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Military Newsreels: 1945 Issue 1
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Synopsis: U.S. And Foreign Government Officials Meet About United Nations, U.S. Forces Make Landing On Okinawa, Management And Labor Representatives Sign Declaration Of Post-War Unity, Airborne Troops Land By Parachute And Glider Into Germany...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:09:07
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Okinawa, Germany
Speed Plans For San Francisco Security Meeting
At the State Department's communication center in Washington preparations are in full swing for the World Security Conference at San Francisco. Through this center flows a steady stream of plans and messages to and from the participating nations of the world.
Secretary of State Stettinius (Edward Stettinius, Jr.), Soviet Ambassador Gromyko (Andrei Gromyko) and British Ambassador Earl Halifax (Edward Wood) represent their countries in preliminary arrangements. Foundations for the San Francisco meeting were laid last year at Dumbarton Oaks by these three nations and China, represented here by Ambassador Tao-ming Wei.
Assistant Secretary of State Archibald MacLeish explains the basic purpose of the World Security Organization.
"The whole organization has one simple but daring purpose, to stop wars and improve the lot of men by bringing nations together around the table to discuss their common problems, to remove the causes of war and to stop wars by every means, peaceful and forcible, from starting."
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00:01:34:21
Women type and stamp messages at State Department Communication Center in Washington, D.C.
Invasion Of Okinawa
Headquarters of United States Admiral of the Fleet Chester Nimitz on the island of Guam. Under his five-star flag Admiral Nimitz orders the opening of another smashing Pacific offensive. This time against the Ryukyus Islands stretching in a long chain directly southwest of Japan. First, combined forces attack the Kerama Retto Group off the Ryukyus. Then the large island of Okinawa, great Japanese sea and air base.
The mighty Fifth Fleet puts to sea. Admiral Turner (Richmond K. "Terrible" Turner) and Admiral Simon Bolivar Buckner direct operations of the amphibious force, one of the largest in history. Off Kerama Retto heavy bombardment begins. Rocket fire plows up enemy cave defenses onshore. Troop carrying barges swarm ashore against light opposition. Moving inland the first village is taken. The island civilians are assembled under the direction of the American military government. The Kerama Retto Islands are won.
Now the great face of Okinawa, largest and most important in the strategic Ryukyus Islands, comes under final attack. The troops of the 10th Army, including an Army and a Marine Amphibious Corps, number perhaps a hundred thousand. Okinawa's large Japanese garrison puts up almost no resistance on the beaches. Okinawa will provide an offensive base against Formosa, the China coast or Japan itself only three hundred and sixty-five (365) miles away. After yielding vital ground the enemy here has now begun to fight back but he will be destroyed and Okinawa will be won.
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00:02:56:06
A five-star flag flies over the Headquarters of U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz on the island of Guam.
00:03:13:07
Animated map locates the Ryukyus Islands in relation to Japan and the Kerama Group in relation to Okinawa.
00:03:27:21
Ships of the U.S. 5th Fleet at sea.
00:03:53:20
Naval bombardment of Kerama Retto, big naval guns and rocket barrage from ship.
00:06:12:05
Invasion troops in LTV "Landing Vehicle Tracked" on way to beachhead.
Management And Labor Sign For Post-War Unity
In Washington D.C. three eminent spokesmen for labor and business William Green, Eric Johnston and Phillip Murray meet to sign an agreement to promote co-operative post-war industrial relations in the United States. William Green President of the American Federation of Labor signs for his union. For the Counsel of Industrial Organizations, Phillip Murray President signs and representing business management, Eric Johnston, President of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Through this new charter labor and management agree to preserve in peace time the harmony which has been a solid base for the vast American production achievement.
Airborne Armies Join Big Attack On Germany
From airfields on the continent and in England thousands of airborne troops prepare to strike in support of the Allied ground armies which are raging through central Germany. Veteran American and British parachute and glider borne veterans of the First Allied Airborne Army form the assault force. To speed the advances of Eisenhower's great army groups under Montgomery, Bradley and Devers fifteen hundred C-47 troop carrying planes are off. (Operation Varsity, a joint American-British airborne operation, largest in history)
From both sides of their big transports American paratroops spill out. Now gliders over the objective are cut loose by the tow plane pilots and land swiftly. Most come down safely but some crack-up on landing. Enemy anti-aircraft fire brings down a transport. But the attack continues. The airborne troopers quickly organize for the offensive. They advance on enemy positions in jeeps which landed with them striking to help complete the annihilation of the German armies.
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00:08:01:16
U.S. Paratroopers board Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport plane.
00:08:13:05
Line of C-47s waiting to take-off, numerous planes take-off and shown in flight.
00:08:47:18
Paratroopers jump or "bail out" of planes as parachute canopies fill the sky from 1500 aircraft.
00:09:18:18
Glider pilot point-of-view (pov) of tow plane.
00:09:23:02
View of hand only, tow plane pilot pulls lever to cut loose invasion glider.
00:09:27:12
Shows safe landing of invasion glider followed by crash of another invasion glider.
00:09:51:06
Dramatic scene of C-47 transport aircraft crashing in huge fireball after being hit by German anti-aircraft fire.
