Summary: The occupation of Iceland during WWII by Canadian and British soldiers.
Description: Film opens with material on German invasion, by air and sea, of Norway (captured film illustrates the "new technique") - maps explain how a similar invasion of Iceland could threaten Britain (tighter blockade) and Canada (via Greenland). The allied occupation, therefore, is a protective move: troops arrive in Reykjavik, unload ships, trucks, timber, coal, guns), build gun positions, lay telephones, put up living quarters (tents and then Nissen huts). Shots to demonstrate readiness (carriers 'scramble', men stop filling sandbags to man AA guns) alternate with scenes of relaxation (tug of war, horseshoe pitching, bathing in hot springs, church parade, pipes and drums) and befriending locals (especially children) - meanwhile sequences of captured film of Stukas, U-boats and S-boats acting against shipping reinforce the "not a moment too soon" theme.
Alternative Title:CANADA CARRIES ON [Series Title]
Production Details: National Film Board of Canada (Production sponsor)
Audio Pictures (Production company)
Tennyson d'Eyncourt, Walter (Production individual)
Spottiswoode, Raymond (Production individual)
Myers, Alex (Production individual)
Robinson, Ross (Production individual)
McInnes, Graham (Production individual)
Greene, Lorne (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
Canadian Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: operations, Allied military - preparation (object name)
recreation, Allied military - casual (object name)
society, Allied military - domestic (object name)
society, Allied military - friendship (object name)
Iceland & Reykjavik (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 975 ft; Running time: 11 mins
