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Newsreels: 1945 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1945 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1945. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1945 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1945. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45051)
SAN FRANCISCO PARLEY ENDS
San Francisco, Calif.—President Truman flies to the city for the last session of the United Nations Conference and is greeted at the airport by Secretary of State Edward Stettinius before a parade through the streets. At his hotel he confers with Admiral Nimitz on the war in the Pacific.
Later he witnesses the voting as fifty nations sign the Charter that marks new hopes for an era f 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, O.—The President’s home town turns out en masse to roar a welcome to his first visit home as Chief Executive.
MacARTHUR VISITS PHILIPPINES
Mindoro, P. I.—General Douglas MacArthur is met by President of the Commonwealth, Sergio Osmena as he arrives on a tour of the liberated islands while the General’s wife visits the wounded. General MacArthur also accompanies a task force in the invasion of Labuan, off the coast of Borneo. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45052)
OKINAWA FINALE
With General Joe Stilwell succeeding to the command of the U. S. 10th Army, after Commanding General Simon Bolivar Buckner had been killed in combat, the Yanks surge forward through mud and ooze to complete victory.
Artillery, flame throwers, automatic rifles, grenades and demolition charges are used to exterminate the Japs. Collaborationists who thrived on captured Yank supplies, are weeded out from the native populations, while the innocent children are properly clothed and fed.
NEW CABINET ADDITIONS
Washington, D. C.—Attorney General Thomas Clark, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach and Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson are sworn into office as members of President Truman’s official family.
BOMBING THE PALAUS
B-24’s in a high-altitude, daylight raid destroy 86% of the target area despite the heavy enemy flak which severs the wing of one of the huge planes, sending it into a spectacular death dive.
“QUEEN” LANDS 15,000 G. I.’S
N.Y.C.—The Queen Elizabeth brings 15,000 Yankees home, most of them mebers of the famous U. S. 8th Force.
11 TON BOMB
The Volcanic “Grand Slam,” Britain’s latest secret weapon, is demonstrated. Soon, the Japs will feel the full destructive force of these bombs, which are the largest in the world.
SANTA HANDICAP
Arcadia, Calif.—55,000 fans watch “Thumbs Up” win the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap as ace rider Johnie Longden boots his steed across the line by half a length. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45053)
JAPANESE PRISONERS ON OKINAWA!
Yank propaganda leaflets and superior gun power induce a lone Jap to surrender. So well is he treated that scores of other Japs follow his example. They form a very strange picture in a prisoner stockade, eating G.I. chow and receiving expert medical attention.
LIQUID FIRE FOR THE JAPS
Edgewood Arsenal, MD.—U. S. Chemical Warfare Service demonstrates new portable flame throwers, flame-throwing tanks, and the latest type of incendiary bombs.
NEW TIGER CAT
U. S. Navy reveals its answer to new high quality Jap fighter planes – it’s the Gruman F-7-F “Tiger Cat,” the most powerful fighter and fighter bomber in the fleet.
PREPARE FOR WINTER
Washington, D. C.—Mr. C.J. Potter of the Solids Fuel Administration advises all Americans to lay their winter fuel and insulate their homes—now.
TIMBER WOLVES COME HOME
N. Y. C.—Gen. Terry Allen brings home units of his 104th “Timber Wolf” Division. Their excellent record in Europe has earned them furloughs, before they enter the Pacific war.
THE TYROLEAN BEAUTIES
When G.I.’s on leave in the Tyrolean Alps go swimming they are entranced by the beauty of the scenery and of the native Austrian girls.
HELICOPTER FLEET
Sheppard Field, Texas.—Seasoned airplane pilots begin specialized helicopter training, for rescue and search detail.
BALD HEAD CONVENTION (Exclusive)
Pleasure Pier, Port Arthur, Tex. – The one eligibility requirement for entrance to the first annual convention of the United Bald Heads Convention is one bald pate. And what should happen to a hair tonic salesman, does happen. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45054)
THE WAR’S END IN PRAGUE
With V-E Day being celebrated in London and Paris, the Nazis in Prague offer to surrender to the Americans but not to the Soviets. The citizens of Prague break into open revolt for six days. Over 2,000 combatants are killed and 30 Nazi tanks are knocked out. The Red Army fights into Prague, hostilities cease, and Dr. Benes triumphantly returns to the Czechoslovakian capital after seven years of exile.
