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USAAF General Henry Arnold briefs a B-29 combat crew on Saipan, Mariana Islands before a mission to Tokyo, Japan.
A B-29 combat crew is briefed on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War 2. Several aircraft parked on an airfield. Few baggages in front of an aircraft. United States Army Air Force Generals Henry H Arnold and Lauris Norstad and another officers walking up to B-29 crew standing on the airfield. General Norstad introduces General Henry Arnold to the combat crew of B-29 Superfortress and the commandants who are on their way to Tokyo, Japan after joining the 21st Bomber Command. General Henry Arnold shakes hands with the commandants. The crew standing in a row beside a USAAF heavy bomber B-29 Super Fortress. General Arnold briefs the crew. The General says the 21st Bomber Command has been operating out of China and the crew has the best of the aircraft which could carry the heaviest of loads. The General tells the crew that the message which is to be conveyed to Japan, is to be written on bombs. A few members of the crew wheel a cart loaded with bombs beside the aircraft. One of the crew members writes a message on a bomb as the General dictates. The Generals, the commandants and the crew members beside the cart of the bombs. The General wishes the crew good luck and shakes hands with the commandants. The message on the bomb for the enemy reads 'To the Warlords of Japan, We have not forgotten - The B-29s will remind you again and again and again'.
U.S. Marines advance and fire a howitzer at enemy positions in Saipan, Mariana Islands.
Activities of United States Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands Mariana Islands during World War II. A man walks past a burning enemy machine gun nest as flames and smoke leap high into the air. Men advance and crouch in fox holes. Hills in the background. A tank advances towards a hill. Smoke rises from the foot of the hill. The men advance across an open field. Ships underway at an ocean in the background. Smoke rises from an explosion along the side of the tank. Shells falling in the open field. A crew fires a howitzer. Men and tanks advance across an open field up the side of a hill. Black smoke clouds in the background.
LSTs, LCIs, LCs and battleships underway off the shore of Saipan, Mariana Islands during the Battle of Saipan.
A U.S. Navy Task Force underway in the Pacific Ocean off the shore of Saipan, Mariana Islands during the Battle of Saipan of World War II. A U.S. Navy observation floatplane OS2U Kingfisher is catapulted. A BB (battleship) fires. An LST (Landing Ship Tank), LCIs (Landing Craft Infantry) and LCs (Landing Crafts) underway. Mounted guns on the battleship. An airplane bombs the island. Transport area, LSTs, LCI, and LCs.
British and Canadian troops attack German forces on Walcheren Island in Netherlands during World War II.
British Marine Commandos and Canadian First Army attack Nazi positions during World War II. Soldiers on a ship ready to attack Walcheren Islands through the Scheldt Estuary in Netherlands. Soldiers load and fire artillery. Smoke arises due to explosion. British soldier on ship fires at the Nazis. The ship sinks due to the attack. British Typhoons dive bomb German battery. Soldiers keep a watch. Explosions in water. German guns hit a boat. Canadian First Army landing craft make landings on beaches at Flushing on Walcheren under heavy fire from the Germans. Machine gun and artillery fired. Soldiers carry equipment across the beach. Allied flags sway with the breeze. Soldiers fire at the retreating Nazis. Soldiers capture Westkapelle. Destroyed buildings and rubble. Soldiers celebrate the victory which opens the route to Antwerp.
Hit and damaged U.S. Navy aircraft land on the USS Yorktown deck after strafing Japanese positions and ships on the Truk islands.
USS Yorktown (CV-10) off the Truk Islands fighting against Japanese positions in World War 2. U.S. planes from the carrier strafe Japanese fleet auxiliaries like rice boats, transports and ammunition ships. They strafe ships loaded with TNT, fire at ships off shore. Dramatic explosions as some ships explode. Explosions in the water. The squadron returns and lands on the carrier deck. The Air Group Commander inspects his aircraft windshield blotted with blood. The plane was hit by a 40mm anti aircraft gun. The crew helps the wounded pilot out of the airplane. Other aircraft land with difficulty. Casualties on stretchers taken below by the crew.
5th Marine Regiment attack Japanese soldiers at Peleliu Island, Palau.
5th Marine Regiment attack Japanese soldiers at Peleliu Island, Palau. Marine crouched in front of dugout. Dead Japanese soldier on ground. View of wrecked tail assembly of Japanese plane. Marines carry wounded soldiers on litter. Marines advance over open field with tanks following them. Shell explodes in the background with smoke rising. Aircraft flies overhead. (World War II period).
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