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World War II Newsreels Film Library 4 DVD Set
This is a collection of 74
Universal Newsreels relating to WWII and other events during the years
1937-1945. The entire collection, on 4 DVDs, is almost 7 hours in length
and is arranged in chronological order. Because of poor storage conditions
of some of the original films, the quality of some of the newsreels (especially the early years) in
this collection is poor but they are included due to their interesting
content.
Here are all the newsreels
that make up this historical collection:
- U.S. Faces War Says Roosevelt , 1937/10/06 (1937) "Chicago:
In a ringing speech, President Roosevelt warns of a steadily-increasing
danger of armed conflict menacing the United States. Without naming
any nation as responsible, the Chief Executive finds a threat in present
attacks from the air on civilians, and ships attacked and sunk by submarines
in time of peace and without cause or notice. Gravely, the President
asserts that if such things can happen in other parts of the world,
America cannot feel secure for long. Universal Newsreel presents the
President's speech as a historic document, and gives with it a dramatic
view of incidents of aggression which called forth Mr. Roosevelt's impassioned
warning." scenes of parade outdoors, sound of FDR speaking outdoors
under tent, silent scenes of war inserted into FDR's speech, FDR says
I Hate War.
- All Nations Shaken By War Crisis , 1938/09/19 (1938) "Washington,
DC: In the face of a possible new world conflict abroad, Pres. Roosevelt
summons his cabinet officers for a conference on the European crisis.
(2) Paris, France: Premier Daladier and Foreign Minister Bonnet fly
to London, where they and Prime Minister Chamberlain move to exert pressure
on Czechoslovakia to grant Hitler's demands of Sudeten territory annexation.
(3) England: Braemer, Scotland, King George cuts short a visit at the
colorful Scottish games to rush home for conference with his 'War' Cabinet.
(4) Germany: Goose-stepping soldiers march toward the Czech border as
'incidents' arise to threaten peace. Italy: Mussolini exorts his followers
and declares his nation will side with Germany, war or no war! (5) Russia:
The Soviet Republic, 'key' factor in the crisis, displays its military
might as a warning to the fascist bloc. (6) Czechoslovakia: Between
the 'fying pan' of British and French pressure, and the 'fire' of Nazi
aggression, Pres. Benes takes a firm stand against annexation." scenes
include White House, barrage balloons, Mussolini. (some parts silent
in this partial newsreel without narration)
- Special Release - Europe At War! , 1939/09/04 (1939) (1) "Dramatic
scenes of a new conflict that may envelop the world in flames! Hitler's
war machine rolls into Poland, encouraged to strike by the new pact
with Stalin's 'Red' Russia. With Danzig seized, Polish infantry and
cavalry rally to the defense of their homeland. Italy remains in the
background, while Nazis pour into the Siegfried Line to stem a possible
Allied thrust. England: Tense eleventh-hour scenes in London, as Prime
Minister Chamberlain declares a state of war exists! Troops mobilize
and iar raid defenses are manned to prevent bombing attacks. Thousands
of helpless children are evacuated to the countryside! France: The French
war machine swings into high gear as France follows the lead of Britain
in claring war! Bus-loads of troops leave the city enroute to the 'Front.'
Eight million men under arms, ready to strike! The Maginot Line ready
to repulse any attack!" (no sound) (2) Pres. Roosevelt Pledges To Keep
U.S. Out Of War - "Washington, DC: President Roosevelt, his peace efforts
failed, appeals for national unity in the crisis and pledges his fight
for neutrality!" scenes of newsreel cameras and radios, sound of FDR
speaking in the partial newsreel without narration
- Washington DC , 1940/05/13 (1940) "Washington DC: Strongly
condemning the Nazi invasion of Holland and Belgium, President Roosevelt
tells the 8th American Scientific Congress that the Americas are shocked
and angered by Hitler's newest attack!" (only sound of FDR speech) (2)
"Washington, DC: Reverberations of the 'Blitz-krieg' stir America! Envoys
of Belgium and Holland say their nations will resist to the last! State
Dept. and Cabinet officials call at the White House to discuss U. S.
strategy in the latest war crisis!" scenes of envoy speaking, says that
the Netherlands are resisting the German attack; another envoy speaks,
says that King Leopold, like his father King Albert, opposes German
invasion of Belgium.
- America Not Secure Against Brute Force Says Cordell Hull , 1940/05/15
(1940) "Washington, DC: Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, warns Americans
to re-arm, to prepare against the threat of 'brute force'! Meanwhile,
Gen. John J. Pershing, head of our Army during the World War, returns
to lend his weight to speeding defense measures." (sound of Hull speaking)
- Mrs. F.D.R. In Red Cross Appeal , 1940/05/22 (1940) "Washington,
DC: In a stirring appeal to the public to donate $10,000,000 to the
Red Cross War Relief Fund, Mrs. Roosevelt says that the horrors of war
abroad make necessary contributions from all Americans!" (sound of Eleanor
Roosevelt speaking)
- Gen. Pershing Urges U.S. Rush Planes, Arms To The Allies , 1940/06/10
(1940) "Washington, DC: Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the A.E.F.
in France, says the 'Allies are fighting a war for civilization' and
urges the country to send them unlimited supplies of planes, arms and
ammunition!"
- Deanna Durbin Appeals For Donations , 1940/07/01 (1940) "Universal
City, California: Deanna Durbin takes time off from production of her
new picture, 'Spring Parade,' to make an appeal for donations to the
war relief fund."
- Nation's Draft Lottery Held , 1940/10/30 (1940) "Washington,
DC: Historic scenes as the first peace-time draft in the U.S. gets underway!
Secretary of War Stimson draws out the first number, No. 158, and as
Pres. Roosevelt broadcasts a message to the country, America's youth
prepares to answer the call to arms!" (2) "Philadelphia, PA: Exclusive
pictures of the metal drum used as a draft lottery bowl during the Civil
War. It was unearthed along with old recruiting posters."
- Roosevelt Warns Of Danger To U.S. If Nazis Win War , 1940/12/31
(1940) (1) "Washington, DC: President Roosevelt tells the world that
the U.S. is determined to aid Britain, that the Americas will be in
constant danger if the Axis poers win the war, and that the United States
must become a great arsenal to supply England with arms." scenes of
FDR speaking at his desk, Fireside Chat #16 (2) North Sea Action - "Thrilling
scenes as Nazis attack a British convoy. A warship commanded by the
king's cousin is hit by a Nazi E-boat. Daring rescue work follows and
other ships tow the crippled destroyers safely back to port."
- Halifax Says Hitler Invasion Will Fail , 1941/03/27 (1941) "New
York, NY: Britain's Ambassador, Lord Halifax, addressing the Pilgrim
Society on the British war situation, says the British spirit is such
that the threatened Nazi invasion of England is doomed to failure."
(speech sound) (2) "Newark, N.J., When Bruiser Burns meets 'Blimp' Levy
in the Laurel Gardens ring, anything goes. No holds barred and the rougher
the better. So when 'Blimp' Levy is tossed out of the ring, the house,
literally, almost comes down." wrestling scenes include crowd sound.
- Aid Britain Says Hull , 1941/04/29 (1941) (1) "Cordell Hull
Urges 'Quick' Aid To Britain "without hesitation" - "Washington, DC:
American aid must get England and get there quickly, or it won't help
anybody, the Secretary of State declares at a meeting of the Society
of International Law." (2) More Taxes For Defense - "Washington, DC:
American taxpayers will face the prospect of much higher taxes next
year, Treasury Secretary Morgenthau tells Congress committee. Americans
are willing to pay the price for adequate defense, he says."
- Soldier Welfare Service Launched At Monster Rally , 1941/05/22
(1941) (1) National Defense Highlights - "New York, NY: Addressing 15,000
parents, wives and sweethearts at the opening meeting of the United
Service Organizations campaign, Thomas E. Dewey urges everyone to 'get
behind' our fighting forces." Dewey speaks on the debate on foreign
policy, "America stands united" (2) "Los Angeles, CA: Those laughable
'Buck Privates' Abbott & Costello who next are 'In The Navy' take a
more serious view of national defense and urge all Americans to back
the defense bond drive." (sound but poor video quality) (3) Outlines
Woman's Role In War [correct date for this story is 5/27/41] "Atlantic
City, NJ: Mrs. John Whitehurst, new president of the Federation of Women's
Clubs, tells of the roles mothers, daughters and sweethearts will play
in defending America. They'll even shoulder a gun if need be." sound
of Mrs. Whithurst speaking, urging women to buy bonds, and other jobs
woman can do.
- Nazis War On Russia , 1941/06/23 (1941) (1) German Invasion
of Russia - "The war's most amazing about-face! Nazi Germany and Red
Russia, partners in crime for the Polish campaign, are engaged in a
life-and-death struggle along 2,000 miles of frontier. Millions of men
and thousands of tanks and planes lock forces in what may well be the
turning point of the war. " scenes include stock pictures of Russian
farms, military, tanks, Molotov and Japan sign treaty (some sound) (2)
"Washington, DC: The Russian envoy, Ambassador Oumansky, presents his
country's views on the latest war move. He says that the Nazis have
tackled something too big for them this time. Uncle Sam's position in
the newest crisis is explained to the press by Undersecretary of State
Sumner Welles. The administration says our immediate aim is to 'stop
Hitlerism'." sound of Oumansky speaking (3) Canadian local: "U.S. Stars
of Stage, Air, and Screen back War Loan Campaign." scenes include Donald
Duck puppet
- Big News of 1941 - The Editors of Universal Newsreel present
dramatic highlights of an epochal year, 1941/12/24 (1941) (1) Help For
Democracies - America's answer - ships, tanks, guns and planes for the
brave actions fighting aggression. As the Arsenal of Democracy, the
U.S. delivers the goods!" - scenes include FDR speaking to Congress
(2) The 3rd Term - "Unprecedented third term for President Roosevelt!
Franklin Delano Roosevelt takes office at gravest crisis in America's
history." (3) Sabotage and Strikes - "Flames of destruction destroy
vital American factories and supplies. Strikes too cripple defense production,
but the advent of war brings epic settlement." (4) The Flight of Hess
- "Rudolph Hess, the mystery man of the year. His flight might have
been the act of a desparate man to gain peace!" (5) No Oil For Hitler
- "The Middle East theatre of war! Britain's occupation of Syria and
Iran forestalls Nazi drive into the rich oil fields. (6) Selassie on
Throne Again - "in Ethiopia, Hailie Selassie returns to his throne."
