Filipino civilians greet Allied invasion troops in Manila, Philippines. United States Army troops and Filipino guerrilla soldiers aboard small boats. They advance towards beachhead. The troops walk on the street with Filipino children welcoming them. A Filipino woman waves the American flag. A man drives a horse drawn Kalesa on the street. Damaged buildings in the background. Filipino boys hoist American flag on a building. Soldiers drive an army Jeep on a road. (World War II period).
Shells from U.S. Naval guns strike Fort Drum (also known as El Fraile Island) in Manila Bay, Philippines during World War 2. Explosion and smoke on the battleship-shaped island. United States casualties being transferred to a large Navy ship from small boats.
Footage shot after United States battleships conclude bombardment of Japanese-held Fort Drum in Manila Bay, Philippines during World War 2. Fortified Fort Drum is seen on El Fraile Island in Manila Bay, with large gun turrets clearly visible on its top. U.S. troops and engineers had gained access to air vents on the fort top deck, pumped in oil and gasoline, and set a timed fuse. Footage shows fused explosive detonating, followed by massive explosion and black smoke as the flammables ignite.
United States Marine Corps of 3rd Infantry Division in Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Ordnance small arms repair set up atop a hill. Marine pushes small cart with M-1 rifles on it. He loads the rifles and test fires them on ground. Marines pull small carts loaded with ammunition. Tents in the background. Marine cleans bore of rifles. He dips rifle in cosmoline to avoid rusting.
German soldiers surrender to United States soldiers in Turin, Italy during World War II. Two German soldiers examine grave of German soldiers. Convoy of motor carriages and passenger cars carry German officers to an assembly area. Captured German soldier prisoners of war march on the road.
German soldiers surrender to United States soldiers in Turin, Italy during World War II. Convoy of motor carriages and passenger cars carry German officers to an assembly area. German soldier prisoner of war (POW) with bandaged arm. Soldiers wave.
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