A Russian Film about the Battle of Gomel. Film titled Srazhenie Za Gomel. General Kasakov and Batov lead their troops towards German positions. Map shows western position of Gomel. Animated arrows show forces moving towards Gomel. Buildings in Gomel. Soldiers hidden in ruins fire machine guns and rifles. (World War II period).
A Russian film titled Srazhenie Za Gomel about the Battle of Gomel. Russian soldiers take Reshitsa on November 18th and Gomel on November 26th, 1943. Russians help restore town. Buildings in city. Ruins of buildings. Soldiers enter the city. Old women happy to see the soldiers. Empty streets, bomb damaged buildings. Graves in a cemetery. Boards placed on poles and trees. Civilians return to city. Soldiers march into city. Artillery fired. (World War II period).
U.S. official film about Japanese capturing the Borneo Oil Fields in Asia. Japanese turn off gushers and extinguish fire sets by retreating British forces in damaged Borneo Oil fields. Water sprays out of the ground. Men watch. Tanks, infrastructure and machinery at oil refinery. Area of oil refinery. (World War II period).
U.S. official film about the capture of Borneo Oil Fields in Asia. Japanese board captured river boat Burong. Man looks through binoculars. Trees beside the river. Reflection of clouds in river. People stand besides the river. Japanese sail down river. Boat arrives at village dock. Tribal people in native dresses and ornaments. Rifles displayed, soldiers look and collect arms from the locals. Japanese officer addresses villagers. (World War II period).
U.S. official film about the capture of Borneo Oil Fields in Asia. Japanese pilots on Indo-China airfield briefed. Officer commands the soldiers. Soldiers in line salute. Fighter planes start engine and take off. Planes in flight. Map shows position of planes in flight. Planes drop bombs on Rangoon, Burma. Aerial view of bomb explosion in field. (World War II period).
Japanese forces entering Thailand, December,1941, in World War 2. Views of trucks filled with Japanese troops making their way through the countryside and into the capital, Bangkok. Japanese flags are visible many places. Japanese troops take up positions throughout the city. A Japanese soldier distributes leaflets to a crowd of local people. Among landmarks seen in the capital, Bangkok, are the Democracy monument and the American Consulate. (Note: Thailand declared war on the United States,January 25, 1942. After brief incarceration, the U.S.Ambassador, Willys R. Peck, left Thailand on June 29, 1942.)
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