(7) US Occupies Iceland - "American troops take over Atlantic outpost
to counter Nazi drives towards this hemisphere and to protect shipping
lanes." (8) Kearny Torpedoed - "Destroyer Kearny is torpedoed, first
U.S. naval victim of the war." (9) Russian Victories - "Germany's invasion
of the Soviet backfires! heroic defence by the Russians puts the Nazi
invasion in reverse. Good news in 1941!" (10) British Win In Libya -
"Britain's second drive into the North African country bodes well for
the Allies. Imperial forces spread annihilation of Axis forces." (11)
Japan's Treachery - "America is drawn into the world-wide war by Jap
infamy and treachery in the Pacific. Dastardly dawn attack on Honolulu
unites all Americans in vengeful determination to crush the war-lords
of Japan. Get behind your President! Work for Victory! Buy Defense Bonds
and Stamps!" ends with Victory for America logo.
- Churchill Safe At Home , 1942/02/02 (1942) (1) Over The Atlantic:
"Britain's Prime Minister takes the controls of the huge flying boat
that brings him home safely after the triumphal tour in America. His
arrival in London is a bright moment for his admirers everywhere." scenes
of Winston Churchill (some sound) (2) World of Sports - "Wembley, England:
66,000 fans forget the war for a brief moment of sporting thrills as
the English 'football' team tackles the Scotsmen and win, 3-0. Mrs.
Churchill gets a big hand from the fans."
- "Scrap Rubber Needed" - F.D.R , 1942/06/15 (1942) "Washington,
DC: President Roosevelt appeals to nation, urging citizens to save and
turn in all scrap rubber to Government for use in vital war industries."
sound of FDR speech.
- Allied Convoy Battles Axis , 1942/07/13 (1942) (1) "Mediterranean:
Amazing pictures of the great air-sea battle between an Allied Convoy
to Malta, and Axis forces. Allied guns fill the air with bursting steel
that brings many Nazi and Italian aircraft to sudden destruction. Allied
marksmen thwart suicide attack of Italian torpedo plane." - naval combat
footage of attacks on the Alexandria convoy (2) Local: Scots Cheer Royalty.
- Loretta Young Trailer , 1942/11/23 (1942) On location with Loretta
Young filming the movie "China," and the actress speaks about Women
At War Week begins Nov. 22, a "call to arms for all American women."
- F.D.R. Starts $9,000,000,000 'V' Loan Drive ,1942/11/30 (1942)
Sound of FDR speaking on the war bond campaign.
- Dover (1942) A documentary short film produced by the Great
Britain Ministry of Information, released by the Office of War Information,
distributed by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry,
introduced and narrated by Edward R. Murrow: "On the stamina of residents
of Dover, England, during German bombing. Recounts two years of German
aerial attacks on Dover and their lessening as England strikes back.
Soldiers and citizens express confidences. Shows scenes of destruction
and of civilians training to stave off a once-feared German invasion.
A Salvation Army band plays in rubbled streets."
- Reds Rout Nazis , 1943/09/02 (1943) "The fifth year of the war
sees invincible Russia triumphant over the enemy as the Nazis are steadily
repulsed and forced to retreat from every front." scenes with some sound
include artillery and injured infantry; fighter plane shot down; tanks
advance, cavalry, flamethrower, dead soldiers.
- Long Way to Go Says FDR , 1943/09/09 (1943) (1) - "Pres. Roosevelt
cites Italy's capitulation as a victory for the Italian people, as well
as for Gen. Eisenhower, as he officially opens the Third War Loan Drive."
includes scenes from Fireside Chat #26 and speech sound announcing Italian
surrender (2) Churchill at Harvard - "Harvard confers its coveted degree
upon Winston Churchill. In his speech, the Prime Minister pledges that
England will march side by side with the U.S. to complete victory."
(3) Blast Nazi Strongholds - "The R.A.F. roars over the North Sea in
Boston bombers, and plants destructive delayed-action bombs on Valenciennes,
France. Incredible speed marks the whole venture."
- MacArthur in Battle , 1944/03/13 (1944) (1) "General Douglas
MacArthur, after 19 months of creeping warfare, is seen on the bridge
of a plunging flagship, heading into one of the boldest moves of his
South Pacific campaign. And a new type of landing operation is up for
trial dependence is to be placed on surprise, rather than on pulverizing
naval bombardment. Los Negros Island, in the Admiralties, is sighted,
and the 5-inch guns of Uncle Sam's destroyers bark into action. Low
flying bombers carefully drop their bombs, then race away. Landing barges
are chugging ashore, filled with the unmounted ranks of the U.S. 1st
Cavalry. Landed, they leap into the brush and proceed to exterminate
Japs. Their kill runs to over 3,000, and Momote airfield is captured.
Soon, we see Gen. MacArthur ashore, diSoundainful of snipers. He inspects
the entire area, which has been so quickly captured. Then we learn one
secret of this 3-star general's tremendous popularity with his men.
He is sincerely grateful for their prowess at arms and he tells them
so. Rabaul is doomed, and the Philippines are endangered." (2) China's
Air Force Grows "'The Composite Wing' Southwest China Young Chinese
aviators, under joint Yank and Chinese leadership, are visited by Generalissimo
and Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. This air group is a nucleus for the growing
air strength against Japan proper." (3) Nazi London "Bombing of London
While London rocks to ack ack fire, Nazi bombers start some spectacular
fires in the metropolis. Populace takes it manfully and is visited by
the King and Queen." (4) 20 Children At Once "Kids by the Score Kent,
Wash., Wilber Arketa and wife, fresh from their missionary work in Alaska,
bring 20 assorted children, ranging from 2 to 18 in age, into the States
with them. Adoption completed, they plunge into the vegetables. And
they all acknowledge that Arketa is their daddy." (5) Deadliest Explosive
"Ottawa: Canada announces successful production of R D X, the most powerful
military explosive in the world. Dramatic tests force T N T to take
second position." (6) Where Scrap Paper Goes (Exclusive) "Whippany,
NJ: Huge paper mill of McEwan Bros. shows how scrap paper is re-processed
into boxboard to provide packaging for war shipments and essential civilian
goods." (7) News in Hair Do's (Exclusive) NYC: Appropriate hair do's
for women's various activities of the present day are presented. Stealing
first attention is the '7th Column,' a lacquered pompadour, which is
designed to insure hair safety for war plant workers." (8) Our Mighty
Navy Grows "Ship of Two Cities Quincy, Mass.: Hull of U.S.S. 'Springfield,'
a 10,000 ton cruiser, is jointly sponsored by Miss McCurley of Springfield,
Ill., and Mrs. Bertera of Springfield, Mass., as the ship is named for
both cities." (9) Blimps Fly In Formation "In California, they do it
the hard way again, U.S. Navy training blimps are flown in precision
formations, despite their unwieldiness."
- Blast Berlin By Daylight , 1944/03/20 (1944) (1) "We accompany
one of the 2,000 American plane formations that are bringing ruin and
panic to Berlin. Miles of vapor-streaks are trailing after the huge
Flying Fortresses, winging through the frigid sky. Crews are 'on oxygen.'
Then Berlin is sighted and the bombs start cascading downward. The scene
below is like a field of mushrooms. Flak comes up, and one of our motors
goes dead. We head back to Blighty. Some shops drop flares announcing
wounded aboard, and instant medical care is waiting, when the ships
roll to a stop. Colonel Mumford interviews some of the other participants
in the raid. They give their crisp, spicy version of this one, and ask
for return assignments." (2) Prisoners of War in U.S. "Michigan: Nazi
prisoners of war volunteer for forest duty in the north woods. Warmly
clothed, they work like beavers. Then they devour their food, and return
to the recreation rooms for checkers, ping pong and music by a Germand
band." (3) Nazi Rubber Captured "Fortaleza, Brazil: Native fishermen
ask no questions as they haul in bales of valuable rubber wafted to
their shores by sea currents in which Nazi blockade runners had been
sunk." (4) Women In The News "A giant U.S. Army transport lands at a
Caribbean base and out steps Eleanor Roosevelt on a good-will mission
in this vital defense area. 'H.M.S. Bataan' New South Wales, Mrs. Douglas
MacArthur very appropriately launches this defiant new Australian destroyer."
(5) Task Force Routs Japs "Our cameras open on a huge task force. War
ships plunge through the waves, and a liberal sprinkling of big, graceful
aircraft carriers races along. Truk has just been abased by a similar
task force. The goal for this force is Saipan and Tinian Islands, in
the lower Marianas (only 1,500 miles S.E. of Tokio). The Japs roar out
to meet us. Hundreds of our carrier-based planes are awaiting their
onset, and the killing drum fire of a staggering number of American
ack ack guns starts taking its toll of the skulking Japs. They plummet
into the sea like meteors. Some of them explode under water, adding
fire works to their death at sea. And secondary explosions are caused
as huge Jap bombs are flung upward by the sinking Jap planes. The sky
is clouded with flak bursts, and streaked with tracer bullets. Box score
29 Jap planes are shot out of the sky." (6) Irish Have Their Day "Fifth
Avenue: The lovely Irish take over on St. Patrick's Day. O'Brien and
Kelly were there, Doran, LaGuardia and Sweeney, too. Sure the harp got
a bit wet, and some of the lads wobbled a bit but wasn't it a lovely
day? Yes it was."
- Jungle War In Burma , 1944/04/03 (1944) (1) Jungle War In Burma
"Lord Louis Mountbatten, Commander-in-Chief of the Southeast Asia Armies,
sends his forces down Burma's western shores in a master plan to regain
Burma from Japs. We got a bird's eye view of the difficult terrain,
then we watch the Tommies slither through the jungle brush, as their
tanks blaze forth with supporting fire. Formations of Allied bombers
spew their bomb loads on the resisting Japs and British artillery and
machine guns finish the 'clearing out' job. The infantry cautionsly
advances to carefully examine the prizes of their victory. Heaps of
Jap guns and helmets and other war materiel are taken, together with
Nipponese battle flags and communications. Shrinking Jap prisoners are
hauled out of fox holes, and the seriously wounded are littered to the
rear for treatment. All of which forms an interesting insight into the
difficult task which confronts the Allies in reconquering Burma, a land
infested with Fifth Columnists and spies." (2) Arabs Form Desert Unit
" Arabia: The British have welded a tough native fighting unit, which
utilizes mechanized equipment that matches their fighting zeal, in ruggedness
and dogged determination."
