Film and sound

The Memorial’s collection contains approximately 9,000 historic films and 8,000 sound files encompassing 6,000 oral histories. A selection relating to Second World War experiences in Europe and North Africa are listed below.

Podcast: Collected episode 7: D-Day and the Australian connection

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Podcast: Collected episode 15: G for George

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Podcast: From a whisper to a bang: six-part series on Harry Spencer, a prisoner of the Germans

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Oral recording: Tony Burcher talks about his experiences in the Royal Australian Air Force

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Oral recording: Albert Ray Irvine discusses his experiences with 214 Squadron, and as a prisoner of war in Germany

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Oral recording: Douglas Le-Fevre discusses his experiences with the Australian Army in Africa and Europe

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Film: Australian airmen of RAF Bomber Command

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Film: RAAF bombing raid in Libya, 1942

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Film: British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada, 1945

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Film: Australian Naval vessels in Mediterranean action

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Film: Tobruk, 30 July to 22 October, 1941

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Film: Christmas messages from the AWM collection

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Sound: Echoes of voices from overseas

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