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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45041)
WAR NEWS
As the Allies cleaned up in Europe, many incidents are photographed and released for the first time.
Flensbug, Germany—Admiral Karl Doenitz, the last representative of the German government is held by the Allies. These are the latest pictures of the U-Boat chief to reach this country.
The Netherlands—Another prize capture is that of Seyes Inquart, the quisling of Holland, who is taken by the Canadians as he attempts to flee.
Copenhagen—With Denmark freed from Nazi control, King Christian is cheered by a half a million people as Parliament is convened for the first time in five years. General Montgomery receives an ovation, too, as he visits the capital.
CONGRESS HAILS GI
Washington, D. C.—Before a joint session of Congress, the President awards the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Jake W. Lindsey. Then Mr. Truman, in a brief speech, pays tribute to the serviceman.
PHILIPPINE MOP UP
Baguio, P. I.—The summer capital of this American possession falls to American troops as the last pockets of Japs are being wiped out in the final phase of the war on these islands.
NAVY BAGS U-BOAT
Off the African Coast—In true Naval tradition a submarine is tracked down and captured 150 miles west of Cape Blanco, This is the first time since 1815 that we have boarded and captured a foreign enemy man-of-war.
CADET NURSES NEEDED
U. S. A. –There are sixty thousand opportunities for young women in the nursing profession. That’s the number of cadet trainees the government wants to teach. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45042)
ON BLOODY OKINAWA
Admiral Chester Nimitz flies to Okinawa to view the costly progress which the U.S. 10th Army is making. Wounded Yanks limp past the graves of their dead comrades. Tremendous artillery bombardments answer the barrages which the Japs are laying down in an unsuccessful effort to stop the Yanks.
G.I.’s creep forward under cover of bazooka fire and flame-throwing tanks. High explosive grenades destroy Jap defense caves. Jap corpses and dummy tanks are passed. The advance continues over ridges and across valleys, until finally, Naha the ruined capital of Okinawa is entered.
STETTINIUS—4 FREEDOMS
San Francisco, Calif.—Sec. of State Stetinius states that the U.S. adheres to the Four Freedoms and will defend them.
NEW PRESS SECREATARY
Washington, D.C.—Charles Ross, St. Louis newspaperman, is sworn in as the new White House Press Secretary in President Truman’s presence.
NEW CABINET MEMBERS
Washington, D.C.—Thomas Clark of Dallas, Tex., becomes Attorney General, Clinton Anderson becomes Sec. of Agriculture and Lewis Schwellenbach takes oath as Sec. of Labor as President Truman makes further changes in his official family.
HODGES COMES HOME
Atlanta, GA.—Gen. Courtney Hodges, whose U.S. First Army took part in the sweeping victory in Europe, is given a thunderous welcome as he returns to his home state—Georgia.
AIR HEROES HOME
Bradley Field, Conn.—65 U.S. bombers return over 1,000 U.S. Air force personnel for furlough and specialized training, prior to duty in the Pacific.
HOOVER AT WHITE HOUSE
Washington, D.C.—Ex-President Herbert Hoover confers in White House with President Truman as international food crisis arises.
ONE-ARMED B. B. STAR
Yankee Stadium—Pete Gray, one-armed left fielder of the St. Louis Browns, fields with ease and gets his share of hits in his Big Town debut. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45043)
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE
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 Brookly, 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 honor 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.
THE VALIANT “U.S.S. LAFFEY”
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.
R.C.A.F. PARA RESCUES
Alberta, Canada—Parachuting R.C.A.F. rescue men aim for tree tops in their “timber jumps,” then slide down extension ropes to render aid to victims stricken in the forests.
MRS. TRUMAN CHRISTENS
National Airport, Wash., D.C.—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.
GEN. CLARK IN CHICAGO
Chicago—Cheering thousands welcome Gen. Mark Clark, who led his U.S. 5th Army through the grueling Italian campaigns to victory.
FARM WORKERS NEEDED
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones appeals for additional workers to handle the nation’s crops.
IRAQ PRINCE WELCOMED
The White House—Arriving from Casablanca at President Truman’s invitation, Prince Abdul Ilab, Regent of Iraq, enters official discussions with America’s chief magistrate. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45044)
THE NAZI WAR LORDS IN DEFEAT
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, defense expert from the Italian campaign, seems deliriously amused at the prospect which awaits im.
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.
BRADLEY AND SPAATZ RETURN
La Guardia Field, N.Y.C.—General Omar Bradley, Commander of the 12th Army Group, and General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe, land in the U.S. from their victory abroad.
HYDROPONDICS IN TROPICS
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.
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.
THE U.S.S. “LAKE CHAMPLAIN”
Portsmouth, VA.—A giant new aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Lake Champlain, is christened and commissioned at the same ceremony. Mrs. Warren Austin, wife of the Vermont Senator, christens the vessel, after which Captain L.C. Ramsay is given its command. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45045)
PRESIDENT TRUMAN WARNS JAP MILITARISTS
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.
WEST POINT GRADUATION
The U. S. Military Academy graduates its largest class, 870 cadets, in one of the most colorful ceremonies of the Academy’s history as General Omar Bradley addresses the graduates. When the diplomas are issued, General Mark Clark hands one to William Doran Clark, his son.
ANNAPOLIS GRADUATION
The U. S. Naval Academy graduates its largest class, 1049. Following the regimental parade and presentation of the colors, Secretary of the Navy Forrestal awards the diplomas. Then, traditionally, romance comes to Annapolis.