- Rout Jap Naval Force , 1944/04/10 (1944) (1) Rout Jap Naval
Force "Rabaul Harbor: Marvelous air pictures of a trim Jap cruiser getting
the 'setting sun' bombed out of it. Our attacking plane knocks the wing
off of a Jap fighter plane, then the Nip cruiser below is mercilessly
attacked with high explosive bombs. We see hits and near hits, and leave
the spoiled sea beauty, wreathed in smoke." 4. "Movies in War Bond Drive
(2) Movie Report On 4th Loan "NYC: Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. accepts
giant record book from Charles Skouras, Movie Magnate who directed the
Motion Picture Industry's 4th War Loan Drive to success. Book gives
graphic record of the entire drive." (3) Easy On The Eyes (Exclusive)
"College Inn, Chicago: Stunning girls delightfully pose in latest type
bathing suits, divided into two pieces. A flash-back reveals early 20th
century bathing beauties, buttoned up from chin to shoe tops. Hidden
or exposed, there is an abundance of allure, in both cases."
- Campaign in Burma , 1944/04/24 (1944) (1) Campaign in Burma
"In Burma we see Admiral Lord Mountbatten, the late Major General Wingate
and the ace air-director, Colonel 'Flip Corkan' watching Colonial troops
depart for heavy action. We move out into the muddy combat areas and
watch air transport drop bales of rice and munitions. Allied tanks and
infantry are slogging through. Further afield we encounter General Stilwell's
Chinese armies (armed with Yank equipment), then we watch them advance
through the jungle country. The refugees pour in, and they hungrily
seize the rice issued them. All of which gives one a better insight
into these vital Burma campaigns which are aimed at driving a wedge
into the present Japanese Empire. 'Vinegar Joe's Birthday North Burma:
General Stilwell, 61, receives a birthday cake with the inscription
'Happy Uncle Joe.' He slices it and hands a chunk to a Colonel, his
son. Then the entire staff pitches in." (2) Plane Parts Salvaged "Alameda
Naval Air Station, CA: Damaged combat planes provide tons of valuable
parts, in huge salvage program. And Butch O'Hara's famous bullet riddled
plane provides inspiration as well as salvage parts." (3) The Italian
War Front " At Anzio, the British press their speedy rocket guns into
action providing eerie, flashless night pictures. Shamrock Decorations
Cassino Front: General Alexander engages in the ceremony of the shamrocks,
on March 17th, with an Irish Regiment." (4) Victories At Sea "Shipan
Island, Marianas: A Yank task force meets Jap air opposition. Long rows
of anti-aircraft guns blaze away, 5-inch guns on the carriers roar.
The sky is filled with tracers and flak bursts, and we see Jap planes
diving head on, deep into the Pacific Ocean. Explosions mark their watery
graves. Nazi Sub Battle A Nazi sub surfaces in the Atlantic, and begins
a battle royal with a U.S. Navy seaplane tender. The sub loses."
- A Great Day For The Kellys ,1944/04/27 (1944) (1) A Great Day
For The Kellys "Commando Kelly Returns Home Sergeant Charles Kelly,
23, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for exterminating
10 Nazis in one day, finally returns to Pittsburgh, Pa. His whole excited
family is there, Mom and his six brothers, and apparently everyone in
the Smoky City. Pittsburgh gives its hero the keys to the city, then
a parade takes place, to end all parades. Our microphones caught the
globe-trotting Sergeant at Washington, D.C., in his simple recital of
a fighting soldier's creed 'they all are fighting to come home.'" (2)
War Ballot Applications "G.I. Vote Applications Washington, DC: 37,000,000
postal card applications for November voting ballots roll off the U.S.
Government printing presses." (3) Tirpitz Bombed "Norway: A mighty Carrier
Force unleashes scores of planes which straddle the hiding Nazi battle
wagon with 8 tons of bombs. 24 direct hits are made."
- The Arsenal For D-Day , 1944/05/08 (1944) (1) The Arsenal For
D-Day "Equipment for Invasion In a U.S.A. port we see the materials
of war being feverishly loaded into vessels. Planes are lifted to the
decks of bulging ships, ships that are loaded to the water line with
freight for the invasion. Slowly, then, the ships converge, to set sail
in convoy. In Bratain we come upon acres and acres of piled up materiel
and equipment, for the invasion armies on the Second Front. Tires, soap,
tobacco, candy and refuse cans form part of the military chattels. Rolling
stock (for continental railways!), tanks, ducks, pontoons, trucks, ambulances,
guns and bombs are seen. The unending rows of planes show that the battle
of production has been won in America. Now the military takes over."
(2) Lend-Lease Flat Top Gets Planes "Canada West Coast: Aboard one of
the 38 Yankee-built aircraft carriers of the 10,000 ton class (which
the U.S. has furnished the British Navy under Lend-Lease), we watch
a cargo of Yankee-built planes swoop aboard their new nest. They fold
their wings and take the elevator to the storage deck below."
- War News--All Good , 1944/05/22 (1944) (1) War News--All Good
"Modern Yank Artillery In Italy, enemy positions are plotted out in
checkerboard style, then pattern barrages are laid down, in which each
gun destroys its particular target square. Eisenhower with the 9th In
England, General Eisenhower accompanied by Lt. Gen. Spaatz and Lt. Gen.
Brereton, inspects the U.S. 9th Air Force. From the cockpit of a fighter
plan he fires the wing guns exubertantly, then he watches Marauder formations
take off for invasion objectives. Air War in Europe Sight Aiming Point
cameras reveal Yank daylight destruction of Nazi fighters and transport
planes, and merciless strafing of Nazi planes at enemy air bases. Ground
flares sputter a lighted path for the returning Yank planes at dusk.
Then, huge British Lancasters lumber out to enter upon their nightly
tasks of destruction. At Sables Sur Sarthe, France, the Lancasters set
off an ammunition dump. The resulting explosions turn night into day
for the unhappy Germans far below."(2) Capitol Hails Yank Air Aces "Washington,
DC: Captains Don Gentile and John Godfrey, are destroyers of Nazi planes,
are honored by their mothers, and official Washington."
- Cameramen Ready For Invasion , 1944/05/25 (1944) "Heroes with
the Camera In England, Universal Newsreel pays its respects to the heroes
who risk their lives to film the war. We see groups of the Navy camera
men, Army combat photographers, aerial combat camera men, and several
of the ace newsreel men. Each has his steel helmet adjusted and his
camera loaded. Their feats of the past will be surpassed by their efforts
in the future." (2) Invaders From The Sky "Lauringburg-Maxton Army Air
Base, NC: With D-day approaching hourly, an unusual interest attaches
to America's air borne troops as they apply the 'finishing touches'
to their training. We watch camouflaged men file into gliders, ground
crews stow jeeps and other mobile equipment into other gliders. Nylon
ropes for towing, are adjusted. Then giant C-47 transport ships take
up two gliders at a time. Over destination, parachutes plummet out of
the gliders, then more chutists pour from the transport ships. Other
gliders swoop to earth like angry impatient birds. Fully equipped carrier
troops leap out to instantly spring to their assigned tasks. American
soldiers from the sky are more than ready for invasion."
- Advance on Rome , 1944/05/29 (1944) (1) Advance on Rome "With
tremendous armies poised on all of Germany's borders, the signal is
given the Allied armies to the south, to being their destruction of
the Nazis in Italy. Protective smoke clouds veil intensive bombardments
of Nazi positions by enormous concentrations of field guns, howitzers,
mortars and machine guns. Heavy Allied equipment rumbles forward, helping
to carve a path for the advances. The air cover is crushing in its effectiveness,
some of the best precision bombing ever seen, is screened. The British
break through the Gustav Line and capture destroyed Cassino, with the
broken walls of the gutted Benedictine Abbey overshadowing the desolate
scene below. Air pictures cause one to think he is flying over the ruined
cities of ancient civilizations. French troops break through and capture
Castelforte (little Cassino). The Americans push up the Tyrrhenian and
engulf the Nazis in operations which resulted in a junction being effected
with the troops from th Nazis beachhead. Thousands of Nazis are captured,
and bedraggled natives return to their towns, to get in line at the
soup kitchens. The allies seem infused with new fire and drive, the
captured Nazis look dazed and war weary." (2) Devastation Of Berlin
"From Nazi films we see the devastation that has been wrought in Berlin
by the continuous Allied bombings. Herr Goebbels looks on in alarm."
scenes of city ruins from captured German films.
- Allies Close On Rome , 1944/06/01 (1944) "After the ruins, which
had been Cassino, are entered, we see the Allied Generals Alexander,
Mark Clark, Truscott, Juin et al in conference. As we roll forward with
their troops, significant signs mark out enemy mines, booby traps...and
the road to Rome."
- Eve of Battle , 1944/06/06 (1944) Eve of Battle "Universal Newsreel,
in full co-operation with the War Department, presents official pictures
of the final military preparations for the launching of D-Day. A host
of nations engage in the huge task. The invasion, in truth, is a United
Nation's effort."
- First Pictures Of Rome's Capture , 1944/06/15 (1944) "The Fortunes
of War at Rome Beneath the century old Colliseum in Rome, the Nazis
are shown triumphantly parading American and British prisoners, captured
in the ferocious action at Anzio. Field Marshal Kesselring takes a good
look southward through his field glasses, where the Allied drive is.
A forced evacuation of Rome is ordered. Beneath the same century old
Colliseum in Rome we see Allied heavy equipment rolling in, with General
Mark Clark, the center of attention for all the cheering Romans. The
allied advance rolls through Rome, and we see the effects of Allied
naval shelling. Nazi heavy equipment is utterly destroyed, becoming
dead symbols of a dead cause."
- Aviation In The News , 1944/06/22 (1944) B-24 Liberator rolls
off San Diego Consolidated "San Diego, CA: Off the assembly line comes
the 5,000th B-24 to go to war. The famed bomber, nicknamed the Liberator,
is ready to be off to the wars and further victories for the plane."
(2) First Movies Of Gen. Tito Of Yugoslavia "Somewhere in Yugoslavia:
For the first time, Marshall Tito is photographed by the motion picture
camera. His Partisans have been a thorn in the Nazis' side since the
day the Germans over ran the country."
