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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Shows the ominously deserted streets of Paris; FFI units tear down Ger. posters, erect street barricades, form battle lines, congregate at their Hotel de Ville headquarters, fire rifles at a Nazi tank, wound a Nazi, and remove him from the street by stretcher. A Ger. truck is hand grenaded and bursts into flames. Nazis … More >>
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Part 1, guerillas parade in Tirana, Albania; Brit. Halifax bombers fly overhead. Part 2, a wreath is placed on photographer Damain Parer’s tomb in Sydney. Flashbacks show footage taken by Parer: Brit. tanks and infantry advancing in Libya; Brit. mortars firing on Crete; troops advancing near Salamaua, New Guinea; a sold… More >>
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.From of the United News collection, a World War II news series created to boost morale at home and abroad.ROOSEVELT AWARDS WARSHIP TO NORWAY,1942: 1. A ship, the Haakon VII, is presented to Princess Martha. 2. Tests of Lee tanks. 3. President Camacho reviews a Liberty Day parade in Mexico City. 4. An automobile plant is con… More >>
United News, Release 17-22 BOMBERS RAID NAZI-HELD FRANCE, HEROES DECORATED
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.FIRST PICTURES,1945: ALASKA-RUSSIA SKY ROUTE, 1945 1. Many fighter airplanes in Alaska, a lend-lease shipment, are inspected and flown away by Russians. 2. German radio equipment and operators are captured by the Coast Guard on and near Greenland. 3. France joins the U.N. And Sec. Of State Stettinius addresses the delegati… More >>
United News, Release 136-140 ALLIED BOMBS ON TWO FRONTS, ROOSEVELT INAUGURATED
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.U.S. PREPARES MORE PARATROOPS FOR BATTLE,1944: 1. Paratroops train and jump from planes. 2. Gen. De Gaulle presents the Legion of Honor to Gen. Mark Clark. 3. A Navy salvage crane at work off the Atlantic coast. 4. At Hunter College in New York City, WAVES pass in review for Mayor La Guardia. 5. Adms. King and Nimitz visit … More >>
United News, Release 114-119 STUDYING POST-WAR SECURITY, LEADERS IN WASHINGTON
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.From of the United News collection, a World War II news series created to boost morale at home and abroad.UNRRA COUNCIL PLANS RELIEF OF WORLD’S NEEDY, 1946: 1. Delegates and the meeting at Jersey City, N.J. 2. The flying boat Mars on the ground and in the air. 3. A circular aluminum house. 4. Arctic tests of the carrier Mid… More >>
United News, Release 200-205 GOERING TRIAL, JAP SUBS SUNK, JAPANESE ELECTION
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.From of the United News collection, a World War II news series created to boost morale at home and abroad.AIR FREIGHT BY PARACHUTE, 1946: 1. Cargo is dropped by parachute. 2. Roxas is elected President of the Philippines. 3. The queen of the Washington Apple Blossom Festival. 4. Army divers retrieve Japanese silver. 5. Joe … More >>
United News, Release 206-211 AIR FREIGHT, U.S. PLANS PACIFIC A-BOMB TESTS
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.BRAZILIAN TROOPS WITH 5TH ARMY IN ITALY,1944: 1. Gen. Clark inspects and reviews Brazilian troops in Italy. 2. Sec. Of State Stettinius, Dr. Wellington Koo, Lord Halifax, and other U. N. Delegates visit Monticello, Va. 3. A military supply train begins the trip to Russia. 4. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Mackenzie King meet at … More >>
United News, Release 120-125 PACIFIC ADVANCE CONTINUES, BRAZIL TROOPS IN ITALY
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.AMERICANS WIN NEW AIRBASES IN SOUTH PACIFIC,1944: 1. Manus Island is bombed from sea and air. Soldiers fight in the jungle. 2. Wounded soldiers in Burma are treated. Supplies are dropped to Fijian troops. 3. Princess Juliana visits Curacao Island in the Netherlands Antilles. 4. Ground and air crews of planes that bomb Germa… More >>
United News, Release 96-101 BOMBING JAPANESE SHIPS, NAZI WAR PLANTS BOMBED
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.U.S. PLANES ATTACK JAPAN,1944: 1. B-29’s of the 20th Air Force fly from India to bases in China. 2. The 5th Army advances toward and fights in Rome. Huge crowds greet troops advancing through the city. Pope Pius XII addresses a crowd of 250,000 in Vatican City. Gens. Mark Clark, Alfred Gruenther, Lucian Truscott, and Geoffr… More >>
United News, Release 108-113 U.S. PLANES ATTACK JAPAN, ALLIES LIBERATE ELBA
