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 .
Activities on the streets in Nagasaki, Japan after the end of World War 2. Large partially fire-blackened and windowless building in downtown Nagasaki, Japan, after World War 2. Local citizens going about their normal activities, on sidewalks and streets. U.S. sailors in whites, walking in the crowd. A tram with passengers. A wagon pulled by an ox. War-damaged and destroyed buildings. Smiling Japanese soldiers and police, walking on sidewalk in commercial strip. An American sailor walks past a Japanese woman carrying a baby on her back. The sailor joins a large group of sailors standing by a sign, in English, pointing to bus stop for trips to Tokyo. American flag flying from tall flag pole.
U.S. Military Mission visits Communist headquarters and meets its leaders in Yenan, Shensi province, China during World War II. Chinese soldiers with their mules in boats. Some soldiers watch standing on shores of Yellow River. The boats cross Yellow River. Japanese soldiers emerge from trenches of a hill and open fire against the Chinese soldiers. Chinese soldiers quickly climb the steep hill. Ruined houses at the Japanese outpost.
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