Surrender of Japanese Imperial forces leads to end of World War II. Exteriors of High Commissioner's Residence in Baguio City, Luzon, Philippines. General Jonathan Wainwright and Lieutenant General Sir Arthur E Percival of British Army arrive at a building in car. Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita and Vice Admiral Okochi seated with American Generals.
American submarine, USS Tirante (SS-420) torpedoes a Japanese freighter in waters off Japan, in World War 2. Periscope shot shows direct hit scored on bow of the freighter. Views from periscope show mountainous shoreline of Japan in the background. Explosion throws billows of smoke. Coastline of Japan. Formations of cloud. Japanese freighter underway.
U.S. submarine, USS Tirante (SS-420) firing its deck gun at a 3-masted Japanese Junk in Japanese waters during World War 2. After suffering numerous hits, the Junk is seen settling lower and lower in the water until it begins to sink. Then fire breaks out on the Junk leaving smoking wreckage on the water.
Japanese shipping attacked by American submarine around Palau Island in the Pacific. Periscope view of Japanese freighter hit by torpedoes. Freighter is seen prior to torpedo hit for a few seconds, and then a large explosion is seen and the freighter throws up billows of smoke. Periscope view continues to track target ship which appears to be sinking rapidly. A second explosion and then a third dramatic explosion is seen as the target ship is sinking. (World War II period).
Captured Japanese baka suicide bomb (Yokosuka Ohka; Yokosuka MXY-7 ), a rocket-powered, human-guided kamikaze attack-aircraft employed by Japan in World War II. U.S. troops and bomb disposal personnel in Okinawa Island. Bomb disposal personnel disarm explosive head of Japanese baka suicide bomb. Man look into tail and cockpit of baka flying bomb aircraft. Rocket tubes of baka lying in field.
Kin village mop up on east coast of Okinawa by United States 7th Infantry Division in World War II. Infantrymen bring Japanese civilians out of native houses. Japanese civilians leave houses.
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