- Saipan Is Ours ,1944/06/30 (1944) (1) "The War on Two Fronts
- Saipan Island: An American task force moves in on this strategic Jap
island base within near bomber range of Tokyo's front yard. After four
days of naval and air bombardment the Marines take over, suffering losses
three times those at Tarawa, but Jap dead are more than ours and they
lose 700 planes." (2) Deweys Meet The Press - Chicago, Ill.: Governor
Dewey, Republican candidate for President, holds his first conference
stressing his approval of the platform and denying he will resign his
office as governor. Mrs. Dewey also meets the newspapermen saying she
will make no speeches and leave campaigning to her husband." (3) Women
At War - "Anzio, Italy: Answering General Mark Clark's call for more
WACS in Italy, a fresh contingent arrives at this Italian port and settle
into their new life quickly. Canadian CWACS and nurses are on the job,
also, aiding doctors and surgeons in front line hospitals while under
constant fire." (4) Victory on Cherbourg Peninsula - "Allied troops
complete the conquest of the Cherbourg peninsula as reinforcements are
flown in by air. 26,000 German prisoners were taken by the allies who
either captured or destroyed the greater part of their equipment."
- Cherbourg, Gateway to Victory , 1944/07/02 (1944) (1) "The Capture
of Cherbourg - while the British and Canadians are protecting their
flank at Caen, General Bradley's First American Army lays siege to Cherbourg,
key port on the embattled French coast. Following thunderous bombardment
by artillery and from the air, Doughboys filter into Cherbourg. Snipers
are laid low, and thousands of Nazi prisoners are herded into prison
fields, where they are fed G.I. iron rations. General von Schlieben
and Admiral Hennerke present an abject picture as they become prisoners
of war of Major General Tora Collins. Russians become Yankee prisoners
over the tearful remonstrances of their tag-a-long Russian wives. Yanks
on reconnaissance, discover cleverly camouflaged tracks from which 'buzz-bombs'
had been rocketed towards England. General Collins advances to city
hall, where the local mayor is again restored to civil authority over
this latest won prize of American arms. And various daughters of La
Belle France open their arms in warm embrace, as they welcome the Doughboys
to their liberated city." (2) Europe Shuttle Bombed - "Giant Flying
Fortresses, based in England, roar over targets deep inside Germany.
After dropping their deadly cargoes, they continue to Russia, where
they are roundly greeted by their allies." (3) S.S. Benjamin Warner
Is Launched - "Richmond, CA: The 519th Liberty ship to be built on the
West Coast honors the entire motion picture industry as it is christened
'Benjamin Warner.' Various members of the famous movie family participate
in the Henry Kaiser launching." (4) Dewey Family Portrait - "Chicago,
Ill.: Republican nominee, Thomas Dewey, sits for a living portrait,
surrounded by the adult members of his immediate family."
- Roosevelt To Run For 4th Term , 1944/07/14 (1944) (1) "Wash.,
DC: President Roosevelt summons the newshawks of the capital to announce
that he will permit his name to be placed in nomination if the sovereign
will of the American people demand that he run." (2) Success In Normandy
- "As the Allied drive gains momentum in Normandy some very revealing
sidelights on the ferocious activity there, are seen. We watch huge
flailing machines, mine beaters, as they thresh lengths of chain into
roadways suspected of containing Nazi anti-personnel mines. Huge streams
of Nazi prisoners are marched to the rear, led by their pompous and
stiff Generals. In the air, Allied aircraft display their prowess as
they pin-point bomb Nazi road junctions, shoot up locomotives, and explode
Nazi aircraft on the ground. The infantry is shown advancing step by
step through piles of broken enemy arms and liberation of France proceeds."
(3) Italy - "Stimson in Italy - U.S. Sec. of War spends the Fourth of
July in Italy, inspecting Allied won positions. An unique and colorful
ceremony is held in Rome." (4) Success in Saipan - "Furious artillery
action, destruction of flimsy Jap headquarters, the terrific explosionof
one command post - these things mark our conquest of this Jap Island.
Yank planes land on the conquered air fields, fore runners of the swarms
of planes that will more than repay America's debt to the 15,000 casualties
that were sustained in this bloody victory." (5) Robot Bombs Fail To
Panic British - "To gain first hand information on the grave '44 war-time
problem of 'buzz bombs,' Winston Churchill visits an anti-aircraft field
where he watches marksmen and air aces put up their blanket fire of
defense." scenes include V-1 bombs, Mary Churchill.
- RAF Sinks Tirpitz , 1944/11/22 (1944) (1) "RAF Lancasters converge
on the 45,000 ton Nazi Battlewagon, hidden in Tennsue Fjord in Norway.
She is throwing tons of bursting steel skyward, but super blockbusters
plummet down and she is hit. Winds blow away her smoke screen and again
she is hit mortally. This time the smoke clouds mark her slipping beneath
the waves, forever." (2) All Out Drive On Germany - "In the snows of
Northeastern Europe, huge, lumbering 105 and 105mm. howitzers lay down
their curtains of fire on the Nazis. At Konzen, the Nazis seem immovable
until Yank artillery destroy their observation post, a towering church
steeple. Idle ack ack crews are pressed into service in the Battle of
Hurtgen Forest. They level their gun barrels to horizontal, and pour
continuous streams of lead into Nazi positions, enabling Yank Infantry
to resume its advanture." scenes of Allies advance in snow and mud in
Huertgen Forest, antiaircraft guns turned into artillery; (3) Nation
Gets Behind 6th Bond Drive - "Los Angeles dramatically opens its 6th
War Loan Drive with a 'covered wagon, prairie action' parade which stirs
the youngsters, and heads the adults for the bond selling booths. Morgenthau
Speaks - Washington, DC: Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. states that the
doughboys who are continuing to fight, expect the homefront to continue
buying War Bonds." (4) Denmark Fights Back - " The resistance of the
Danes to the pre-emptive Nazis is a 'war within a war.' Their sabotage
is met with murder - their general strike with Gestapo destruction of
irreplaceable plate glass. But the doughty Danes continue their resistance."
scenes of Denmark defiance grew under nazi occupation, Danish priest
and martyr buried, King Christian is prisoner in his castle but flags
flew for his 73rd birthday, Nazis smashed glass in shops and stores,
staged general strike; Denmark still occupied but awaits the day of
complete freedom. (5) Giants 24 Packers 0 - (Exclusive) - "Polo Grounds:
56,000 fans are thrilled as the N.Y. Football Giants upset the Green
Bay Packers, pre-game favorites. Deadly tackling and the flashy work
of the Giant backs feature the contest."
- Allied Vise Tightens On Rhineland , 1944/12/07 (1944) (1) "Strasbourg,
capital of Alsace-Lorraine, is captured by the Americans and the French.
Flooded canals testify to the unruly weather being encountered. Tons
of heavy equipment have been left by the Nazis in their headlong retreat.
And swastikas by the thousand, are trod under foot by sullen Nazi prisoners.
Various villages, including Baseweiler, are bombarded, then entered.
Many Yanks are wounded. Following the scorched earth policy, the Nazis
have applied the torch to many of the towns, forcing the natives to
band into volunteer fire departments to save their homes." scenes of
Infantry troops fight in buildings toward the Rhine, to Strasbourg,
captured guns, fires in Miluese, French take prisoners; (2) Carrier
Force Hits At Manila - "A huge carrier division steams towards Manila.
After the pilots are briefed, they climb into the air, and the Nips
begin their attacks on our queenly flat-top giants. Hits and near hits
are registered, but heavy ack ack fire drives the Japs away...and our
bombers paste Manila severely." scenes of Hellcat burns on carrier deck,
US planes bomb (3) Somervell Calls on NAM for Materials - "Waldorf-Astoria,
N.Y.C., The National Association of Manufacturers, in their War and
Reconversion Congress, are warned that our armed forces need materiel."
Gen. Somervell calls for more material; (4) Nation Needs Nurses Aids
- "Girls over 18 are urgently needed as Red Cross Nurses' Aides in hospitals
throughout the nation, not only to care for wounded G.I.'s, but to attend
hospitalized civilians." (5) Basketball Season in Full Swing - "N.Y.U.
53, Rochester 39 - Madison Square Garden, 11th annual big time collegiate
basketball season gets under way as these two stellar Eastern teams
stage a thriller."
- Army Needs Must Be Met NAM Is Told ,1944/12/11 (1944) (1) "Waldorf
Astoria, NYC: The War and Reconversion Congress of America hear Mr.
F. C. Crawford, their board chairman, deliver a dynamic address. Mr.
Crawford, just returned from a trip to Gen. Eisenhower's theatre of
command, reveals that the war with Germany will last 1-3-6 months, or
a year, depending on the sacrifice of 100,000 doughboy's lives - or
the firing of thousands of tons of high calibre shells and the use of
mountains of other materiel." Frederick C. Crawford speaks to NAM in
New York; (2) Allied Drive Bogs Down In Italy - "Weather conditions
facing the 5th Army in Italy are atrocious. Rivers flow through the
streets and 6-wheeled trucks skid and slosh through muck and mire."
scenes of bad weather and mud bogs down Allies in Italy; (3) A Nazi
View Of The War - "captured Nazi films show wrecked American equipment,
and prison pounds containing American prisoners." (4) Churchill holds
talks with Stalin - "Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden terminate their
conversations in Moscow with Joseph Stalin and Vyachesloff Molotoff."
scenes of Churchill leaves by airplane; (5) Giants Rout Redskins - "Washington,
DC: N.Y. Giants win Esstern Pro-football title, 31 to 0, as they catch
most of their passes, and a few of Washington's as well."
- Winter Push To Knock Out German Reich ,1944/12/14 (1944) (1)
"Pushing Back the Nazis - Allied ships enter the port of Antwerp carrying
valuable war materiel...Gen. Eisenhower visits Gen. Montgomery and inspects
the British 2nd Army...The Allies are confronted with the Mans River
which is swollen seven times its normal size...elsewhere snow and mud
provide obstacles...American rifles, machine guns and artillery are
constantly in action...Allied wounded are many...and 5,000 Nazis are
taken prisoner." scenes of Antwerp cleared and now open; Ike and Montgomery
confer; Ike tours troops; but Mans River flooded, snow and mud stall
Allied advance; map of drive on Cologne; stubborn resistance on 450-mile
front; 5000 Nazis surrender; (2) Strife Torn Greece Gets Food Relief
- "Athens: British General Scolde and Premier Pamandren supervise the
distribution of food to the Greek people." scenes of first food aid
arrives in Greece.