NAZI MIDGT SUBS
Copenhagen, Denmark—Germany surrenders 70 midget submarines, some of which carried two torpedoes in an underslung position, the others being one-man, one-torpedo types.
KILLER HIMMLER—DEAD
Flensberg, Germany—Heinrich Himmler head of the Nazi S.S. troops, and killer of millions, swallows poison while British troops are examining him after his arrest.
S.S. “EUROPA” INTACT
Bremergaven—Canadian troops discover the luxury liner Europa tied up in port in seaworthy condition. It is expected that in three months the vessel will put to sea, under the Stars and Stripes, with Capt. Oskar Scharf, her peacetime skipper, aboard.
QUISLING ON TRIAL
Oslo, Norway—Vidkum Quisling, the arch traitor of modern times, goes on trial for his life, before his Norwegian countrymen. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45046)
PATTON AND DOOLITTLE COME HOME
Los Angeles, Calif.—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.
U. S. AIR ATTACKS IN EAST
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.
MAY DAY IN MOSCOW
Joseph Stalin reviews gigantic May Day military parade in Red Square, with American and Japanese military observers giving added interest to the proceedings.
GEN. SPAATZ COMES HOME (Phila. Only)
Berk County gives thunderous welcome to Gen. Carl Spaatz, U. S. Strategic Bombing Commander ETO, as he returns home.
R.F.C. SIMPLIFICATION
Washington, D. C.—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.
THE KENTUCKY DERBY
Louisville, KY.—Excited thousands watch Hoop Junior splash through the mud to cop record purse and give Eddie Arearo his 3rd Derby win.
WATCH THE FORDS, GO BUY? (Except Boston and Phila)
Detroit, Mich.—Two hand-made ’46 model Fordcars roll by on their test, exhibition runs. John Q. Citizen will not be able to purchase one for many months due to production clamps and priorities.
HOLY HOUR FOR MEN (Boston only)
Fenway Park—35,000 attend a memorial service for the 3,912 Catholic dead from this diocese, Archbishop Cushing blesses the massed service and gold star flags. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45047)
THE BIG FOUR IN BERLIN
The Allied Control Commission for the conduct of affairs in civil Germany is brought into being by the military signatories for the four powers who will administer the quadruple occupation of Germany. General Eisenhower signs for the United States, Marshal Montgomery for the British, Marshal Zhukov for the Soviets and General de Tassigny for France.
BERCHESGADEN—G. I. RESORT
Thousands of vacationing G. I.’s swarm over Berchesgaden—the hideout of Europe’s one-time, temporary master. Hitler’s home, with its tunnel entrances, music room, bed rooms, art collection and cage room is full of interest. But the “Eagle’s Nest,” on the mountain top, reserved for contemplation and ponderous thinking, is the prime attraction. Hitler’s butler and family extend affable welcomes to the Yankee visitors.
WHITE HOUSE VISITORS
President Truman welcomes Gen. George S. Patton to the White House. Harry Hopkins reports to the President from Moscow, as does Joseph E. Davies from London. Both emissaries were laying the ground work for the next meeting of the leaders of the Big Three.
FREEDOM IN NORWAY (Except St. Louis)
Norwegian school children celebrate Independence with added fervor this year because of the expulsion of the Nazis, and because of the victory feast of Danish sausages and buns.
FID—FOG KILLER
Fog Investigation Dispersal Operation is Britain’s successful answer to the age old problem of dispersing banks of fog. Flaming pipe lines melt fog away at airports. Landing planes appear ghost-like through the shimmering heat waves set up by the operation.
GEN. BRADLEY FETED (St. Louis only)
Moberly, Mo. Outdoes itself in welcoming its home town hero, Gen. Qmar Bradley, home from his recent successful campaign with his 12th Army Group.
STAY AT HOME!
Washington, D.C.-Col. J. Monroe Johnson, Director of the Office of Defense Transportation admonishes Americans to spend their vacations at home this year, so that Yanks may be moved to the Pacific fronts.
VENETIAN SERENADE
Vacationing G. I.’s enjoy the sights of the canal city – Venice, Italy as Tony, the troubadour gondolier, provides the hot licks in the music department. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45048)
GENERAL “IKE” COMES HOME!
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 presentation 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 France receives his reward. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45049)
NEW YORK ROARS WELCOME TO GEN. EISENHOWER
New York – In the greatest welcome ever accorded a hero, 4,000,000 people scream themselves hoarse in paying tribute to the homespun American who headed the armies who won the greatest war in history. Riding through thirty-seven miles of the city’s streets, “The Smile” accepted his honors modestly.
From mid-morning when he landed at the airport, it was a busy day for the General. First came a parade from the Battery to City Hall where he received the city’s gold medal and honorary citizenship. From here, through cheering throngs, he was driven to the Mayor’s mansion for lunch and then to the Polo Grounds for a baseball game. In the evening he attended a dinner in his honor at the Waldorf-Astoria.
West Point, N. Y.—Thirty years after his graduation form the Military Academy, the General of the Army returns to his alma mater to receive a deep-felt tribute from the cadet corps.
MORE TROOPS RETURN
New York—The “Queen Mary,” a war veteran with honors of her own, steams into the harbor with more than fourteen thousand aboard. Most of the American troops are due to be shipped to the Pacific after furloughs.
THRILLS IN THE AIR!
Palisades Park, N. J.—The Berosinis, famed aerial act, give us a close-up of how easy it looks. Well, from hwere we’re sitting it looks easy—but aloft you get a different viewpoint. |
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