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Liberation Of Manila Philippines
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Synopsis: In bitter house-to-house fighting, units of the 8th Army, 37th Infantry Division and the 1st Cavalry Division fight their way into Manila in their bid to liberate the Philippines...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:05:30
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Philippines
Liberation Of Manila Philippines
Units of the 8th Army and 6th Army (37th Inf. Div.) and the 1st Cavalry Div. participate in the liberation of Manila. Infantry and tank advance along road leading to Manila. Low aerial view of the smoking city of Manila. Two U.S. soldiers crouch behind tank, CU of tank firing. Tank cautiously advance followed by infantry. Scenes of furious jungle fighting, U.S, soldier blasting Japanese positions with shoulder-fired bazooka. LS of Infantry and tank of advance units of the 37th Div, 6th Army crossing a bridge under heavy fire.
Scenes of wrecked Japanese planes and hangars at airfield. Soldiers dig up bombs planted as mines by the Japanese. Shows line of Native Guerrilla Soldiers led by U.S. soldier. Joyful civilians greet soldiers of the 1st Calvary Div. on outskirts of Manila. Scenes of U.S. soldiers at captured brewery drinking beer out of their helmets.
Scenes of bitter house-to-house street fighting as the troops enter Manila. Large fires are set by the retreating Japanese. Scenes of raging fires and fleeing civilians in Manila. Atrocity evidence - Scenes of men, women, and children killed by the Japanese. U.S. troops battle the Japanese in Intramuros, the Walled City in Manila. Shows captured Philippine collaborators. General Douglas MacArthur inspects a former Japanese prison after liberation of Manila.
- Related Titles:
- Military Newsreels: 1945 - Issue 10