- Allies Fight Fierce Nazi Counter-Blow ,1944/12/20 (1944) (1)
"Events within Germany leading to the present 'power drive' in the West,
shown in captured German newsreels. Theaters are shut down, women are
drafted for war work, trolleys tow trucks to save gasoline, robot bombs
are launched, and at the front, the Nazi military carries on despite
the appearance of American air fleets. Allied cameras show Yank heavy
artillery in action, Nazi prisoners are collared, near St. Nazaire,
France, an exchange of Allied and Nazi prisoners is effected through
the American Red Cross." scenes from captured German newsreels show
German preparations for offensive; Nazi tanks roll toward western front,
V-1 weapons launched; 15 German divisions of 200,000 sent to attack;
Yank artillery opens up on advancing Germans; (2) Rocket Firing Planes
- "U.S. Army Air Base, Dover, Dela., A P-47 and a P-38 equipped with
wing rockets, dive at 300 m.p.h. and discharge wing rockets at 600 m.p.h.
into a Sherman tank, causing heavy destruction." scenes of tests at
Dover airfield with rockets fired from P-38 and P-47 fighter planes;
(3) Keep 'Em Sailing - "The U.S. Maritime Service needs officers and
men from 17 to 50, according to Capt. Harry H. Dreany. Training scenes,
loading and convoy scenes give an idea of the scope of the Maritime
Service." (4) "Children's greeting - Children from foreign diplomats'
families in Washington, D.C. voice their annual season's greetings to
the people of the United States."
- Yanks Clear Greenland of Nazis ,1944/12/27 (1944)(1) "Nazi weather
and radio stations in Greenland are located and destroyed by the U.
S. Coast Guard who dynamites its way through the Arctic ice fields to
reach the enemy. Sleek German trawlers are destroyed or captured, and
the Nazis are driven from their North Atlantic observation posts." (2)
Yank Shells Hit Kehl In Rhineland - "Yanks in Strasbourg shell Kehl,
the Nazi city on the opposite banks of the Rhine, with telling effect."
(3) Nazi Terror In Warsaw - "World War II opens in Poland as the Panzer
divisions strike Warsaw and burn large portions of it. Peace is signed
in a railway coach and starving Poles eat every shred of meat from the
carcases of horses. The Poles go underground. They publish 110 newspapers,
commit continuous sabotage, daub the city with signs of defiance and
hang Hitler in effigy. In 1944 they arise prematurely and are smitten
down. Their ghetto is completely destroyed." pictures filmed by the
Polish underground and smuggled to London, of 2-month revolt but forced
to capitulate to Nazis; printing presses turn out lists of atrocities
by Nazis, carry our efficient sabotage; "Poland will never die." (4)
New French Envoy To U.S. - "Washington, DC: Ambassador Henri Bonnet
takes over the French embassy on behalf of the de Gaulle provisional
government." (5) Britain's Home Guard Stands Down - "Hyde Park, England:
The Home Guard, 7,000 strong, pass by the Royal Family in their final
review before 'standing down.'" scenes of marching in formation in Hyde
Park, patrolled roads and took over defense during England's darkest
hour; (6) Mat Mammas Maul For Millions - "Houston, TX: Mildred Burke,
World's Champion Woman Wrestler, defends her title against Mae Weston
convincingly. The rule are thrown out of the ring, and so is Mae, three
times." scenes of championship women's wrestling match, to raise money
for war bonds; (7) Canadian local story [no sound] - Canada local official
speaks; 2 Canadian soldiers win medals and return home
- Jap Planes Blasted By Navy Guns (1944) [this newsreel is silent]
(1) "Yank Marksmen Bag Jap Planes (A flaming spectacle which elicits
gasps from seasoned film goers) - As an American task force steams along
to prosecute a raid on the marshall Islands, Jap torpedo planes soar
into view to destroy a Yank aircraft carrier. From her expansive flight
deck we see some of the most spectacular action scenes of this war.
Sailors fall prone to permit sprays of bullets to belch upwards at the
attacking Japs. One of the celestial planes streaks in alongside out
ship and he is hit with a torrent of lead. He sinks into the ocean and
his foul ship explodes. Another Jap nips into view, on his close run
for the kill. He gets his baptism of lead, and suddenly, one of his
wings is shot right off, and he falls in flames, headed straight into
Davey Jones's locker." (2) Ships of Concrete - "Georgia: 'Concrete No.
8,' an 11,000 ton tanker built of concrete, hits the ways, with the
reputation of being 'unsinkable' and capable of lasting forever." (3)
Italian Front.
- Total War Mobilization Asked By FDR ,1945/01/08 (1945) (1) "In
an address to the nation, President Roosevelt advocates National Conscription
for material reasons, and for reasons of morale; he defends the principles
of the Atlantic Charter; and he summons the United Nations to protect
not only their own sancitity, that that of the small nations as well."
(2) France Sells Laval Assets - "The estate and belongings of France's
arch traitor, Pierre laval, are sold at open auction to the highest
bidder." scenes of Pierre Laval, convicted by France as traitor, his
assets gone to auction (some sound); (3) Nazi War Plant in Paris Tube
- "To escape Allied bombing, the Nazis in Paris had placed some of their
war industries deep underground, in the Parisian subway. Now the French
are busy restoring their subway to rapid transit dury." scenes of Nazi
underground aircraft factory that was in Paris Tube.
- Santo Tomas Prisoners Liberated , 1945/03/01 (1945) (1) "Since
their conquest of the Philippines in 1941, the Japs have been holding
3,700 prisoners on the campus of Santo Tomas University. As the American
forces reach Manila in the current campaign, General MacArthur, with
an Honor Guard of the 1st Cavalry Brigade enters the stockades to the
cheers of the famished internees. Mail call finds them overjoyed again,
only this time they weep openly." "Jap Artillery finds the range of
the University and the assembly breaks up quickly, but not until several
victims are wounded." scenes of MacArthur visits the Allied prisoners
freed in the Philippines, Japanese still fire on Manila, Red Cross provides
news and letters from home; (2) Geneva, Red Cross On The Job - "Geneva,
Switzerland: The central office of the Red Cross maintains huge warehouses,
loaded with food and other essentials for war prisoners and internees."
(3) Ice Jams Rivers - near Cleveland, along Susquehanna in Pa., (4)
'Flea' Fleet Can Take It - "The Coast Guard '83's' - The 83-ft. craft
of the U.S. Coast Guard, long famous as sub-busters and severs of downed-at-sea
airmen, are adding laurels to their records with patrol activities in
the icy Atlantic." (5) FDR Calls For World Accord - "F.D.R. Reports
on Yalta - The House Chambers, Washington, DC: Returned from the historic
conference of The Big Three, President Roosevelt gives his report to
a special joint session of Congress, and the nation, in which he states
that both Germany and Japan will be brought to unconditional surrender.
Also, he advocates that a world organization be set up to maintain world-wide
peace." scenes of FDR, sitting in chair, speaks to Congress on return
from Yalta.
- Air Smashes Devastate Germany , 1945/03/12 (1945) "As Allied
air fleets converge on Germn cities we get visual evidence of their
vital contributions to victory. A fleet of Flying Fortresses reaches
Ansbach and utterly ruins the large rail yards there, with tons of accurately
placed bombs. Stendall gets the same treatment with remarkable bombing
pictures resulting. Wittenberg is quickly set on fire. Other vapor trailing
Forts visit Indwigslust and destroy the rail yards with block busters.
U. S. fighter planes swoop down on German airfields, where they leave
every Nazi plane in flames ... even planes partially hidden in open
hangers are set afire by the strafing airmen."
- Allies Open Final Drive In Germany , 1945/03/15 (1945) (1) "The
Roer Offensive - The U..S. 1st Army and the U.S. 9th Army open their
concerted attacks on the Roer River fortresses which guard the approach
to the all important Cologne Plain. Intensive bombardments precede their
fighting advances into Julich. Linnich, Neuss, Baal and Erklenz. Pontoon
bridge approach to the various cities reveal them to be in ruins. Gen.
Simpson, Commandant of the U.S. 9th Army, accompanies Gen. Eisenhower
on a tour of inspection of ruined Julich and its famous citadel. Celebrant
G.I.'s parade through the streets, Nazi prisoners and refugees march
to the rear, and the foundation is laid for the advance on the Rhine."
scenes of Allies crossed the Rohr river, then the Rhine river at Remagen,
have taken more than one million prisoners, destroyed cities, Ike and
Gen. Simpson of 9th Army, civilians rounded up, forced laborers freed,
inmates prepare own meals in concentration camp liberated; (2) A City
Dies - "In 20 minutes of saturation night bombing, the R.A.F. wipes
out Pforzheim, medium-sized Nazi industrial city. Huge oxygen consuming
bombs are the answer." scenes of RAF Lancasters bomb industrial center
of city in Germany, "a city is being literally wiped out before your
eyes." (3) Freed From A Living Death - "Bataan Prisoners in U.S. - San
Francisco wildly welcomes the 274 U.S. Army heroes from Bataan. All
of the heroes, freshly uniformed and in normal health, form a striking
contrast to their lot when they were discovered in their Jap prison.
The Horror of Bilibid - U.S. Naval men held prisoner in Bilibid, in
the Philippines, are reduced to living skeletons. Some of their buddies
starved to death on the daily ration of several ounces of grain. Yanks
entering Duren free hundreds of Poles and Russians from a concentration
camp. The smiles of the comely women prisoners are returned with compound
interest by the doughboys." (4) Flirting With Danger - rodeo in California;
(5) Vets Learn Peace Trades - "The Toronto Rehabilitation Training Center
is devoted to fitting Canada's ex-servicement for profitable trades.
It's all very interesting, especially barbering. Joe Blow, the customer,
explodes right in the student's face, if he slices too deep." scenes
of Canadian rehabilitation training centers.
- Carriers Hit Tokyo! 1945/03/19 (1945) (1) "Plowing through
tempestuous seas the U. S. Fifth Fleet takes positions several hundred
miles off Tokyo ... the huge carriers of Task Force 58 emerge from the
armada ... and fleets of war planes swoop away, their destination Tokyo.
En route, Jap ships are plastered and sunk by air cannon. Tokyo's docks
are pounded. Mammouth Imperial air fields are strafed repeatedly. Intercepting
Zeros are destroyed. Gun cameras record power dives on sprawling Jap
factories. Rockets speed down into an aluminum factory, and huge fires
mount from Tokyo. "Combat loss - Jap 817 planes, 51 vessels - U.S.
9 planes and 4 pilots." (2) Old Glory Flies Over Iwo Jima - "With
the costly beach head finally secure on Iwo Jima, the U.S. Marines turn
their attention to Mt. Suribachi, the volcano which is covered with
Jap guns. Off shore, U.S. Naval ships pour tons of shells into the mountain.
