Imperial War Museums

Telling the stories of those who have lived, fought and died in conflict, from 1914 to the present day.

IWM encompasses five sites: IWM London, IWM North, Churchill War Rooms, HMS Belfast and the historic airfield IWM Duxford. Our five sites and extensive archives tell stories of war and conflict around the world through film, photographs, objects and testimonies. Look out for new videos on this channels three times a month.


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Troops of the 7th Indian Division take up position on a hillside in Burma, possibly the Ngakyedauk Pass, February 1944.

Find the full footage here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/2639

Film: IWM MWY 20

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Imperial War Museums

Churchill AVREs (3rd Recce Regiment and 5th Assault Regiment RE) make their way into Caen on the second day of Operation Charnwood , 9 July 1944.

Find the full footage here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/796

Film: IWM A70 75-2

3 days ago | [YT] | 5,092

Imperial War Museums

An infantry section (2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles or 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers) carries a stormboat down to the edge of the Meuse-Escaut Canal at dawn, Belgium, 19 September 1944.

Find the full footage in our film collections: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/38175

Film: IWM A70 163-5

5 days ago | [YT] | 5,508

Imperial War Museums

A Mosquito filmed flying low over water during trials of the "Tsetse", a Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII fitted with a 6-pounder cannon for use against U-boats.

This trial was filmed in 1944. Find the footage in full here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/9832

Film: IWM ARY 105

1 week ago | [YT] | 5,959

Imperial War Museums

Men of the 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders relax and dance on the Western Front, filmed around November-December 1915.

You can find the full footage here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/1909

Film: IWM 202-2

1 week ago | [YT] | 5,547

Imperial War Museums

Troops of 2nd Division filmed during an Allied victory parade held in monsoon weather in Rangoon, capital of Burma, on 15 June 1945.

You can find the full footage here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/19595

Film: IWM JFU 261

1 week ago | [YT] | 5,288

Imperial War Museums

Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars filmed in flight for a 1949 air recognition study.

You can find the full footage here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/4476

Film: IWM DRA 1035

1 week ago | [YT] | 3,746

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Infantry of 43rd Division enter the German town of Kleve during Operation Veritable, 10 February 1945.

Find the full film here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/38045

Film: IWM A70 239-1

1 week ago | [YT] | 4,546

Imperial War Museums

HMS Neptune filmed at anchor for a 1913 Royal Navy recruitment film.

Completed in 1911, HMS Neptune would go on to participate in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War. You can find our video on the battle here: https://youtu.be/FFeb6MvTd_Y?si=5l4aI...

Film: IWM (IWM 512)

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 4,896

Imperial War Museums

Infantry of 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) seen patrolling in the flooded 'Sittang Bend' area near Waw, Burma, July 1945.

Find the full footage here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/760

Film: IWM JFU 278

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 4,535