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Military Newsreels: 1942 Issue 4

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Synopsis: Czech Village Of Lidice Lives Again In Illinois, Wreckage Of Japanese Sub Raised From Australian Harbor, Canada Answers The Call For Timber, Wild West Rodeo Thrills Soldiers, China Marks 6th Year Of War, Army Scout Cars Made Ready For Action, Tokyo Raiders Win Medals Of Valor...(read more)

  • Date: 1942
  • Duration: 00:09:39
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States, Lidice Illinois, Australia, Canada, California, China

Military Newsreels: 1942 Issue 4

Martyred Czech Village Lives Again In U.S.

Martyred Czech village lives again in the U.S. Brief images of Lidice before it was completely destroyed by German Forces in 1942. The Czech village of Lidice was wiped from the map by the Nazis in revenge for the death of Gestapo leader Reinhard Heydrich. Today a new Lidice is born as Lidice, Illinois. Sign reads "Welcome To Lidice U.S.A." Image of the Lidice memorial monument. People of Czech ancestry sing the Czechoslovakia National anthem.

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Latest War Films From Australia!

Latest war films from Sydney Harbor. Scenes of damage done by torpedoes from Japanese submarines in Australian Harbor. Four Japanese submarines are sunk. Shows the wreckage of the Japanese submarines being raised from the bottom of Sydney Australia harbor.

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Canada's Logging Industry Rushes Timber For War

Canada's logging industry rushes timber for the war. Small boat shoots the rapids of the Saint-Maurice River in Canada. Lumberjacks use dynamite to blast the log jams on the Saint-Maurice River. A special built steel bottom alligator boat plows its way through a sea of logs. At the sorting gap lumberjacks separate the logs. Scenes of logs on conveyor belt to the mill. Logs are stripped of bark, washed clean, and cut to size. Shows huge pile of logs.

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Wild West Rodeo Thrills Soldiers

Wild west rodeo thrills soldiers. Cowboys ride horses and steers in a California rodeo. Scenes of bucking broncos. Scenes of bull riding. Bull rider comes out of chute.

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China Plans Army of 26,000,000 In 6th Year Of War!

China plans army of 26,000,000 in 6th year of war. Flashbacks show scenes of five years of war in China. Images of the destruction in the city of Chung King (Chungking) China. Image of Madame Chiang Kai-shek minsters to the wounded in hospital. Image of Chiang Kai-shek. Shows thousands of Chinese soldiers in formation.

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Army Scout Cars Ready For Action

Jeeps roll off assembly line at an American WWII defense plant. Shows women working on assembly line aiding the war effort. Women's role in World War II. Finished Jeeps roll off the line at U.S. war plant and are driven to ports of embarkation. Head on shot of Jeeps driving over camera.

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Tokyo Raiders Win Medals For Valor

Scenes of U.S. fliers that bombed Tokyo win medals for valor. General Doolittle and General Arnold decorate the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. Close-up image of Distinguished Flying Cross medal. Shows ground school for bombardiers, rolling platforms equipped with practice bomb sights. Shows a practice bombing mission. Low level flight of bombers, release of bombs, ground explosions.

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