The Marines slowly advance uphill as U.S. dive bombers place sticks
of bombs immediately ahead of the Leathernecks. Jap fortifications with
narrow entrances and huge, thick walls are reduced with hand grenades.
Battered Jap gun emplacements, and scores of slain Japs are passed.
When at last the summit is reached, the Marines enact one of the stirring
scenes in American history, the Stars and Stripes are planted on Suribachi,
750 miles from Tokyo!"
- Allies Drive Across Rhine To Victory , 1945/03/26 (1945) (1)
"The Capture of Cologne - Tank units of the onrushing U.S. 1st
Army rumble into Cologne's suburbs, with all guns blazing at heavy pockets
of Nazi resistance. Stalled street cars are hauled out of the way, and
Yank foot soldiers fight their way into Cologne, block by block. Cologne
lays in absolute ruin, after having been a 'saturation attack' target
for allied bombers for three years. In sharp contrast, the Cathedral
stands almost undamaged. Near the Cathedral, a Nazi tank is caught in
U.S. gun sights, to be set afire with a direct hit. Nazi prisoners are
rounded up, Cologne natives return, while in back of the whole scene,
the giant Hohenzollern Rhine bridge lies, mangled and twisted. Cologne
is truly a 'dead city.' The Ludendorff Bridge - After this majestic
1,300 ft. bridge at Remagen, Germany was seized by the U.S. 9th Armored
Division. Yank troops and supplies raced across it to the Rhine east
bank in ever increasing numbers. Nazi precision bombers are driven off
by anti-aircraft fire, the Remagen bridge-head widens, and hordes of
Nazi prisoners are bagged." scenes of the Cathedral city of Cologne,
mostly in rubble, lies before Allied army, streetcars used as barriers,
"fleeing Nazi car doesn't get far," direct hit on German tank
and crew flees, great domed cathedral spared on bombing, bridge destroyed,
inhabitants returning, south at Remagen the bridge was captured; (2)
"Prior to the opening of the momentous United Nations Conference
in San Francisco on April 25th, the U.S. delegation covenes in Washington
with Pres. Roosevelt. The U.S. members are Congressmen Eaton and Bloom,
Senators Vandenburg and Connally, Dean Gildersleeve, Naval Commander
Stassen and Sec. of State Stettinius. Pre-convention views of San Francisco
reveal that the attractive West Coast metropolis is ready and waiting
for the arrivval of the dignitaries of the world. In a film interview,
Sen. Stettinius states the aims and purposes of the parley." scenes
of U.S. delegates to United Nations meets with FDR in Washington, preparing
for general meeting in San Francisco, Stettinius speaks (2) Kaiser Seeks
Clothing For War Victims - "New York City: Shipbuilder Henry Kaiser,
chairman of the national drive to collect clothing for war sufferers
in foreign lands announces that the compaign will extend from April
1st to April 30th." scenes of Henry Kaiser speaks on the need for
clothing.
- Death Knell For Germany , 1945/04/02 (1945) (1) "When the
Yanks enter Godesberg they survey the Hotel DreSounden, site of the
famous Chamberlain-Hitler conference of '38 which was meant to avert
war. To prevent the Huns from engaging in any more fighting, the Yanks
disarm the citizens of all their weapons, including lances. U.S. Rocket
Tanks - In the Rhine offensive, giant U.S. tanks mounting 60 rocket
tubes lay down terrific rocket barrages either in salvo, or in rapid
fire. Zweibrucken Captured - Gen. 'Iron Mike' O'Daniel's U.S. 3rd Infantry
virtually razes this Nazi industrial and mining center before they enter
it and round up all the civilians and bitter young Nazi troupers. Capture
of Saarbrucken - The U.S. 7th Army rolls through the ruins and wreckage
of this once proud city - site of the 1935 plebiscite. Now A.M.G. takes
over." scenes of civilians of captured Godesberg rounded up and
questioned, same hotel where Hitler and Chamberlain met 1938, gaze at
Rhine river, new rocket-firing tank unveiled.
- Air Army Invades Germany , 1945/04/05 (1945) (1) "When
the entire Rhine front explodes into action the First Allied Airborne
Army takes flight for the Westphalian plains. From an observation post
Gen. Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill watch the sky trains roar
by overhead. The drop area reached, thousands of chutes float to the
ground from twin side-door C-46 carriers, while giant C-47 tow planes
release their gliders. Despite damaging resistance the gliders land
with their jeeps and other materiel. Shortly, Nazi troops are marched
in as captives, and this airborne invasion becomes one of the most successful
in the history of warfare. Flail Tanks - The Canadian First Army uses
huge tanks with heavy rotating chain beaters in front of them which
explode any and all buried Nazi road mines." scenes of 1500 planes
and gliders join in major invasion across Rhine in north, Churchill
and Ike observe, parachutes from C-46 filling the sky with billowing
parachutes, gliders land, plane crashes, artillery, 4000 prisoners taken.
(2) Coblenz Key to Saar Captured - "With tanks leading the way,
units of Gen. Patton's U.S. 3rd Army advance on Coblenz, the thousand-year-old
transportation center. Repeated air bombings and heavy artillery fire
have reduced the city to ruins, from which the Nazis offer scattered
resistance. Tom Priestley, Universal cameraman, covers the entire action.
Soldier dead litter the ground. A loud speaker is used to demand and
direct surrender and several thousand Nazi prisoners are collared. White
flags flutter from the few remaining ancient homes. Ancient Ehrenbrightstein
Castle, used by the Germans as a fortress, is a battered pile of ruins.
American tanks rumble through the narrow streets, and head eastward,
deeper into Germany." scenes of Universal's Tom Priestley operating
camera to make films, soldiers fighting street by street in the town,
Germans surrender to Patton's 3rd Army (3) New French Sky Giant - "Secretly
built during Nazi occupation, a gigantic 6 motor French flying boat
is now unveiled. It takes off and flies as gracefully as anything in
the air." (4) Airborne Division Decorated - "In a stirring
speech, Gen. Eisenhower awards the Presidential Citation to the famous
101st Airborne Division for its heroic defense of Bastogne. Steel-helmeted
Marlene Dietrich joins the entire reviewing party in saluting the 101st."
scenes of Eisenhower honors Screaming Eagles, Ike speaks on 1st time
decoration given to an entire division, Marlene Dietrich salutes.
- Molotov Here For Security Conference 1945/04/23 (1945) (1)
"At the invitation of Pres. Truman, the Soviet Foreign Commisar
arrives in Washington to confer with the President, Sec. Stettinius,
and Anthony Eden before the West Coast United Nations meetings convene."
scenes of Molotov arrives at Blair House in DC, on way to San Francisco
conference (2) Aviation in the News - "Jumbo Aeroplane Tire - Wright
Field, Ohio, An aeroplane tire measuring 110 inches and weighing three
quarters of a ton, is regidly tested on a machine which is equally unique.
Final Seattle B-17 - When Boeing's Seattle, Wash. plant turns out its
last Super Fortress the 30,000 employees make a gay occasion of the
event." scenes of last B-17 rolled out at Boeing plant in Seattle
that will make B-29s (3) In the Wake of War in Germany - "The Allies
continue to pile up crushing defeats on the Nazis as they rush eastward
from the Rhine. At Coblenz, the huge bridge lies broken in the Rhine,
and doughboys maintain the 'Watch on the Rhine' while General Bradley
and General Patton attend flag raising ceremonies at Ehrenbreitstein
Castle, Heidelberg University is entered. Only shells of the ancient
buildings are standing, while a modernistic building built by U.S. funds,
reveals the generosity of American financiers. Duisburg, Limbourg, Osnabruck,
and Munster are entered. The streets are filled with hills of broken
buildings and wreckage. Mayors try to rally their citizens. The pathetic
Volksturm, the home guard, surrenders, to join the thousands of combat
troups previously captured. Frantic, hungry civilians break into ruined
stores and stalled trains to steal food and clothing. German Atrocities
- Allied armies free thousands of slave laborers, both men and women,
from the infamous concentration camps. The victims hands had been mutilated,
and numbers tattooed on their arms. One tremendous graveyard contains
30,000 dead! The occupant of each grave had been sent there by Nazi
torture and barbarism." scenes of dead bodies and horses, crowds
loot stores and railroad cars, girls show tatooed numbers from slave
labor camps, in France families await return of loved ones, Heidelberg
liberated, flag raised, Gen. Omar Bradley and Gen. Patton.
- Nazi Murder Mills , 1945/04/26 (1945) (1) "First actual
newsreel pictures of atrocities in Nazi murder camps. Helpless prisoners
tortured to death by a bestial enemy...Here Is The Truth" (Real-life
horror pictures revealing the unbelievable atrocities committed by the
Nazis in their murder camps) Grasleben: Wounded and emaciated Yanks,
captured in von Runstedt's bulge attack of last winter, are fed and
given medical care by the Yank armies of liberation. Hadamar: Protected
by gas masks, grave diggers open reeking graves at this converted insane
asylum. They discover that 35,000 political prisoners had been slain
here, largely by poisoning. Camp Ohrdruf : General Eisenhower, General
Patton and General Bradley can hardly believe their eyes when they view
torture-gallows, heaps of charred human bodies and lime pits filled
with corpses. Although they recoil, Nazi officials are forced to enter
barns containing rows of decomposing, lime-sprinkled bodies. Buchenwald:
21,000 prisoners living in utter filth, stumble around with their broken
skulls. Agonized corpses lie everywhere with large tattoed numbers on
their sunken stomachs. Two roast ovens were used as crematoria. "Nordhausen:
Starved corpses strew the ground. Creeping, jabbering, breathing skeletons
are laoded into ambulances for possible treatment. Plump German civilians
are forced to handle corpses with their bare hands and carry them to
huge mass graves for a semi-civilized burial." scenes of prisoners
liberated from camps, given broth and medical attention; graves uncovered,
interrogations to uncover truth; Ohrdruf camp viewed by Ike, Bradley,
Patton; (2) Nations Meet To Map World Security Plan - "The San
Francisco Conference of 46 United Nations, summoned to draft a charter
for a post-war organization to secure peace, is officially opened by
Secretary of State Edward Stettinius. In a speech from the White House,
President Truman states 'if we do not want to fdie together in war,
we must learn to live together in peace.'" scenes of delegates
arrive; first session opens with gavel held by Stettinius, Truman speech.
