airmail Test of a remote airmail system in Montreal; a mail sack is suspended from a pole; a Norseman bush plane is fitted with a pick-up device; officials watch on; plane takes off; catches mail bag. 104.5 "H.M.C.S. Elstree" London's British National Films shoot segments from MEET THE NAVY, starring members of the Canadian Navy circa January 1946; John Pratt, Goodyear and Merton from the Montreal Repertory Company perform a song and dance number; Army personnel invited on the troop ship set (the Elstree) as extras; a chorus number. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 105 105.1 U.N.O. Conference Opens The United Nations Organization meets in Central Hall by Westminster Abbey in January, 1946; delegates including Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Clement Attlee, Louis St. Laurent and Paul Martin arrive before a crowd of soldiers and civilians; interior shots of hall; the U.N.O. crest; delegates from Britain, the United States, Poland, China, Australia, France and Venezuela at their desks; Paul Henri Spaak of Belgium is announced as the president after an election by a five-vote majority; Spaak takes his seat at the front of the hall and declares the meeting open. 105.2 Germans Gather Winter Fuel German people cut down trees, gather firewood, gather and process peat and saw logs in a small sawmill. 105.3 Lake Superior Regiment Receives New Colours Lieutenant Colonel Parker, commanding officer of the Lake Superior Regiment, Lieutenant General J.C. Murchie, Chief of Staff, Canadian Military Headquarters, Brigadier K. G. Blackader, and Field Marshal Harold Alexander, the future Governor General of Canada, preside at an inspection of the regiment on the square at Aldershot; Alexander presents the new colours to the regiment before the regiment heads for home. Shots of the march past with Alexander taking the salute. 105.4 Voice Goes Home Poster reading "Canadian Legion Home Recording Service" affixed to the side of a portable recording studio in a lorry in Germany. Interior shows a soldier reading his message into a microphone, recording his voice on a disc, and mailing the disc home. 105.5 Army Vehicles Demobbed Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers classify trucks as they drive by; close-ups of shields, signs, numbers on vehicles. Trucks, armoured cars, tanks, jeeps and other military vehicles parked on large military vehicle parking lot at the Arnhem Airport, Holland. 105.6 Boom Town Moves Construction booms in Yellowknife when gold is discovered under the main street; Hudson's Bay Company sign; a city of shacks under construction; businesses opening up; a crude sign advertising Lee Britnell's air transport company; a Norseman aircraft taxis away slowly on a lake; test drilling; prospectors staking claims; test processing being carried out in a small smelter; molten gold poured. Canadian Army Newsreel No. 106 106.1 Khaki U Hosts Future Governor General Lieutenant General G.G. Simonds greets Field Marshal Harold Alexander and Lady Margaret Alexander with the school's proxy Brigadier G. E. Beament in Hertfordshire, England for the opening of second term at Khaki School of Canada; Lieutenant Francis Hupton of the Royal Canadian Engineers studies British transportation systems; in London's Royal College of Nursing, Nursing Sister Mary Combe studies to be a hospital administrator; Lieutenant Sandbrooke takes a refresher course at the Architecture Association School in London; a private attends an extension course in copper work at the J. Russell Company, a noted British ship repairing firm; Corporal Jolicoeur studies to become an x-ray technician at the Ilford Radiographic School. 106.2 Nelson Gets Onceover Soon-to-be-repatriated soldiers gather in Trafalgar Square in London to see steeplejack William Larkin climb to the top of Nelson's Column to perform a check on its post-war condition. 106.3 Army Vehicles for Farmers The War Assets Corporation and farmers' organizations hold a draw in Montreal to allocate army trucks; a farmer picks up his "new" vehicle in the truck yard; a jeep pulls a plough in Ottawa. 106.4 Eisenhower Visits Canada Dwight D. Eisenhower lays a wreath at Ottawa's War Memorial; he gives an address at the University of Toronto (actuality sound) after receiving an honorary doctorate of law degree. 106.5 Glengarrians Invent Broomball In Appen, Germany, a special duty platoon of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Highlanders plays broom hockey; slipping and sliding on the ice in their boots. 106.6 Fashion Show Servicewomen and civilians attend a special fashion show in Halifax; models on the runway in Canadian designed clothing. 106.7 Aluminum Houses Relieve Shortage The Shipshaw Dam in the province of Quebec produces hydroelectricity; bauxite tanks; aluminum is heated and cast into ingots; alloys are made in Kingston and made into sheets; prefabricated aluminum housing under construction in the shop; a house is folded up; full scale packed up, little house on site. The newsreel closes with the narrator saying "Now, as the final story in the final issue of the Canadian Army Newsreels comes to a close, the entire staff wishes you all health, wealth and happiness in Canada, our home."