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USAAF B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers drop bombs over target areas in Tokyo, Japan during World War II.

Tokyo bombings during World War II. A map shows a flight path from Saipan island, Mariana Islands to Tokyo, Japan. Several United States Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers in flight on their way to Tokyo. Aerial view of buildings in Tokyo. A B-29 drops bombs over target areas in the city. Aerial view of the city shows explosions occurring and smoke rising. The B-29s in flight. View of the sun on the horizon.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069995
United States forces bomb and strafe Japanese near Luzon, navigate through muddy terrain in Leyte (WWII)

United States troops fight the Japanese forces in the Philippines during World War II. A group of fighters in flight east of Luzon Island in the Philippines. A fighter is strafed and shot down. Aerial view of a dogfight between American and Japanese fighters. A Japanese fighter bursts into flames. A Japanese submarine being strafed. Floating wreckage in the sea. Some Japanese pilots and sailor cling onto wreckage in sea. Japanese soldiers on a lifeboat. United States Navy ships docked on the beachhead of Leyte. United States troops move inland into Leyte Island. Soldiers marching in the mountainous jungles. Troops carrying supplies wade through a swamp. Food is served on a plate to a soldier standing in mud. Soldiers with plates walk on muddy soil. A bored soldier smokes, takes out tissue, while resting in mud. Another soldier smiles and laughs. A soldier crawls into a small tent in muddy terrain to sleep. Muddy boots of sleeping soldiers sticking out of tent. Medics carry an injured patient on a stretcher. Medics walk through muddy terrain. Medics treat a wounded soldier, wrapping his head with gauze. A soldier holds the helmet of his deceased comrade over his face, having just succumbed to injuries. A distraught soldier sits in mud, covering his face as a dead comrade is looked over by medics.

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 2 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079909
United States 81st ("Wildcat") Infantry Division soldiers board ship in Hawaii for Pacific mission (WW2)

Robert C. Richardson Jr., Commanding General of U.S. Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area, stands with his staff personnel outside headquarters in Hawaii. United States soldiers with the 81st ("Wildcat") Infantry Division on trucks heading to port during World War II. Soldiers with their supplies boarding the ship. Ships sailing out of Hawaii. Animated map shows the Pacific Ocean and important islands such as Hawaii, Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal), Palau (Angaur), and the Philippines. Servicemen spend their free time on deck of ship. Two bald servicemen chatting with their friends. Soldiers sleeping in their quarters on board ship. A shirtless soldier combs his hair. Soldiers play instruments in ship orchestra. Soldiers watch and clap for the band onboard ship.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080154
German assault on a Soviet position on the frozen-over lake Peipus in Estonia, during World War 2.

Procession of German tanks and military vehicles transporting German soldiers in the Narva sector, north of Lake Peipus, Estonia, during WW2. Shot of German anti-aircraft gun. The supply procession moves through cold winter weather. Horses dusted with snow pull a carriage. A German soldier attempts to light a cigarette outside and fails, requiring the lighter of another soldier inside a vehicle, protected from the wind. A German assault team wearing white winter camouflage walk across the ice of Lake Peipus, carrying assault rifles. The German soldiers approach a Soviet-occupied island on the lake. German field artillery fires on the Soviet island position, enabling the assault team to move forward. Shot of the German assault team walking through a forest, smoking buildings visible just outside the treeline. German assault team advances to the buildings to capture the Soviets. A German soldier uses a flamethrower to ignite hay in a barn. Soviet prisoners of war (POW) walk in single file with arms raised. A Soviet counterattack coming from across the ice is stopped by German firepower. Close up shots of German soldiers firing on the Soviets using rifles, machine guns, and artillery.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675080954
Newsreel 'US Forces take key Jap. bases in Central Pacific'

U.S. Troops land, advance and fight on Makin Island in Pacific Ocean. Dive bombers strafe and bomb Japanese bases. A soldier talks on radio. U.S. Army tanks seen. Huge explosion and fires. Korean laborers and dead enemy soldiers seen. Lt. Colonel James Roosevelt seen. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040788
U.S. LSTs (Landing Ships, Tank) attacked by a submarine off the coast of Kwajalein during a United States military test.

United States military tests off the coast of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. U.S. LSTs (Landing Ships, Tank) attacked by a submarine underway. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074765