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Military Newsreels: 1943 Issue 4
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Synopsis: Japanese Forces Routed From Buna Stronghold, Chile Joins The United Nations, Canadian Fishermen Make Record Catch, College Track And Field Meet, U.S. Navy Battleship Undergoes Sea Trials, 'Lost Battalion' Of Australian Soldiers Make Contact...(read more)
- Date: 1943
- Duration:00:08:50
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Buna, New Guinea, Owen Stanley Mountains; Santiago, Chile; Madison Square Garden, New York, United States; Timor Island; Darwin, Australia
Japs Routed From Buna Stronghold!
Jungle warfare in New Guinea. Americans and Australians blasting the Japanese in the campaign to take Buna. From the turret of an American tank, our cameraman brings a dramatic record of war as it is fought in this wild jungle country. Cautiously troops advance against an unseen foe. For a month they've pushed forward across the Owen Stanley Mountains routing the Japanese from foxholes and pillboxes concealed in the jungle; firing, blasting at every moving leaf.
The objective at last. Buna mission is won. Southeastern New Guinea was an important Japanese stronghold in the South Pacific. From here they planned the invasion of Australia. Now their equipment, their bases are in Allied hands. For General Douglas MacArthur it is a victory of major importance. Taking terrific toll of the enemy, Australians and Americans met the Japanese on even terms and hurled the enemy back into the sea.
Shot List:
01:00:48:14
American tank drives through dense jungle brush in Battle of Bruna.
01:01:35:19
American tanks in coconut grove in battle to capture Buna Mission.
01:01:58:10
Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers in trench.
Chile Joins United Nations
The streets of the capital are thronged as Santiago hears the news that Chile has severed relations with the Axis. The United Nations has reassured this important South American Republic that they can and will help her protect her three thousand miles of coastline.
Flags of all the Allies are in evidence as Santiago reflects the sentiments of Chile's five million people. From the palace, President Rios looks upon a cheering populace, hailing Chile's defiance of the Axis.
Canada Fishermen Make Record Haul
In the waters of Canada's British Columbia the fishing fleet makes the biggest haul in sixteen years, millions of herring. Five hundred tons in this one catch alone. Norwegians have taken over the job formerly done by the Japanese and they're bringing in enough fish in one day to fill eighty railway freight cars. Every pound will be packed and canned for United Nations soldiers overseas. A welcome wartime catch.
Champions Race In Athletic Match
Athletic sports take the spotlight in New York's huge Madison Square Garden as sixteen thousand enthusiasts turn out to see national collegiate champions set new records for speed. Here's Cornelius Warmerdam, world's champion pole vaulter. Tonight, the Californian is aiming for better than fifteen feet... and he clears the bar with inches to spare, a new mark for an indoor meet.
Climax of the evening is the mile race. Stars are entered from leading American universities. New York University's Frank Dixon is setting the pace. Last time around, three men are left. Dodds, the national champion is now in front. Trailing up to this point, Earl Mitchell is overtaking the leaders. Sprinting to the front with a magnificent burst of power Mitchell steps out to win by four yards. Time: four minutes, eight and six-tenths seconds.
Shot List:
01:04:21:26
Cornelius Warmerdam sets new world pole vaulting mark for indoor meet.
01:05:22:27
Sprinting to the front Earl Mitchell wins the mile race by four yards.
Biggest Warship Joins U.S. Fleet
A new United States man-of-war makes a trial run before joining the fleet. Forty-one thousand tons of fighting ship, she's the fastest most powerful battleship afloat.
The bugle sounds general quarters and two thousand trained men go to battles stations to test the big guns. Powerful sixteen inch rifles swing towards the target. Observers, hooded and dressed for below zero cold, are at their posts. America's greatest, the mightiest dreadnought ever built, is going into action.
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01:06:07:04
Bugle sounds general quarters on battleship.
01:06:14:12
Watertight door on battleship closed and latched.
01:06:30:07
Sailor in sub-zero face mask looks through binoculars.
01:06:33:14
Battleship 16 inch guns firing.
Timor Island's "Lost Battalion"
Five hundred miles northwest of Darwin, Australia the pacific island of Timor has been held by the Japanese for nearly a year. But behind enemy lines, deep in the interior, a force of Australians have held out against all efforts of the Japanese to locate and dislodge them. For months Japanese planes sought their hideouts. And while Australia gave them up for lost, the men assembled a radio set from bits and pieces stolen in raids on the enemy. Finally, they hammered through their message to Darwin "S.O.S. Timor to Australia. Timor to Australia." And the message flashed across the Timor Sea is heard in Darwin. On the mainland, officers suspect a Japanese trick. No white men are supposed to be alive on Timor. Darwin radios the cautious question, "What is the Christian name of Jack Sergeants wife?" Answer immediately. And the men on Timor flash the answer "Joan". In this way Australia was satisfied.
Secretly, food, clothing and ammunition were rushed to the beleaguered Australians on their seven thousand square mile outpost. Letters from home for men long given up for lost. With fresh supplies and friendly native help the Australians launch an attack on Japanese occupied territory. Moving up over mountains, through jungles, they take the enemy by complete surprise.
The leader congratulates his men. Hardy rugged fighters, they've won every skirmish against the Japanese and they're staying right there to carry on the fight. No longer a lost battalion, the men of Timor are living symbols of the United Nations determination to smash the Japanese.
Shot List:
01:07:26:20
Shows bearded Australian soldier tapping out "SOS Timor to Australia".
01:08:30:05
Australian soldiers attack and destroy Japanese outpost on Timor.
