United States bombers attack Tobera Airdrome, an Imperial Japanese aerodrome located near Rabaul, Papua New Guinea during World War II. Aerial view of Tobera. A thick pillar of smoke and explosion rises from Tobera. Shadows of multiple aircraft are seen on aerial view of Tobera Airfield. Aerial view of the coast of Keravat, near Tobera Airfield. A group of bombers in flight. Five United States Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers flying away.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. Staff sergeant Dixson and Technical sergeant Ross are loading large dud shell onto truck carefully using a chain and hoist. Officers close the tailgate of the truck. Truck tailgate words read “U.S. Air Force”. Sign reads “Explosive Disposal”. Man turns sign that reads “Explosives Bakuhatsu butsu (detonation products)” in English and Japanese. Truck drives away. A technical sergeant setting off blast from bunkers, personnel squatting by same. A sergeant wearing sunglasses setting off blast from bunker. A broad demolition explosion.
German Nazi Joseph Goebbels gives The Sportpalast speech (Sportpalastrede) or Total War speech at the Berlin Sportpalast in Germany during World War II. The Sportpalas (now demolished, erected at Potsdamer Straße 172) decorated with Nazi Swastikas. Banner on the wall reads “Totaler Krieg- Kürzester Krieg!”. Japanese officials in attendance. A high-ranking Nazi German military official. Spectators stand up and clap in unison. Women are also present in the crowd. Joseph Goebbels speaks in the podium. Joseph Goebbels extorts the crowd to participate in the war effort. Crowds perform the Nazi salute as they cheer on Goebbels’ speech. A woman, dressed as a nurse, gives the Nazi salute.
View of Angaur island at sunrise at start of Battle of Angaur in World War II. Aerial view of aircraft carrier. Conning tower on USS Essex. Crew member speaking on on radio headset. Pilot in cockpit of Grumman F6F Hellcat. Fighter planes gathered on deck of the USS Essex (CV-9) near the Palau Islands. Grumman F6F fighters on board start after signal from crew in conning tower. Fighters take off from flight deck. Another Grumman F6F fighter is raised to deck using aircraft lift and takes off. Fighters in formation in the air. Battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) and four cruisers bombard Japanese positions in Angaur. Explosion on top of a hill. Trees destroyed on the coast as seen from a United States Navy ship. Naval artillery firing at Angaur. Landing craft being deployed from ships to land on Angaur.
United States 81st Infantry Division M4 Sherman tanks and troops on the beach head of Angaur during the Pacific War in World War II. Medics carry casualty in stretcher and treat patient on the beach. A soldier holds his helmet to shield a wounded soldier's eyes. Another holds a patient’s IV fluid. More troops land on the beach. 81st Infantry Division “Wildcats” Soldiers receive more ammunition from Higgins boat. The soldiers carry supplies. Japanese fire hits American ammo dump on the beach, creating an explosion. United States troops with water hose put down fire in ammo dump. Major General Paul J. Mueller talking to another military official on Angaur. Officers walk in knee-deep water as they land on the beach. General Mueller inspects Angaur.
United States 81st Infantry Division troops relax in the middle of the Battle of Angaur in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Naked servicemen bathe and wash clothes. 81st Infantry Division “Wildcats” soldiers prepare a meal from a portable camp stove. Two of the soldiers are smoking cigarette and pipe. The soldier stirs from the metal can. He scoops some soup to taste. The soldier makes an “OK” hand gesture after tasting the soup. A soldier picks up a stray goat. They smile as they hold and pet the goat. A group of soldiers play with a Japanese record player. They laugh at the high-pitched warbled music from the record player.
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