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A U.S. aircraft drops parachute supplies for U.S. troops in China Burma India Theater during World War II.
Activities of Office of Strategic Services, the U.S. intelligence agency in China Burma India Theater during World II. A U.S. aircraft in flight drops parachutes. The parachutes descend. Parachute supplies land on a field. U.S. troops on the field.
U.S. aircraft land on a dirt strip at a large U.S. military installation in China Burma India Theater during World War II.
Activities of Office of Strategic Services, the U.S. intelligence agency in China Burma India Theater during World II. U.S. aircraft land on a dirt strip at a large U.S. military installation. U.S. soldiers look at the landings. The aircraft parked near trees. A painting of a girl on the side of an aircraft with the words, "Room 1119 ?". The aircraft takes off from the dirt strip.
Allied troops fire artillery from a U.S. military installation in China Burma India Theater during World War II.
Activities of Office of Strategic Services, the U.S. intelligence agency in China Burma India Theater during World II. Allied troops fire an artillery gun on a field. A soldier shows a shell with a write up in English on it. A member of a gun crew loads shells in an artillery gun. The troops fire artillery.
Artillery gun being fired by Allied troops at a large U.S. military installation in China Burma India Theater.
Activities of U.S. intelligence agency the Office of Strategic Services in China Burma India Theater during World II. A U.S. aircraft lands on a dirt strip at a large U.S. military installation. Allied troops fire an artillery gun. A soldier talks into a walkie-talkie. Soldiers seated and looking over a chart. (World War II period).
American Volunteer Group Flying Tiger pilots fly P-40 fighter planes in China Burma India Theater during World War II.
Chinese Air Force 1st American Volunteer Group Flying Tiger pilots in China India Burma Theater during World War II. Flying Tiger pilots grouped on a field are presented with letters and rank bars which they pin on their shirts. Close-up view of Flying Tigers ace pilot Frank Schiel being recognized. U.S. airplanes parked on an airfield in the background. The Commander of Flying Tigers U.S. Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault arrives. The pilots conclude a quick briefing and then scramble and run, rushing to United States Army Air Force P-40 Tomahawk fighter airplanes. The P-40s taxi and take off from the airfield. The aircraft in flight.
Allied planning for the final invasion of Japan in World War II
Scene opens with a map illustrating one possible Allied path for invasion of Japan. It proceeds from India and Burma to China and thence to Japan. A U.S. B-24 bomber is seen landing at a Far East Air field. Next, the Supreme Allied Commander of South-East Command (SEAC) Admiral Lord Mountbatten, is seen posing with Chinese General Li Zongren (AKA Li Tsung-jen) and other high ranking Chinese officers, and then walking with them. Next are views of U.S. General Joseph Stillwell working with staff as they consult maps. Then, Chinese laborers are seen engaged in construction of a bridge over a riverbed, that is to be part of the "Ledo Road,"traversing Burma and providing a highway from India to Chunking, China. Trucks moving over the already completed segments of the road, carry men and war materiel. One truck passes a local native drawing water from a well using a long counterbalanced pole. At the frontier of the roadbuilding, Chinese soldiers chop their way through dense jungles and battle Japanese forces firing at them. A fallen soldier. Allied soldiers shouting as run into a village engaging Japanese forces. Structures in the village burning and spreading in the area. Scene shifts abruptly to an animated map illustrating what are believed to be the Japanese plan for its last desparate defense. It shows them falling back to highly defensible boundaries encompassing sources of supplies needed to sustain their defense. Aerial views of Manchurian landscape. Japanese officials are seen at their administrative offices in Manchuria. Large numbers of Manchurian workers are seen headed to work near a factory. Others are engaged in open pit mining, where explosives are used to expose and ready ores for extraction. Views inside a Manchurian steel plant supporting the Japanese war effort. Japanese military forces are shown moving by horseback in the area, ostensibly to push further into China and add more protection against potential Allied offensives. Likewise, Japanese warships are shown at sea maneuvering to defensive locations. This is all summed up in a map showing the expected disposition and status of military defensives for Japan's final defense (Fortress Japan). Street traffic on a city street in Japan. A large group of Japanese women in traditional dress, carry banners and quietly bow. View of the Japanese Diet Building (Parliament) and political and Military leaders inside, including Prime Minister Tojo, Hideki.
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