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| keywords: pearl harbor, guadalcanal, general douglas macarthur, hiroshima, postdam conference, japanese surrender |
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Synopsis: Japan Surrenders... (read more) |
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Information: 1945 12 min BW |
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This newsreel shows Japan’s military actions from 1931 to VJ-Day in 1945.
Japanese troops embark for Manchuria (1931). Shanghai lies in ruins (1937). The Japanese delegation leaves the League of Nations. War rages in China. Italian troops invade Ethiopia. Franco’s troops guard Madrid. A party celebrates the Axis pact of 1940 between Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan. Chinese refugees clog the streets as China alone continued their fight against Japan.
Japanese Ambassador Nomura and Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu arrive in Washington. Pearl Harbor is attacked. Remnants of the U.S. Fleet assemble. Amphibious assault on Guadalcanal. Shows Allied prisoners in the Philippines. General MacArthur back in the Philippines. Iwo Jima is attacked. American flag is raised over Iwo Jima. Shows General Buckner on Okinawa.
Shows Japanese prisoners of war (pows). Japanese Kamikaze planes attack U.S. Naval Fleet. Kamikaze plane crashes into sea. Aircraft carrier Ticonderoga struck by Kamikaze plane. Shows burial at sea. Shows B-29’s in flight to bomb Japan. Image of Admiral Halsey. Shows Atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima. Scenes from the Potsdam conference. Shows parade in Moscow. Shows Emperor Hirohito riding white horse.
Flashback to footage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General MacArthur and Roosevelt. Other personages are Chiang Kai-shek and Admiral Nimitz. President Truman shown with his cabinet. Truman reads the Japanese surrender document. News reporters rush to announce his report. Americans jam Times Square to celebrate total victory over Japan, VJ-Day!
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