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Admiralty landing
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Admiralty Islands, 29 February 1944. Brewer Reconnaissance Force, 2nd Squadron of 5th Cavalry Regiment, United States 1 Cavalry Division on beach embarking, on board US naval destroyers, disembarking,...F01267
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Airborne division entering planes and Japanese envoys land at Ie Shima on way to Manila
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Maker: Driver, Roy
On 18th August, 1945, a party of 16 Japanese envoys headed by Lieutenant General Kawabe Takashio, Vice Chief of the Japanese general staff, landed on the tiny island of Ie Shima near Okinawa. They arr...F01538
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Allied drive on Italian mainland 1943 (News From Home No. 62)
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The invasion of Italy from Sicily by the 8th and 5th Allied armies. The landing was un-opposed. Shows Montgomery and Eisenhower and includes shots of the invasion of Sicily for comparison.F00755
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Allied victory
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Maker: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc
An Encyclopaedia Britannica educational film covering the history of the Second World War commencing with the entry of the United States in December 1941. Introduction on camera by Louis L. Snyder, Ph...F03324
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American Army mules
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Maker: McKechnie, Frank
Hundreds of Pack Mules have been brought to New Guinea for pack duties. These animals have not been tried out in New Guinea, but so far have done wonderful work with the British and American Armies in...F07100
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American forces liberate South Korea
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Australian troops captured at Singapore in 1942 and liberated in Korea by Allied forces after Japanese capitulation. Film commences with aerial shots of Korean landscape, moves to a panning shot of f...F01244
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Americans (Darwin series, 11)
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Artillery practice by the 147th United States Field Artillery South Dakota National Guard. American NCO's operate range finders and artillery plot table. American officers watching shoot; shell explod...F01186
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Americans farewell BCOF, Tokyo
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Maker: Unknown
General Sir H C H Robertson is honoured by US Commander General Mark Clark. Opening ceremony at Yokohama Cemetery.F10270
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Americans land on Trobriand Island
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
A general coverage of American troops embarking in Landing Craft Infantry (LCI), Landing Craft Tank (LCT) and Landing Craft Mechanised (LCM) at Milne Bay, the convoy at sea and the landing at Trobrian...F01261
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1. Americans train under MacArthur's eye. 2. Army wins interservices boxing tournament. (Cinesound News No. 573)
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1. (2 min 17 sec) General Douglas MacArthur inspects Americans training in bayonet fighting and unarmed combat 2. (1 min 50 sec) Plenty of action in bouts between Allied servicemen.F00599
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Anti aircraft guns AA50 M6
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
The American 102nd Coast Artillery Battalion demonstrate firepower of water cooled Browning .50 heavy machine guns on anti aircraft ground mounts in gun-pits. Identified United States personnel Captai...F01783
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1. Army and Navy warplanes scrapped 2. Sailing ship "Danmark" goes home 3. Wounded soldiers learn to use new artificial limbs 4. Harbours of Pacific coast cleared of submarine nets 5. B24 in test crash 6. Army - Navy gridiron upset 7. Film reports from Japan MacArthur honoured 8. Bikini Atoll A-bomb test (Extracts from U.S. Movietone Newsreels)
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1. Army and Navy warplanes scrapped. 2. Sailing ship 'Danmark' goes home. 3. Wounded soldiers learn to use new artificial limbs. 4. Harbours of Pacific coast cleared of submarine nets. 5. B-24 in ...F03508
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Army artists, Australian and US painters in the forces (News from home. No. 79)
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Extracts from News from home newsreel No. 79 showing Nora Heysen and American artist, Richard Rosenheinder at work on official war pictures.F00771
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1. Army assault course 2. Training packhorses 3. Battle of the Solomons. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 14 No 1)
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1. (2 min 11 sec) Troops go through assault course with sound effects 2. (1 min 38 sec) Training packhorses 3. (2 min) Solomons battle, transports at sea, barges go into landing, American plane brough...F00375
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Arraignment of General Tomoyuki Yamashita
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Maker: Cuffley, Leighton Edward
Arraignment of General Tomoyuki Yamashita by American Military Commission at the residence of US High Commissioner, Dewey Road, Manila. General Reynolds (US Army) and his staff sit at head of the cour...F07374
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Attack
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Maker: United States Department of War
The battle for New Britain a United States War Department production photographed by the United States Signal Corps and USAAF. Shows scenes at the 'Overpower' Task Force three staging areas including ...F01928
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1. Australia helps Russia prepare for winter 2. Around the clock at American Service Club (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 35)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 35. 1. (1 min 26 sec) Sheep skins shipped to Russia to help clothe Soviet troops 2. (2 min 8 sec) Story of an American recreation centre in Melbourne, Vic...F00357
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Australia is like this
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Maker: Ford, Ross Herschel Department of Information
An Australian produced propaganda film for American audiences, which uses the device of an American soldier stationed in Australia writing a letter to his parents in the US. The film covers his arriva...F01303
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1. Australian engineers help build military railway 2. Owen Gun passes test 3. Thanksgiving Day (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 51)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
1. (1 min 44 sec) AIF, British and South African Troops construct Syrian link in strategic Middle East railroad 2. (1 min 57 sec) Owen Gun is demonstrated by the inventor 3. (43 sec) Thanksgiving day ...F00373
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Blasting with the Bazooka (News From Home. No. 69)
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The United States Army Bazooka is shown for the first time along with rifle grenades in a pattern of destruction.F00761