Japan after World War II. A view of Kure, Hiroshima, Japan after the war. Japanese women pulling ropes to move gold caches. Men pulling out baskets of cache from an underground hideout. A woman writing notes on site. Men retrieve cache of coins. Japanese government gold, silver and platinum are removed from the caches. The soldiers take out baskets filled with coins. The collected treasure is taken away from the caches by the soldiers on a military tank. Japanese civilians watch the treasures being taken. A view of the Kure Harbor in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Hulks of wrecked Japanese ships at the harbor. Many wrecked ships in the harbor are seen.
Aerial view of Hiroshima in Japan after the atomic bombing. Destroyed buildings and debris all around the area. Japanese civilians walk on streets of Hiroshima with umbrellas. Wrecked buildings and a few isolated structures in the city. Aerial views of the city of Nagasaki in Japan after Atomic bombing. Citizens walk in paths through the rubble. Abandoned fire fighting equipment is seen. Aerial view of Osaka burned by fire bombs, Fleet of destroyed Japanese ships at Kure (Japanese Naval Base). Destroyed buildings and debris in Tokyo. Civilians walk on streets. Emperor's Imperial Palace, untouched by bombing. Japanese citizens bow and pay homage outside the palace. American planes patrol overhead. United States soldiers freed from Ofuna, an infamous Japanese-operated prison camp outside of Tokyo. Camp buildings at Ofuna Prison Camp seen and a group of freed American soldiers celebrates the liberation. A camp Ofuna guard bowing as freed American soldiers exit the camp.
Allied forces in Japan after the conclusion of World War II. Formal presentation of Massed Colours of Commonwealth countries of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and India. Military officers of the review party walk toward reviewing stands. Reviewing party consists of Brigadier General Clifton, General Northcutt of Australian Force, Port Commander Grinson and General DT Cowan. Major E. Maitland commands the troops. British Commonwealth troops lined up for the Guard of Honour. Sailors, soldiers and airmen of the Royal Navy, Cameron Highlanders of New Zealand, Australian Army, Gurkhas and the Royal Air Force Regiment inspected by the reviewing party. Kumaon Indian Band in red coats. A high steel tower supports flags of the British Commonwealth.
Bomb damaged cities of Japan. Ruins in Nagasaki, attacked with an atomic bomb three days after Hiroshima. City of Osaka destroyed by conventional aerial bombardment. Fleet of ships in water at Kure. (World War II period).
Gun camera footage shot from U.S. aircraft from the USS Bennington (CV-20), attacking Japanese port targets in Kure and Nagoya Japan. Aerial view of the target area. The dockside buildings are strafed. A small freighter underway at sea is attacked and a hangar building is hit.
Citizens and United States soldiers walk along the streets in Tokyo, Japan on New Year Day (OshÅgatsu) of 1946. Japanese women and children dressed in kimonos walk along a sidewalk. Some Japanese men and women are also seen wearing face masks. They are wearing face masks during winter influenza season. A woman wearing a surgical mask and fur coat glances at the camera as she walks by. Japanese women and children walking along the streets.
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