- Argentine Admitted To World Parley , 1945/05/03 (1945) (1) "The
question of Argentina's entry into the United Nation's Security Conference
causes the most dramatic floor discussions which have occurred there
thus far. Ezequiel Padilla, Mexico's able Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
speaking in behalf of the Latin American Nations, pleas for Argentina's
entry. Russia's Foreign Commissar Molotov, through an interpreter, speaks
against the plan, adding that Russia will ask nothing else of the conference.
Secretary of State Stettinius pleads with the conference to admit Argentina
and get on with the other matters on the agenda. When Chairman Anthony
Eden calls for a vote, Argentina is invited to the parley by a vote
of 31 to 4." scenes of discussion of Argentina admission to United
Nations at San Francisco conference, vote taken, delegate arrives; (2)
Russian Drive On Berlin - "As Marshals Zhukov and Rosokofskey direct
wide flanking attacks on Warsaw, Red tanks and cavalry wheel into line
to carry out the orders. Heavy artillery opens its murderous fire. The
infantry advances using machine guns and heavy grenades. Die hard Nazi
snipers are wiped out. Ruined Warsaw is entered, Chopin's conservatory
is ruined, in fact all buildings are mere shells. Warsaw had been Germanized,
even the street cars had been reserved for Nazis. The same story is
repeated at Poznan, but here there is human ruin, a horror camp. Disfigured
people walk about. The courtyard is filled with corpses and wailing
women relatives. A chamber is loaded with torture implements including
a guillotine. A parade of Nazi prisoners is attacked by frenzied Poles
who punch right and left indiscriminately, just so they land on Nazis.
Warsaw and Poznan are freed, and the drive for Berlin is on." scenes
of street fighting, Nazi atrocities and torture instruments, men hit
column of prisoners, scenes in ruined city of Warsaw; (3) Navy Smashes
Jap Air Raids Off Okinawa - "Jap planes, desperately trying to
defend their homeland, rise from their air fields to attack the U.S.
fleet off Okinawa. Some of the most vivid and spectacular action of
the war takes place. U.S. guns completely fill the sky with their fire;
low flying Jap planes are picked off by highly accurate fire into which
they fly."
- Funeral Pyres of Nazidom , 1945/05/10 (1945) (1) "Air views
of Leipzig reveal it to be a city of skeleton buildings and rubble.
Industrial Magdeburg has been gutted by dive bombers of the U.S. Tactical
Air Forces. The huge Krupp tank factory is destroyed as are hundreds
of partially finished tanks on the assembly line. The rail center, Nuremberg,
once the seat of Nazi culture, is now a dead city. The huge rallying
stadium serves as a parade ground for Yank troops who blast a surmounting
stone swastika to bits - then replace it with the Stars and Stripes."
scenes of ruins of Krupp factory, tanks, cities, "none reflects
greater destruction than Nuremberg" where U.S. flag hides swatstika
in stadium, then blown up, military review; (2) Eisenhower Calls GI's
Real Heroes - "General Eisenhower credits Allied generals with
genius, but states that the real hero of the war is G.I. Joe and his
buddies in the other armed services of the Allies." scenes of Ike
speaking (3) Jap Suicide Pilot Dives On Hospital Ship - "Off Okinawa,
the U.S.S. Comfort, a hospital ship, was attacked by a Jap suicide flyer,
wounding 31 Yanks and killing 29. Burial services are held at a military
cemetery on a Pacific island." (4) Iwo Flag To Be Symbol Of 7th
Loan - "Washington, DC: Sec. of Treasury Morgenthau speaks, telling
the urgency of buying war bonds. Three of the heroes who raised the
Stars and Stripes at Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, hoist the same tattered
flag over the U.S. capitol." (5) Nation Hails V-E Day - "Seattle,
Wash.: Spirited Boeing employees celebrates news of victory over Germany
by wheeling out a giant B-29 bomber carrying 'On To Tokyo' sign. Washington
Aglow - When full outdoor illumination is restored to Washington, D.C.
the shining dome of the nation's capitol commands the most attention.
B'Way is 'White Way' Again - When all the lights are turned on again
in Times Square, the dazzle and brilliance convinces all Broadwayites
that V.E. has been achieved." scenes of Boeing rolling out an extra
B-29 in Seattle, Capitol dome in DC, New York Times Square lit up, the
'Great White Way' at night, Statue of Liberty once more lighted at night.
(6) Mayor LaGuardia speaks, asks all to take part in "I Am An American
Day."
- Beaten Nazis Sign Historic Surrender , 1945/05/14 (1945) (1)
"Supreme headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces, Reims: Nazi
General Jodl, representing Admiral Doenitz, strides into the 'war room'
where Allied Generals await him and his party. After the surrender terms
are understood, Jodl fills a third of a page with his scrawly signature,
this his associates sign. U.S. General W. B. Smith the Allied Chief
of Staff signs as do the remainder of the Allied Generals. In an adjoining
room, General Eisenhower, wreathed in smiles, forms the signature pens
into a V for Victory sign. Unconditional surrender is an accomplished
fact." scenes of peace signed at red scholhouse in Reims, France,
by Gen Jodl and Gen. Smith (2) Last Nazi Prisoners Arrive Here - "NYC:
3,000 assorted Nazi prisoners arrive in America. They range from the
haughty officers down to awe stricken youngsters, and are the last who
will be sent to this country." (3) Death of a Tyrant - "Musso
Mussed Up - Milan, An indignant mob aims well-placed kicks at the bodies
of Mussolini and his mistress lying in a public square. Later, their
corpses dangle head downward, high above the leering crowds." scenes
of Mussolini's body in Milan, hangs from rafters of a gas station with
mistress; (4) Seventh War Loan Drive Is Opened - "Times Square:
Iowa Jima statue is unveiled by 3 of the heroes who took part in the
original flag raising, on which the statue is patterned." (5) President
Has a Real Mother's Day - "Washington, DC: Mrs. Truman, 92, arrives
from Missouri by plane to spend Mother's Day in the White House with
her famous son." scenes of President Truman with his mother; (6)
Point System Frees First GI Joe - "Fort McPherson, GA: Sgt. Rondall
Stroud of Clayton, Ga. with 132 service points (47 over the required
85 discharge points) empties his diffle bag for the quartermaster, gets
a huge check from the paymaster and bids adieu to the U.S. Army, one
of the first to be mustered out under the new plan." scenes of
Sgt. Stroud who is first to get 85 points required for discharge, drew
a $1400 check; (7) Heroism Rewarded - "Denver, Colorado: The Congressional
Medal of Honor is presented to Corporal Robert Maxwell in person, and
the parents of Private Elmer Fryar receive his posthumous Congressional
Medal award." (8) They're Off! (Exclusive) - "30,000 fans
crowd into Narragansett Park, Rhode Island, as horse racing resumes
in the U.S.A."
- U-Boat Menace Ended , 1945/05/17 (1945) (1) "With the downfall
of Germany, members of her underseas flet rise to the survace and on
radio instructions from Berlin, procede to surrender to Allied naval
authorities. The U-358 rides into Cape May, N.J., in the custody of
a destroyer escort 'prize' crew. At Portsmouth, N.H., destroyer escorts
convoy the U-805 into harbor. The Nazi crew is brought ashore still
surly and impudent, only to be whisked off to Portsmouth Naval Prison.
Back in ruined Bremen, British tommies discover pre-fabricated sections
of submarines, parts of an assembly plan which was calculated to add
hundreds of new subs to the German navy." scenes of ruins of Bremen
sub shipyard, U-boat prisoners arrive in US., in Portsmouth, arogant
captain unrepenitent.(2) Germans Surrender Among Ruins - "Berlin:
Air Marshal Tedder, General Spaatz, Marshal Zhukoff and others receive
the surrender of General Keitel, Admiral Friedberg and General Stumpf,
which commits Nazi Germany to Allied control, ceases hostilities and
ratifies the previous capitulations to General Eisenhower and General
Montgomery. The Wreckage of Germany - R.A.F. saturation bombings of
Hamburg have destroyed the huge ship yards and left all buildings absolutely
gutted. Hamburg is ruined. And the question 'What of Berlin?' is now
answered. All Nazi government buildings are totally ruined, as are the
famous hotels and other buildings which lined her famous boulevards."
scenes of Keitl surrenders to Zhukov in Berlin, Russians tour the gutted
capital, pictures of destroyed Hamburg; (3) German Loot Discovered -
"Reichsbank Cache - Yanks entering the world's largest salt mines
at Merkers, Germany are startled to find one hundred tons of gold bullion,
jewels, silver currency and priceless paintings by the masters, the
cached loot of the Nazis." (4) In The Wake Of Victory - "Eminent
people, long held in Nazi prison camps are found at a Villa in the Alps.
They include Baroness Schussning, Fritz Thyssen, industrialist, Prince
Leopold of Prussia, Anti-Nazi Pastor Niemacher, Lt. John Winant and
Lord Lascelles, nephew of King George VI. In contrast at Magebarg, General
Dietmars, Nazi broadcaster becomes a prisoner of the Yanks." (5)
All Out Air War On Japan - "Aircraft factories near Nagasaki are
bombed by B-29s from Guam. From Saipan, a fleet of B-29s pierce clouds
of flak over Tokyo to plant tons of bombs on the Jap capital city. Homeward,
many of the Superforts are forced down at Iwo Jima, where flak damage
is seen to be severe." scenes of map and arial footage of airstrikes
on Japan, damaged SuperFortress lands on Iwo Jima.
- U.S. War Dead Honored On Memorial Day , 1945/05/31 (1945) (1)
"As America shifts her armed might to finish off the last remaining
Axis power, she pauses to honor her heroes who were slain in this and
in previous wars. In Arlington National Cemetery, Colonel Lowry, representing
President Truman, places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The National Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y. is visited by thousands who
pay their respects to the fallen heroes who lie there. Riverside Drive,
N.Y.C., is the scene of the annual service parade, in which thousands
of marchers and onlookers give honour to The Flag and to the men who
have died while defending it. Anzio Battlefield, Italy is revisited
by U.S. Rangers, who after fighting there had been imprisoned by the
Nazis until freed by the Russians. Prior to shipping home, the Rangers
honor their comrades who lie buried there." scenes of Tomb of Unknown
Soldier wreath laid by Col. Lowery, National Cemetery in Brooklyn, 25,000
parade in New York, first time no Civil War veteran able to participate,
soldiers visit Italy cemetery; (2) Destroyer Survives 8 Attacks - "Seattle,
Wash.: Although 8 Jap suicide planes crashed into her off Okinawa, the
U.S.S. Laffey, a destroyer, limps home for repairs. Ship workers get
first hand proof that we are still engaged in a very tough war."
scenes of USS Laffey on display in Seattle, with Japanese suicide boat,
more shipyard workers needed (3) Mrs. Truman Christens War Bond Plane
- National Airport, Washington, DC: In her first official appearance
as first lady of the land, Mrs. Truman christens two giant air ambulances,
which were purchased by the Congressional Club, one for the Army, the
other for the Navy." but champagne bottle does not break. (4) Air
Rescue Training - "Alberta, Canada: Parachuting R.C.A.F. rescue
men air for tree tops in their 'timber jumps,' then slide down extension
ropes to render aid to victims stricken in the forests." (5) Iraq
Regent at Capital - "The White House: Arriving from Casablanca
at President Truman's invitation, Prince Abdul Ilah, Prince Regent of
Iraq, enters official discussions with America's chief magistrate."
