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Prisoners of war arrive in Italy after evacuation from Romania (Operation Gunn, WWII)

15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. B-17 takes off from Romania. An injured prisoner of war (with head covered in bandages) takes a seat inside plane. A POW smiles while holding a newspaper. Another POW waving goodbye from a window. Groups of bombers in flight. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber lands in San Giovanni Airfield. Allied prisoners of war disembark from the bomber after landing. United States troops greet their comrades after their evacuation from Romania. A happy reunion for prisoners of war and their comrades in Italy. Former prisoners of war smiling outside the bombers. Chief of Staff Colonel Taylor speaks to the former prisoners of war after their arrival in Italy. Officer gathered, including Colonel Taylor, General Nathan F. Twining, General Bourne.

Date: 1944, August
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079891
United States troops firing Long Tom inland, shoot down Kamikaze Japanese fighters during the Battle of Leyte Gulf (WWII)

United States troops secure the island of Leyte, Philippines from Japanese control during World War II. apprehend an injured Japanese soldier found in a jungle. The Japanese soldier is taken to a tent. Two semi-naked Japanese soldiers raise their arms upon surrendering. General Douglas MacArthur discussing plans to take over the rest of the Philippines from Japanese occupation. Map of the Philippines. Japanese troops climbing down ladders from a ship. A hand points to a map as other soldiers surround it. Two soldiers sitting on the mud as they work. United States troops with 155mm Howitzer “Long Toms” firing at enemy positions. Coconut trees lined behind the artillery. Soldier uses a telephone. Artillery fire both at daytime and night. Soldiers cover their ears. Troops begin to move through the jungles of Leyte. Imperial Japanese Navy flag waving. A fleet of Japanese ships heading to Leyte Gulf. Soldiers with binoculars on the lookout. Animated map of the Philippines shows Japanese and United States fleet. United States Navy ships sailing to Leyte Gulf. United States Navy sailors at fire control station. Sailor opens valve. Gun crew removes gunpowder bags from magazine. Hand squeezes fire control trigger. Torpedo released into water. Naval artillery firing during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. United States troops reading maps and reports inland. A soldier talks on the telephone. A general (Likely Walter Krueger ) inspects a map while smoking a cigarette. A 155mm Howitzer “Long Tom” is taken to the shore. Shirtless soldiers adjust the position of the howitzer. Howitzer barrel moves upwards. United States carriers sail to Leyte Gulf. A soldier pointing while other uses binoculars. Japanese land-based bombers and fighters flying to participate in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. A Japanese aircraft is shot down, falling to the sea. Naval anti-aircraft guns firing at enemy bombers and kamikaze fighters. A shot down kamikaze Japanese fighter bursts into flames. Inferno of shot-down Japanese aircraft burning. Anti-aircraft guns strafing at Japanese fighters. Thick smoke rises from bombed United States aircraft carriers on Leyte Gulf. Two United States fighters still flying with little gas. A Grumman F4F “Wildcat” fighter struggles to land on wet runway of Leyte airfield. The F4F stumbles and turns upside down. Another F4F skids off the runway and crashes into another aircraft. Medics carry a wounded pilot on a stretcher.

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079908
United States forces bomb and strafe Japanese near Luzon, navigate through muddy terrain in Leyte (WWII)

United States troops fight the Japanese forces in the Philippines during World War II. A group of fighters in flight east of Luzon Island in the Philippines. A fighter is strafed and shot down. Aerial view of a dogfight between American and Japanese fighters. A Japanese fighter bursts into flames. A Japanese submarine being strafed. Floating wreckage in the sea. Some Japanese pilots and sailor cling onto wreckage in sea. Japanese soldiers on a lifeboat. United States Navy ships docked on the beachhead of Leyte. United States troops move inland into Leyte Island. Soldiers marching in the mountainous jungles. Troops carrying supplies wade through a swamp. Food is served on a plate to a soldier standing in mud. Soldiers with plates walk on muddy soil. A bored soldier smokes, takes out tissue, while resting in mud. Another soldier smiles and laughs. A soldier crawls into a small tent in muddy terrain to sleep. Muddy boots of sleeping soldiers sticking out of tent. Medics carry an injured patient on a stretcher. Medics walk through muddy terrain. Medics treat a wounded soldier, wrapping his head with gauze. A soldier holds the helmet of his deceased comrade over his face, having just succumbed to injuries. A distraught soldier sits in mud, covering his face as a dead comrade is looked over by medics.

