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Okinawa is heavily shelled with guns and rockets and then invaded by 10th Army and the Marine 3rd Amphibious Corps.

Invasion of Okinawa. Animated map shows Aka, Tokashiki, Geruma, Hokachi and Okinawa Island. After six days of U.S. troops landing on Kerama Island, 10th Army attacks south west coast of Okinawa. Heavy naval shelling of Okinawa. U.S. fleet shelling coasts of Okinawa. Heavy explosions in Okinawa throw billows of smoke in air. U.S. fleet underway at sea approaching Okinawa. Rocket ships firing rockets on enemy positions on coastline. U.S. amphibious landing on beaches after heavy shelling. (World War II period).

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052928
Southwest coast beachhead established by U.S. 19th Army and Marine units, 24th Army Corps advance in Okinawa in World War II.

U.S. troops advance on Okinawa. Beachhead established by 10th Army. U.S. landing crafts on South West coast of Okinawa. Warships at the coast. Small landing crafts and DUKW (Six wheel drive amphibious trucks) move in water carrying supplies. Troops and trucks move along road on island. Marine units move toward north, while 24th Army Corps move toward south for Naha. Aerial view of seized airfield on Okinawa. Countryside shows farms and open lands. Army advances towards Japanese emplacements on hillside. Troops attack Japanese caves on hillside. U.S. marines clear caves with grenades. A U.S. soldier drags a dead Japanese soldier out of a cave. Other Japanese soldiers are shown surrendering and being led away from caves with hands raised. Native civilians are evacuated. They cooperate with troops. Women and children walk along pathway. A civilian woman and young boy child smile.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052930
The Tidal Basin with cherry blossoms, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument in Washington DC.

Monuments and memorials of historic importance in Washington DC. The Tidal Basin with cherry blossoms. Women pose. The Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). Steps lead to Lincoln Memorial building. The Washington Monument near the west end of the National Mall.

Date: 1936
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053095
King Edward VIII, in his first public engagement, as Monarch, attends British Industry Fair.

King Edward VIII attends his first public royal engagement as a monarch at the British Industry Fair. The king arrives at British Industry Fair. Posters advertise the fair in various languages. Fair held at Olympia Exhibition Center (Hammersmith Rd, London W14 8UX, United Kingdom) in West Kensington, London. King Edward VIII visits various aspects of the fair.

Date: 1936, February
Duration: 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053128
Military parade at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France

Mass funeral ceremony at Notre-Dame Cathedral (Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, Paris) in Paris, France. Numerous draped coffins are laid outdoors on the esplanade of the Cathedral's West Front. Countless floral wreaths are placed alongside the coffins, including one identified as coming from the President of France Albert Lebrun. A plain stone monument stands above the scene, holding a plaque on which a list of names is engraved. Pall bearers carry flag-draped coffins across the esplanade to various designated places. A large group of mourners stands together, including two Catholic nuns wearing white cornettes. The ensuing ceremony is entirely military in nature and includes military band and marching soldiers.

Date: 1936
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053135
People have drinks in an air raid shelter opened by an enterprising merchant in Seattle, Washington.

An enterprising merchant opens the first air raid shelter in North-West Seattle, shortly before America's entry into World War 2. Aircraft in flight over Seattle. A man puts up a sign which reads 'Bomb Shelter'. The shelter has sand bags stacked outside. A sign reads 'For Rent Space In This Bomb Shelter'. People move inside the shelter. Interiors of the shelter shows people drinking. A sign in background reads 'Only Bottled Beer Sold During Raids'. (World War II period).

Date: 1940, October 30
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053250