Japanese prisoners in Okinawa, Japan, during World War II. U.S. troops with a few Japanese prisoners of war (POW) on a marshy area. The group of prisoners on a field. The prisoners, in columns, are marched along a path in the area by U.S. troops. Wounded prisoners in the group. Two men on either side of a wounded prisoner, help him to walk. A few prisoners seated on the ground. Partially clothed prisoners, in a group on the field. A few of them standing and a few others sitting. The prisoners moving in columns. Two U.S. soldiers attend to a wounded prisoner. A few wounded prisoners are loaded into a truck. A jeep loaded with prisoners. The vehicles move along a road and reaches the war prisoners' enclosure.
Japanese prisoners in Okinawa, Japan, during World War II. The Japanese prisoners of war (POW) preparing soups in huge vessels. The soup being served to the prisoners. The prisoners, in a wire-fenced enclosure, having the soup from bowls. The prisoners unloading ration supplies from trucks. The prisoners stacking the supplies inside the enclosure. 'PW' written on the backs of the prisoners' shirts. Prisoners working on the wire fencing. Prisoners having bath. Prisoners having haircut and shave. Two prisoners playing a board game. A few prisoners watching. Two prisoners engaged in a judo match. Other prisoners seated in a circle around them and watch as they wrestle.
Chinese troops recapturing Liuchow, China. Liuchow, the former U.S. 14th Air Force Base and largest communication center in South Central China, in ruins after the withdrawal of Japanese forces. The burnt buildings on the streets in Liuchow. The ruins of buildings along the sides of the road. Chinese troops walk along the road. The Chinese troops recapture Liuchow on 13th June 1945. The civilians in China cheering and welcoming the soldiers to the town. The Liuchow Air Base, which was not usable since the Japanese forces had dug holes in places. The entire stretch of the airstrip being blocked with gas drums. The center stretch of the airstrip being damaged. An Air Force engineer examines the heavily mined air strip. Men of Chinese 169th Division assemble for the flag raising ceremony on 2nd July 1945. The troops are welcomed by a citizens' committee. The Chinese 169th Division Major General addresses the men. The Chinese flag hoisted. The troops salute the flag. (World War II period).
Japanese bombing attack on Chungking (Chongqing), China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Population evacuates seeking safety outside the city. Soldiers hide behind a rock. Chinese volunteer soldiers include women. Chinese Guerilla force. Soldiers move field guns and fire them.
17 February 1944, during World War 2, off the coast of Truk Island in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. aircraft from the USS Cowpens (CVL-25) attack the Japanese Sendai class light cruiser Naka. Scenes of the bombing attack on the Japanese cruiser. Explosions on and around the Naka, which turns to starboard in an evasive maneuver.
A strafing attack on Japanese planes and paved airstrips by U.S. planes in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Strafing of Japanese planes and paved airstrips. Strafing of installations and of planes parked behind trees. Bomb explosions around a plane. Grasslands seen .
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