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Americans prepare to land at Wakde Island
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Maker: Anderson, Alan Frederick
An American convoy of landing of craft left Aitape, New Guinea, escorted by Australian and American warships for a landing on Wakde. This was accomplised by two separate operations; first a landing on...F01268
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Assault on Salamaua
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
15 Brigade Headquarters at Missim showing VX33 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Henry George Guinn of East Malvern VIC, in conference with his staff. Soldier moves to forward Bren Gun position overlooking...F01866
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Attack on Boram plantation
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Made by "B" Company Australian Infantry Battalion along beach towards Cape Moem, "C" Coy along N.W. of drome and "A" Coy direct across drome to 1st Ridge. On arrival at 1st Ridge, "A" Coy were pinned ...F07234
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25 Australian Infantry Battalion in action Slater's Knoll
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
Early in the morning of 5th April, in South Bougainville, a sizeable enemy force attacked the HQ 25th Australian Infantry Battalion and a platoon of "C" Company. Sixty men were cut off from their comm...F07191
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17 Brigade, 16 Division at Yamil
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
"A" Company, 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion attack on the Yamil area, several miles east of Maprik.F07238
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Capture of Lae
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
General interest shots of the capture of Lae, arrival of troops in the town and the damaged buildings. Identified personnel VX47819 Brigadier (Brig) Bernard Evans and NX3 Brig Kenneth William Eather ...F01862
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Easter action on Bougainville
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Maker: New Zealand National Film Unit
Introduction reads: "While on the home front most of us were taking it easy for four days over Easter, Americans, Fijians and New Zealanders were fighting the Japanese in the shell blasted swamps and ...F01889
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[Eastern Front, Monte Cassino and Luftwaffe night raids on London, 1944] (Die Deutsche Wochenshau) = (The German newsreel)
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Maker: Die Deutsche Wochenschau
German newsreel circa early 1944. Items covered: 1. Winter on the Eastern front, Stug III Assault gun, Panzer Grenadiers, PzKpfW VI Tiger tanks, Soviet POWs, land mine clearance, knocked out Soviet T-...F01995
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1. Ex Duce Mussolini sees Hitler for consolation 2. US Marines storm Tarawa 3. Brisbane rodeo. (News From Home No. 72)
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1. (1 min 11 sec) A captured German film shows Mussolini meeting Hitler after being rescued from imprisonment on the Gran Sasso in Abruzzi by a German parachute unit led by Otto Skorzeny. Also shows M...F00763
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Fall of Bardia 1940
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
The advance of the 2nd AIF from Salum to Bardia with shots of infantry advancing and Australian and British Artillery Bombardment. Italian soldiers surrendering, abandoned Italian equipment and enemy ...F01060
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Fall of Manila
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Movietone newsreel item comprising combat footage shot by United States Signal Corps photographers. Shows the intense street fighting in the battle for Manila. The city in flames from fires started by...F10200
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Fall of Sattelberg
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Sattelberg road river crossing. Bulldozers make a ford and tow any jeeps that get stuck. Engineers work on foundations of bridge. Pontoon crossing. Wounded coming back by jeep. Jeeps bringing up food ...F01878
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First bombing of Singapore. AIF stand to
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Maker: Nichols, Melmer Frank
Buildings being demolished by explosives. Burning building with only the frame left standing, black smoke and flames rising. An Australian 8th Division 25 pounder gun crew. Crew load and fire gun. Si...F01158
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Front line at Salamaua
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter Fox Movietone News
Movietone News newsreel version of Damien Parer's film of the fighting and supply around Salamaua. Air supply by Douglas C47 transport aircraft. Aerial strafing and bombardment of Salamaua airstrip by...F01621
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Interview with Captain Henry Katekar Adjutant 2/27 Battalion (The Gona/Buna interviews)
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Maker: Training Technology Centre Australian Army
Interview with Captain Henry Katekar Adjutant 2/27 Battalion (The Gona/Buna interviews)F04810
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Interview with Lieutenant Hugh Dalby MC "A" Coy 39 Bn (The Gona/Buna interviews)
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Maker: Training Technology Centre Australian Army
Interview with Lieutenant Hugh Dalby MC 'A' Company 39 Battalion. Changes to the 39 Battalion after the Kokoda campaign. Description of the ground for the attack on Gona.F04809
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Invasion of Hollandia
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
On 22 Apr 1944 Task Force 'Reckless', assisted by aircraft of TF58 and gunfire of United States and Australian naval vessels, invaded Dutch New Guinea in an amphibious operation and began a pincers mo...F01731
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Invasion of Leyte, Philippines
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On 20 October 1944 the United States 6th Army invaded Leyte, Philippines, landing on the east coast in vicinity of Tacloban, the capital. Two firm beach heads were established. On 21 October 1944 US A...F01704
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Japanese bomber Darwin
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
Scenes of the wrecked Japanese bomber and dead crew. O383 Squadron Leader Richard (Dick) Cresswell shaving outside his tent. He explains with hands how he shot down a Japanese bomber.F01793
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Landing on Wewak
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Wewak May 1945. The initial stages of an amphibious landing by troops of an Australian Infantry Battalion. Shows bulldozer and trailer being unloaded down the ramp of LST 1346. Troops searching the cl...F07231