Speech by Winston Churchill. ".. We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing.." Crowds outside Buckingham Palace singing God Save the King and chanting we want the King. Shots of crowds in Trafalgar Square and Picadilly. Winson Churchill looking from balcony in Whitehall. Shots of Royal family with Churchill from Palace Balcony. Shots of people partying into the night.

D-Day: Allied bombers drop 20,000 tons of bombs along Normandy coastline; aerodrome shot at by rocket firing planes - planes destroyed on ground by strafing; mass of parked planes pre-landings; planes take off; troops board ships; 4000 ships amassed at sea; landing craft; ships firing at coast; landing craft fired at; airview beachhead; troops landing; first casualties taken back to ships; wounded arriving back in UK; supplies brought to beach; troops at Berniere station; tanks coming ashore; German prisoners

The Fruits of Victory: celebrations at end of war; headlines; crowds at the Palace; King and Queen balcony appearance; celebrations in Trafalgar Square; Churchill gives'V' sign salute; celebrations into the night

Victory Parade watched by the Royal Family