Public Domain Films And Royalty Free Stock Footage Public Domain Archive Film Stock Footage Library NTSC Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) NTSC $349.00 PAL Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) PAL $349.00 DVD-R Time-Code Preview Disc (NTSC): (24 hr. turn-around) DVD-R Preview Disc (NTSC) $35.00 AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION HD - CALL FOR DETAILS! keywords: general douglas macarthur, liberation of the philippines, battle of metz, athens greece, gandhi Synopsis: General Douglas MacArthur Returns To Liberate The Philippines, General George Patton's 3rd Army Battles Nazis At Siegfried Line, U.S. Marines Capture The Palaus, U.S. Generals Visit Ploesti Oil Fields, Athens, Greece Is Libertated By Allied Forces, Gandhi Makes Rare Public Appearance, U.S. Re-Opens Embassy In A Free France... (read more) Information: 1944 8 min BW (SILENT) Show All Newsreels 1940s Titles Newsreels: 1944 - November 2 Philippines General Douglas MacArthur Returns To Liberate The Philippines With his high command, General Douglas MacArthur sets sail for Leyte Island, in the Philippines, in the largest naval armada to ever ply the Pacific. Heavy naval and air bombardments precede the landings of amphibious craft as G.I.'s wade ashore. General Douglas MacArthur and staff then comes ashore with Philippine President Sergio Osmena. With Japanese equipment lying in ruin, Filipino natives are happy even amidst the wreckage of their fragile homes. At the ornate Provincial Capitol Building in Tacloban, President Osmena speaks to his nation. France General George Patton's 3rd Army Battles Nazis At Siegfried Line General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits General George Patton's American 3rd Army, on the battle lines at Metz, France. Tanks, mortars, bazookas, 155mm artillery are all used in battering at this Nazi bastion, part of the famed Siegfried Line. Palaus U.S. Marines Capture The Palaus Nglsebus and Peleliu, on the Palaus, are completely occupied by the U.S. Marines in fierce fighting which features the use of flame throwers and dynamite charges. Rumania U.S. Generals Visit Ploesti Oil Fields General Ira C. Eaker and General Nathan F. Twining visit the Ploesti Oil Fields in Rumania to survey the damage caused by the repeated air poundings which the U.S. Army Air Force administered. Greece Athens, Greece Is Libertated By Allied Forces A British armada steams into the port of Athens, to be joined ashore by colorful be-whiskered Greek Partisans. The undamaged Acropolis signalizes the eternal will of the Greeks to return to their rightful place in a world of Nations. India Gandhi Makes Rare Public Appearance In a vain effort to adjust the differences between the Hindus and the Muslims, Gandhi makes one of his rare public appearances in a meeting with Mohammed Jinnah. France U.S. Re-Opens Embassy In A Free France U.S. Ambassador Jefferson Caffrey opens the American Embassy In Paris, as once again we are represented in a free France. --Contemporary Royalty Free Stock Footage Library: --Business ---- Celebrations ---- Concepts ---- Education ---- Generations ---- Health and Medical ---- Lifestyles --Modern Military ---- Nature Scenic ---- Nature Wildlife ---- Environmental Education ---- On Location ---- Sports Today --U.S. Presidents ---- Weather Watch ---- Contemporary Tragedies And Disasters ---- Motion Graphics - Special Effects --Historical Public Domain Stock Footage Library: --Historic Military And Nuclear Films ---- Newsreels: Events At Home And Around The World ---- Flashback In Time --NASA Space Exploration ---- Classic Cartoons ---- Christmas Programming ---- Religious Programming --Hollywood Films, Television And Trailers ---- Classic Cuts: Single Clip Downloads --Buyout Footage Company Links: --Buyout Footage Homepage ---- About Buyout Footage ---- Stock Footage License Info ---- Submitting Footage To Us --Buyout Footage Site Search ---- Buyout Footage Sitemap ---- Buyout Footage Return Policy --Email Us - Stock Footage Request