FLAMES SAVED BRITAIN
Underwater pipelines and strategically planted petroleum casks threatened Nazi invasion troops, ships and planes so effectively that Britain was saved from invasion after Dunkirk.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN DAY (Atlanta only)
Gainesville, GA.—President Truman is chosen by this progressive community as honoree, as their $4,000,000 post-war improvement program gets under way with a gals Fourth of July parade and celebration. Postmaster General Hannegan, orator of the day, promises that President Truman will become better acquainted with Georgia.
LA GUARDIA READS THE COMICS
As the newspaper delivery strike continues into its second week, the weekly broadcasts of New York’s Mayor, Fiorella La Guardia, take on added interest for all New Yorkers. And lest the kiddies miss their favorite Sunday comics, the Mayor dramatically reads them over the air—as they were never read before. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45055)
P.T’S RAID BORNEO
In one of the most spectacular shore raids of the Pacific War, American P.T. boats raid Jap position in the oil area of Northeast Borneo. The Yanks pump streams of shells into oil wells and storage tanks, setting off fires which fill the entire sky.
GEORGIA PEACHES
Beautiful young Georgia girls volunteer to help harvest record peach crop of one million and a half bushels. And after a busy day at the cannery, kids spring up from all over to help devour the 156 lb. “celebration pie.”
JAP CAPTIVES IN N.Y.C.
53 Japanese diplomats who were collared when Germany fell, arrive in U.S. on their way to internment.
CHINESE BABY SHOW (Exclusive)
Chinatown, N. Y. C. – Chinese children, whether asleep or awake, prove to be highly photogenic as they go through the various stages of a Baby Beauty Contest under the watchful eye of Shavey Lee, the Mayor of Chinatown.
LEHIGH ON RAMPAGE
Easton, PA. – A cloudburst devastates the countryside, killing several persons and causing property damage of several hundred thousands of dollars.
35,000 TROOPS HOME
N.Y.C.—Huge convoy brings in 10,000 Canadians and 25,000 Yanks in record arrival-day.
BARREL OVER NIAGARA
Niagara Falls, Ont.—Red Hill, Jr., defying local authorities, “shoots the rapids and whirlpools” at Niagara, in his one man barrel.
EISENHOWER AT F.D.R.’S GRAVE
Hyde Park, N.Y.—Gen. Eisenhower places a wreath at the grave of his ex-Commander in Chief, in the presence of Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45057)
TRUMAN EN ROUTE TO POTSDAM
As the sleek U. S. cruiser “Augusta” speeds along the Atlantic, President Truman holds final preparatory conferences with Sec. of the State Byrnes and Admiral Leahy. For relaxation, the President enjoys his “constitutionals’ on ship deck, then is seen heartily enjoying mess with the crew.
MARINES ADVANCE IN THE RYUKUS
U. S. Marine divisions invade the islands of Iheya and Auni, near Okinawa. The usual heavy bombardments which precede such Pacific island landings, knock out the Jap defenses so completely that the landings are made unopposed. Numerous Jap prisoners are taken, and medical treatment and food are given the cowering natives.
OCCUPATION OF BERLIN
The Canadian Berlin Battalion and the British contingent move into their occupation zones in Berlin as colorful Allied ceremonies complete the occupation. Canadian troops, on leave, visit many sights of interest and collect all sorts of souvenirs.
SHIP EXPLODES AND SINKS
Four minutes after H.M.C. “Barham” is torpedoed in the Mediterranean she capsizes. While her men are desperately trying to leave ship, her magazines explode, filling the screen with fire, flame and smoke.
OKINAWA MOP UP
Flame throwing tanks root out the last diehard Japs who are not burned to a crisp. A huge prisoner stockade is filled with 8,000 Japanese captives.
BEAUTIFUL LEGS IN JERSEY
Palisades Park, N. J.—After an endless procession of beauties parade over the windplatform a “Venida Beautiful Legs Queen” is finally selected. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45058)
BIG THREE PARLEY BEGINS
President Truman and his party are greeted by cheering crowds in Antwerp, after the U.S.S. Augusta docks them at this Belgian port. The U.S. 2nd Armored Division stands at attention on the famed autobahn as the presidential party rolls into Berlin.
After President Truman confers with Generalissimo Stalin at the “Little White House” in Berlin, all of the conferees adjourn to the Kaiser Wilhelm palace in Potsdam for the official opening of the Big Three Conference. Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Vyacheslav Molotov, Sec. of State Byrnes, Gen. Eisenhower, Admiral Leahy and other dignitaries are prominently noted.
