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Poets Corner at Westminster Abbey, London, England, January 1941 D1851

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Poets Corner at Westminster Abbey, London, England, January 1941

Director Humphrey Jennings and Camera Operator Chick Fowle of the Crown Film Unit check their equipment, probably during the filming of 'Words For Battle' in Westminster Abbey, 1941.

The UK Ministry of Information was established in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II. It was responsible for coordinating and controlling all government information and propaganda, both within the UK and abroad. The Ministry of Information was created to help the government communicate with the public and to ensure that important information was disseminated effectively. It was also responsible for managing the media and censoring certain types of information that might be harmful to morale or national security. The Ministry of Information played a crucial role in shaping public opinion during the war, and it worked closely with other government departments to develop and implement a range of propaganda campaigns. The Ministry of Information was dissolved in 1946, following the end of World War II.

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1941 in london crown film unit films films of the united kingdom 1941 humphrey jennings ministry of information second world war official collection monument to william shakespeare westminster abbey uk government artistic works great britain monument crypt burial monuments
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1941
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UK Ministry of Information

United Kingdom's ministry of information Second World War official collection
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Imperial War Museums
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https://www.iwm.org.uk/
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1941 in london crown film unit films films of the united kingdom 1941 humphrey jennings ministry of information second world war official collection monument to william shakespeare westminster abbey uk government artistic works great britain monument crypt burial monuments