United States Marine Corps in battlefield during raid on Japanese posts at the island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. Marines of the 2nd Battalion climb up a hill while gunfire continues. Marines lay flat beside a ridge to protect themselves. Marine soldiers running in open space towards enemy posts. Bomb explosions, smoke and flames all across the battlefield. A Japanese cave explodes giving smoke and flames. Flame throwers in the battlefield.
Organization of the United States Army in World War 2. Men stitch uniforms of soldiers at a factory. Animated flowchart showing various levels of service and departments in the U.S. Army. Secretary of War is the Supreme Commander followed by Chief of Staff and a Deputy Chief. Ground, Air forces and Supply services. Procurement of ammunitions and equipment is directly looked after by Secretary of War. Trucks for supply for army. Soldiers during combat missions. Task Force, Defense Command and Theater command aligns the forces during such missions. Sailors on a navy ship.
Organization of the United States Army during World War 2. Process of forming a unit of Army Air Forces. Aviators during a march. Animated map shows its organization under Commanding General, Chief of Staff, 27 combat groups and 1750 planes. Planes at a base. Map shows Fighter Air Command, Bombers, Air Support and Air Service Commands. Line of new U.S. Army Air Force Airmen in civilian clothing as each of the new recruits raises their right hand to take an oath of service as they join the Army. Map shows flying training schools and technical training schools. Training imparted in 36 weeks to the aviation cadets. Cadets fly in formation. Fighter planes and bombers flying. Navigators, Gunners, Bomb crew, Tech training command, Engineers of planes trained. Fighter planes manufactured. (World War II period).
United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses the nation from White House in Washington DC during World War 2. Sitting at his desk he points to a map of globe behind his desk. He demonstrates lines of travel of American ships. He points towards North Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. He shows various harbors and naval bases at waterfronts of the United States.
Training regarding relief and rebuilding works in Germany and Japan by United States Army, after World War II. Narrator discussing adoption of American inventions during the war that were used against America and allies. Sketch of an early American submarine design, followed by view of German U-boats operating under sea, firing torpedoes and target ship is destroyed. Footage of Wright brothers with an early Wright Brothers airplane invention, as they prepare it for a flight. This is followed by a view of London burning after aerial blitz raids by German aircraft during World War 2. View of atomic bomb explosion over Japanese city of Nagasaki and mushroom cloud seen from the air. Also view of Trinity blast in New Mexico - the first U.S. atomic test. The atomic cloud rises high and vast in the sky. Narrator warning against the perils of a third world war.
Segment of U.S. film orientation film to help Allied Occupation Forces to understand background of Japanese traditions and rise of militarism prior to World War 2. Film begins showing a Japanese man dressed as a Trumpeter (kai yaku) in an army of the Feudal Period, blowing a conch shell horn. Japanese reenact Feudal period ceremonial exercises using pikes. Closeup of the way the pikes interlock as they wield them. Next young Japanese men are seen practicing Bōjutsu (the martial art of using a staff weapon called bō). A large formation of Japanese men practice in unison. A Japanese man dressed as a traditional Samurai warrior of history. Reenactment of Samurai engaged in war showing mounted Samurai warriors and foot soldiers carrying pikes. Image of the sun with Japanese sun flag gradually superimposed upon it. Slate intervenes reading: "The Sun Goddess Created the Japanese to Rule All the Other People of the Earth." Japanese people assembled near large building and tents in a park-like setting. A Japanese military officer addressing a large gathering. Japanese politicians, dressed formally, address a large gathering that includes many military officers. A crowd of Japanese people responding to a speaker by raising their arms in unison, several times. Japanese men in formation, bowing. Japanese women in formation, bowing. Large gatherings of Japanese people bowing en masse. Another politician addressing a gathering in an outdoor arena. Glimpse of Japanese school children being addressed by officials. A room full of banking officers being addressed by an official and farmers also being addressed. Young people and others marching in close order drills. A cadre of Japanese uniformed soldiers marching. A contingent of Japanese army troops marching with shouldered rifles displaying bayonets. More soldiers marching with high stepping gait. Film ends showing Japanese soldiers marching through Tori Gates at various places in Japan.
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