At the old German Barracks in Berlin, the identical flag which flew over the U.S. Capitol when America declared war on Germany, is raised in ceremony. President Truman speaks, advocating the basic principles of the United Nations Charter.
TYPHOON STRIKES FLEET
In the China Sea off Okinawa, units of the U.S. fleet are struck by one of the worst typhoons yet experienced in the Pacific war. The bow of the heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is sheered off causing the vessel to head for a floating dock for emergency repairs.
28,340 YANKS LAND
N. Y. C.—The Queen Elizabeth, carrying the entire 44th Division, heads a convoy of ships bringing in a record one-day total of Yank arrivals.
FIRE GUTS S.S. HAMONIC (Except Minneapolis)
Fort Edward, ONT.—When dock fires spread to this popular lake steamer, over 370 passengers are endangered until the U.S. Coast Guard and other rescue agencies save them.
THE 1945 AQUATENNIAL (Minneapolis only)
300,000 spectators are thrilled by the spectacular parade which opens this year’s Aquatennial. Every float dramatizes the exposition’s theme—“On to Victory.”
HAWAII MARS LAUNCHED
Baltimore, MD.—The 72? ton “Hawaii Mars,” the largest flying boat in the world, is launched. The ship can transport 150 troops with equipment, for record distances, at better than 225 miles per hour.
HUGHES H-4 SOON READY
Los Angeles, Calif.—Work on the giant Hughes Flying Boat H-4 nears completion. The 8-engine wooden ship will be able to carry 750 passengers. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45059)
CHURCHILL DEFEATED BY ATTLEE
Major Clement R. Attlee, leader of the British Labor Party, is commissioned by King George VI. To form a Labor Government after the Labor Party decisively defeats Churchill’s Conservative Party, in the first general election Great Britain has had in ten years.
MAC ARTHUR INVADES BORNEO
Aboard a light cruiser, General MacArthur observes his task force bombard Balikpapan, Borneo, with heavy guns and waves of rockets. When the Jap defenses are sufficiently crumbled, the veteran Australian 7th Division goes ashore, using flame thrower to finish off the Japs. And clouds of smoke fill the sky as huge refineries blaze furiously.
VINSON, SEC. OF TREASURY
Fred M. Vinson is sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury by Justice Groner as Henry Morgenthau, Jr. stands by.
JOHN W. SNYDER SWORN IN
Ex-Federal Loan Administrator John W. Snyder is sworn in as Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion.
ANDERSON URGES CANNING
Clinton P. Anderson, Sec. of Agriculture, urges all American families to can as much food as possible for use this winter.
EXECUTING A NAZI
For murdering a Yank flyer who had parachuted to earth at Preist, Germany, a Nazi war criminal is hung on the gallows until dead.
FLOODS IN NEW JERSEY
When the Passaic River burst out of its banks it created the worst flood conditions in New Jersey in 42 years. War plants are closed and traffic is completely disrupted. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45060)
B-25 CRASHES INTO EMPIRE STATE
A B-25 Mitchell bomber crashes through the fog into the 79th floor of the world’s tallest building, killing thirteen and injuring many others.
JAP SUICIDE PLANE ATTACKS
The U.S.S. Nevada, while taking part in operations off Okinawa, is attacked by a Jap dive bomber. Flak and streams of tracer bullets fill the sky, but the suicide pilot crashes into the veteran battle wagon.
Off Formosa, the U.S. Third Fleet engages in a terrific air-sea battle. Two Jap dive bombers single out the U.S.S. Ticonderoga and successfully crash into the carrier.
In both cases the fires are quickly extinguished, the wreckage cleared away, and the ships return to action within several hours.
U. S. RAILS DO GIANT JOB
Redeploying U.S. troops from Europe and moving thousands of tons of material in record time, is giving American railroads the largest job ever assigned to them. More rail workers are needed—now.
G.I.’S ON THE RIVIERA
Nice, France—G.I.’s on a 7-day furlough from Germany, live the “Life of Reilly” in palatial hotels, on the beaches, and in pleasure boats.
AIR CYCLIST, NO WINGS
Palisades Park, N. J.—Peejay Ringens hurtles down a narrow incline on his bicycle, then flies off the bike into a tank of water which is 3 ft. deep. And he comes up smiling. |
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