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 2 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079909
Filipinos recover from Japanese occupation, POW prison graves, B-24s bomb Japanese near Manila (WWII)

United States troops fight the Japanese forces in the Philippines during World War II. Filipino civilians and American troops convene outside Palo Cathedral (Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord's Transfiguration in Leyte. Palo Cathedral is converted into a makeshift hospital. Rows of dozens of wounded soldiers on beds inside the church. Faces of Filipino men and women...tired faces due to living under the tyranny of Japanese occupation. Radiomen with headphones typing. Typewriter writes important information from Filipino guerrilla fighters about the conditions of Japanese occupation. Paper in typewriter reads “Guerillas dispatching authentic photos Jap atrocities”. A man shows photos of badly injured Filipino civilians under the harsh treatment of the Japanese. Destroyed church in the Philippines. A wooden crucifix of Jesus Christ on the floor surrounded by debris. Japanese occupation sign reads “1. Salute to the Japanese Army Sentries. 2. Show your residence certificate and pass. 3. Don’t miss your way.”. Shadow of a Japanese soldier holding a bayonet pass by the sign. A truck passes by a walking Japanese sentry. A Filipino man sits on top of the rice sacks. Starving Filipino farmers sweep the floor for grains of rice. “Death rate American prisoners Bilibid increasing” reads the narrator. Graves of deceased American prisoners outside the walls of Bilibid Prison, a prisoner of war and civilian internee camp in Manila. Incarcerated United States soldiers stand behind prison bars inside Bilibid Prison. Face of an American man looking up, partially obscured by shadow. Far East Air Forces General George Kenney speaking to soldiers in the airfield. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber takes off from an airfield. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers of the Far East Air Forces bomb targets in Luzon. Bombers strafing Japanese aircraft in airfield near Manila. Aerial view of Manila Bay.

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079910
United States Artillery officers fire at German positions in Anzio, Italy (WWII)

United States soldiers fire at Nazi positions in Anzio, Italy during the Battle of Anzio (World War II). Artillery officers use binocular to view German positions before a battle. Soldiers stand behind trenches. Another soldier uses the telephone while viewing enemy positions in the battlefield. A Howitzer raises its barrel. Man turns the wheel of a Howitzer. Artillery officers with headphones speaking. The observation officer orders on phone to change the range of firing. Soldiers fire artillery under a canopy. Partially conceal Long Toms and Howitzers continuously fire.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079911
Prisoners of war join the Italian Service Units engineers in the United States (WWII)

Italian prisoners of war (POWs) volunteer for the Italian Service Units, as part of the Engineers Corps. in the United States during World War II. Italian POWs take an outdoor basic English class at a camp in North Carolina. A United States soldier serves as their teacher. Blackboard is written with “English Ciao”. A prisoner of war writes on the portable blackboard. Italian Service Units part of the U.S. Engineers Corps raise their hands. A prisoner of war volunteer salutes and shake hands with a United States Engineers Corps officer. ISUs are wearing American uniforms with the Italian Service Unit insignia (“Italy”) on brassard worn on the left sleeve and stitched onto the standard garrison cap. An Italian Service Unit volunteer uses a jackhammer to crush a block of stone. Two volunteers sawing a log. Other volunteers learn carpentry. Italian Service Units marching and stand at attention on the field inside a camp.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079912