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American forces prepare for war; ASF Lieutenant General Brehon B. Somervell addresses officials (WW2)

Continental Army cavalry riding horses and soldiers marching in an American Revolutionary War reenactment. Continental Army soldiers carrying the wounded on their backs under heavy rain. United States Army soldiers marching in New York City during World War II. Views of enormous numbers of U.S. Army soldiers marching in formation. Large columns of U.S. Army soldiers seen approaching camera position and from above. A soldier with an Army Service Forces (ASF) patch marching. Close up of the Army Service Forces (ASF) patch. Commanding General of the ASF Lieutenant General Brehon B. Somervell smiling. A notice detailing the War Department Reorganization effective March 9, 1942. Army Ground Forces commander Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair. Army Air Forces Commander General Henry H. Arnold. General Somervell and Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall. Soldiers advance towards a battlefront. Wounded are evacuated from the area. The soldiers stand in formation. Officials seated at a desk. General Somervell addresses them and speaks on the value of war material. A dead German soldier in tank. Dead bodies of Japanese soldiers scattered on the beach in the Pacific. Tires and scraps for use by the army. A newspaper advertisement reads “Your scrap will save some brave boy’s life!”. Ceiling prices listed in grocery store during wartime. Japanese planes bombing Malaya and Singapore. Burned houses after Japanese bombardment in Asia. A burning house in China. An oil tanker explodes and burns after being bombed at sea. Tanks advance towards the front. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek and wife Soong Mei-Ling (Madame Chiang). An airplane in flight, bombarding a target area. Prisoners of war standing. Dead bodies lying on the ground. Destroyed area after an enemy attack. The soldiers and the tanks advance towards the battlefront. Barrage balloons in flight overhead. Allied flags on display such as the Soviet Union and England.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062664
British soldiers surrender Singapore to the Japanese forces during the Battle of Singapore.

The Battle of Singapore during World War II. Japanese soldiers march holding flags. Buildings along the sides of a street. Ford Motor Company Factory Singapore (351 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, Singapore 588192) is seen. A British delegation comes out of a building carrying a white flag of surrender. British General Arthur Ernest Percival and Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita sign surrender terms for Singapore. Wrecked vehicles and equipment in the war damaged place. Smoke rises from burning houses and buildings. Japanese troops yell banzai cheer.

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675061826
Warships in Singapore harbor and at sea in Singapore (WW2)

Flashback Scenes of Repulse at Sea. The British flag on warship. The British Navy in HMS Repulse. Signboard "Prince of Wales". A British sailor wearing hat embroidered ‘HMS Repulse”. Warships in Singapore harbor and at sea during World War II.

Date: 1942
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675024827
The Fall of Singapore to the Japanese (WW2)

The Fall of Singapore in World War II. View from military vehicle as Japanese troops enter Singapore. The Supreme Court Building (1 St Andrew's Rd, Singapore 178957). Surrendering defenders walking in opposite direction from entering Japanese. The statue of Sir Stamford Raffles at Raffles's Landing Site in front of the Victoria Theater and Concert Hall. View of the Clock Tower atop the Victoria Theater (11 Empress Pl, #01-02, Singapore 179558). The Cathay building, Singapore's tallest building, with the Japanese flag flying atop. Japanese troops celebrating their victory. Brief overview of Singapore and bay.

Date: 1942, February
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675047515
Japanese troops fire artillery and infantry move up as Japanese planes bomb Singapore (WW2)

Japanese troops advance in Singapore during Battle of Singapore of World War II. Animated map shows Singapore strong points. Japanese troops cross Johor Strait and wade ashore on a beach in Singapore. Camouflaged artillery fires and infantry move up as Japanese bomber planes bombard Singapore. Explosions occur and smoke rises on ground. Japanese infantries holding bayonets and katanas shouting as they make their final assault on Singapore. British prisoners are taken.

Date: 1942
Duration: 4 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675071243
Harbor and streets of Singapore (WW2)

Ships anchored at a harbor in Singapore during World War II. A Junk sails in Singapore. View of Istana (Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823). People walk in the streets of the Japanese-occupied city. View of a Muslim Mosque and Hindu temple in Singapore.

Date: 1942
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675038771