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Battle Of China: Reel-7

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keywords: wwii, great wall of china, battle of changsha, president franklin d. roosevelt, chiang kai-shek, prime minister winston churhill, general stilwell, ledo road

Synopsis: Troops marching along the Great Wall of China, Battle of Changsha, US Marines in the Pacific, Chinese troops train in India, Flying "The Hump" to deliver supplies to China, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek addresses the U.S. Congress...(read more)

Date: 1947
Duration: 00:08:33
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: China, Japan

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Battle Of China: Reel-7

Shows troops marching along the Great Wall of China. Animated map show how the Chinese set a trap for the Japanese in the battle for the city of Changsha and cut the retreating Japanese columns to bits. Battle of Changsha was a tremendous victory for the Chinese Army. As 1944 dawns American's Navy, Air Force, and Armies are on the offensive. Naval bombardment from Battleship, Marines fighting in the jungles of New Guinea, Gilbert and Marshall Islands, and on the ocean Japan faces America's military might.

President Roosevelt with Chiang kai-shek and Churchill. General Stillwell. Chinese troops are flown to India for training in use of modern weapons, building the Ledo Road, supply lifeline from India to China. Supplies dropped by parachute. From air fields in India planes take off loaded with military supplies and equipment, flying the Hump to deliver supplies to the Chinese Army. Chinese soldiers fight the Japanese alongside American and British soldiers. Madame Chiang Kai-shek addressing United States Congress.