(6) Gen. Clark Gets Ovation In Chicago - Mark Clark with Mayor Kelly
parade down Michigan Blvd. (7) Food Chief Appeals For Farm Help - War
Food Administrator Jones speaks with pictures of farmers.
- Allies Seize German Loot and Criminals ,1945/06/04 (1945) (1)
Allies Seize German Loot and Criminals - "With Germany's complete
capitulation, her various leaders present diverse pictures as they are
forced from their habitats, into surrender. Hermann Goering, Number
Two Nazi, seems dazed as all the dangling medals are removed from his
broad chest and he is subjected to a blistering press conference with
British and U.S. correspondents. Discovery of his vast collection of
stolen art treasures at Berchtesgaden, only adds to his discomfiture.
Field Marshall von Runstedt and his son are studies in unflinching Prussian
militarism, before they are whisked away for internment. Field Marshal
Kesselring, defence expert from the Italian campaign, seems deliriously
amused at hte prospect which awaits him. While Adolf Hitler, the arch
criminal, has not been taken into custody yet, a painstaking search
of his many haunts is being made. A visit to Ladsberg Prison, in which
he wrote Mein Kampf in 1923-4, merely reveals that his cell had been
made into a Nazi shrine. And Berchtesgaden, Hitler's beautiful Alpine
retreat, lies in virtual ruin, a place where proud ex-Nazi guardsmen
are busily engaged as yard men, sweeping up the rubble which was left
by R.A.F. bombings." scenes of rise of Hitler, his mountain citadel,
Hermann Goering Art Collection hidden in caves recovered, Rundstedt,
Kesselring, Goering captured, press conference by Goering (2) Victory
Pipeline - "Operation P.L.U.T.O. - The Pipe Line Under The Ocean
was an engineering miracle by which the British pumped gasoline from
the Isle of Wight to Cherbourg, France, a brief two months after D-Day.
Huge drums floated and laid the specially prepared pipe line. Camouflaged
pump stations at both ends of the line handled millions of gallons of
oil each day, enabling the Allied mechanized armies to overrun Europe."
scenes of PLUTO, the secret of English Channel pipeline can now be revealed,
3 inches in diameter, heavily insulated, laid by cable ships after D-day
from huge drums, altogether 20 lines laid to France (3) Mid-Ocean Victory
Garden - "Ascension Island: On this lava ash island in the South
Atlantic, fresh vegetables are raised in soil-less gardens composed
of water and chemicals. The cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce compare
favorably with any which are raised in the orthodox manner."
- Pres. Truman Warns Japs To Give Up , 1945/06/07 (1945) "In
a speech to Congress, President states that Japan faces the same complete
destruction that was visited upon Germany. To that end, millions of
troops, and their implements of war, are being transferred more than
half way around the earth. The President adds that though many key industries
have already been leveled by U.S. air attack, all of Japan's industries
will be completely destroyed unless Japan surrenders."
- Victorious Generals Welcomed , 1945/06/11 (1945) (1) "Los
Angeles: An estimated 2,000,000 Southern Californians wildly cheer General
George S. Patton, Jr., and Lt. General Jimmy Doolittle as they pass
in triumphant parade. General Doolittle makes an impassioned speech
in which he asks the 'home team to continue supplying the goods to the
field team' to assure an early victory over Japan." scenes of Patton,
Doolittle greeted by 2 million in parade (2) Air Blows Hit Japs On All
Fronts - "Strategic bombing comes to the Orient. Huge Yankee bombers
dump 300 lb. bombs on Malaybalay on Mindanao, creating huge fires in
a concentration of Jap barracks...Medium bombers of the U.S. 10th Air
Force drop 500 lb. RDX bombs on Toungoo, ruining this rail junction
on the Mandalay-Rangoon line...And Yuncheng, Jap supply base in China,
is plastered with 500 lb. incendiary clusters, destroying warehouses
and rolling stock." scenes of Rangoon bridge, central Burma, in
China (3) RFC Chief Outlines Its Aims - "Washington, DC: Federal
Loan Administrator, John W. Snyder, proposes RFC absorption of various
subsidiaries, and adds that the disposal of war surpluses is being approached
very realistically." scenes of head of Reconstruction Finance Corp.
speaks on disposal of government surplus and credit to shift to peacetime
production (4) '46 Cars on Way, from Detroit - "Detroit, Mich.,
Two hand-made '46 model Ford cars roll on their test, exhibition runs.
John Q. Citizen will not be able to purchase one for many months due
to production clamps and priorities." (5) Reds Mark May Day - "Joseph
Stalin reviews gigantic May Day military parade in Red Square, with
American and Japanese military observers giving added interest to the
proceedings." scenes of parade includes American jeeps, huge new
artillery (6) "The Kentucky Derby - Louisville, KY: Excited thousands
watch Hoop Junior splash through the mud to cop record purse and give
Eddie Arcaro his 3rd Derby win." scenes of Derby Day at Churchill
Downs in Kentucky for horse race.
- Gen. "Ike" Man of the Hour , 1945/06/18 (1945) (1)
"The General of the Army receives a riotous reception on his arrival
in Washington. More than a million people forget the heat and humidity
to roar their welcome to the man who has been termed one of the greatest
generals in history. His message to Congress is a message to all Americans,
as he pleads for unity in the war to be won. London: General Eisenhower
is given the freedom of the city, an honor that has been granted to
but five Americans. Another symbolic honor is the presention of the
Duke of Wellington's sword before the general addresses a throng at
Mansion House. He tells them that they helped cement the bond between
the two countries. Paris: In the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe, General
Eisenhower is decorated with the Medal of Liberation by General Charles
de Gaulle. The liberator of Frances receives his reward." scenes
of Ike honored in England, rides in carriage, speaks from balcony, "I
am a Londoner myself" then to France, at French Tomb of Unkonwn
Soldier, with DeGaulle, tours the city of Paris, comes home to U.S.,
welcomed at Washington DC by Mamie, drives down Pennsylvania Ave. to
Capitol, speaks to Congress in House chamber, to White House lawn for
medal from President Truman.
- San Francisco Parley Ends , 1945/06/28 (1945) [some sound missing]
(1) "San Francisco, CA: President Truman flies to the city for
the last session of the United Nations Conference and is greeted at
hte airport by Secretary of State Edward Stettinius before a parade
through the streets. At his hotel he confers with Adiral Nimitz on the
war in the Pacific. Later he witnesses the voting as fifty nations sigh
the Charter that marks ne hopes for an era of peace. First to sign is
China, followed by Russia, Great Britain and France. Then Mr. Stettinius
affixes his signature for the United States, one of his last acts as
Secretary of State. The President's address to the conference emphasizes
the hope for a better world with this Charter of the United Nations
and stresses it as a victory against war itself. Independence, Missouri:
The President's home town turns out en masse to roar a welcome to his
first visit home as Chief Executive."
- Japanese Surrender , 1945/08/23 (1945) (1) First Pictures of
Japanese Surrender, delegates carried by Japanes planes to and then
on to Manila; MacArthur ; Halsey on USS Missouri with special cake decorated
with Japanese rising sun; (2) Armed Jap Mercy Ship Captured; (3) De
Gaulle Arrives - Byrnes meets De Gaulle, meets Truman at White House;
(4) U.S. Turns From War To Peace - sailors are first groups to be released
in Long Beach on point system; workers leave war plants, line up in
cities for new jobs, washing machines and cars soon to start rolling;
(5) Pin-Up Derby - baby crawling race over 50-foot course.
- Postwar Flattop Launched , 1945/10/15 (1945) (1) USS Oriskany
launched, an Essex-class carrier, named after Revolutionary war battle;
(2) Secret Maps Guided U.S. Bombers - contour maps 80 ft. by 60 ft.
made in California (3) President Decorates War Heroes - Truman gives
15 medals, to men including Corps. Kraft and Dawes (4) First Freight
Glider - for lobsters, kept cold by high altitude.
- Nazi War Criminal Sentenced , 1945/10/22 (1945) (1) Dachau trial
of Strasser; (2) Belgians Riot Over Politics (3) De Gaulle Visits Belgium
- drives through Brussels with Prince Regent to royal palace. (
- Pres. Truman Urges Wage Adjustment , 1945/11/01 (1945) (1) (silent
except Truman's speech) (2) America Goes Back To Peace (3) Yamashita
Tried For War Crimes (4) Support Your Victory Loan
- Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Open , 1945/11/29 (1945) "Historic
scene" of trials opening, Robert Jackson speaks, judge asks each
defendant to plead either guilty or not guilty.
- Nazis Face War Crime Evidence , 1945/12/06 (1945) (1) Nuremberg
trials continue, covered by cameras and press, chart shown of "entire
Hitler dynasty" (2) German War Plant Razed - Gen. Truscott oversees
blowing up of I.G. Farbin explosives factory.
- Christmas Brings Joy To Everyone , 1945/12/10 (1945) (1) Christmas
trees from state of Washington, shoppers in cities, children look at
dolls and hobby horses, puppets, model trains, Santa Claus; (2) Gen.
"Ike" New Chief of Staff - Ike speaks (3) Gen. Stilwell Gives
DSC to Hero's Sister - Matsuta was Japanese-American (4) Archbishop
Speaks For War Relief - Spellman speaks for donation of canned goods,
15,000 Catholic parishes in the nation will act as receiving stations
(5) Aviation in the News - Mixmaster nonstop flight by Douglas bomber,
Boeing tandem prop fighter plane for Navy to go 450 mph.
Note: Quality on some of the newsreels is less than perfect. Many were
built from actual footage taken in extreme situations so it may appear
jumpy and of lesser quality than some of the other sections of footage
in this collection. However, all footage was left intact as it is all
historically significant and interesting, even when a bit less than perfect.
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