Canadian Army Newsreel No. 40

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 honour. 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.