WW2 U.S. War Department Collection - VOLUME 3 DVD
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FILM 7:
1. The 81st Infantry and 1st Marine Divisions probe the Peleliu jungles for Japanese September 26th. The 1st Marine Division engages the Japanese at Bloody Nose Ridge. American demolition teams blow up dug-in Japanese. Aviation engineers build an airstrip on Anguar. 2. A bitumen surface is laid down by Canadian engineers as an airport runway over a former wheat field in France. 3. Battle of Aachen: The city of Aachen is shelled by 155mm howitzers after Germans reject an American ultimatum to evacuate the city October 18th. American armored units push through the middle of Aachen. American infantrymen in house-to-house fighting October 19th. The Germans capitulate October 20th. 4. Japanese Americans of the 7th Army prepare for and take part in the battle for Bunyers October 14th. 5. The second contingent of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force reaches the Italian front October 9th. 6. Preparations for Philippine Invasion: Navy carrier-based planes prepare for strikes on Japanese positions. Navy fighters take off from carrier flight decks for bombing and strafing missions over the island of Mindanao. Carrier-based planes raid the Ryukyus October 10th. Close-ups of landing techniques and plane-handling crews in actions as fighters return from their missions. 7. General MacArthur prepares to return to the Philippines as he boards the light cruiser Nashville. Preliminary naval bombardment of Leyte by elements of the US 3rd and 7th fleets and an Australian squadron. The first waves of infantry hit the beach on the east coast of Leyte. General MacArthur wades ashore at Leyte. The 96th Infantry outflanks the Japanese and captures Dulag. Philippine President Sergio Osmeņa speaks at a post-invasion ceremony. USA, 1944, B&W, 28 minutes.
FILM 8:
1. Invasion of Southern France: A fleet of 800 Allied ships assemble for the invasion of Southern France. Navy Secretary Forrestal meets with the US Naval Command. Thousands of airborne troops take off in gliders and land behind Nazi lines near the Riviera. Thousands of paratroopers take off in C--47s and land behind German lines. Airborne forces establish contact with French partisans. The 454th Bomber Group is briefed before the invasion. Light and heavy bombers hit German strongholds in Southern France while fighter planes strafe ground targets. Allied naval vessels shell the southern coast of France. French troops take part in the initial landings. Supplies and reinforcements are quickly brought ashore. Allied forces capture German anti-invasion defenses. An Allied LST is hit by a German radio-controlled flying bomb. Engineers construct an airstrip in a vineyard. The original beachhead force fans out east and west. 2. Northern France: American forces rest before the push for Port de Beau on August 3rd. American forces enter Saint James and capture Bern on August 4th. American paratroopers captured on D-Day are liberated. Nazi collaborators are rounded up by French patriots. Liberation ceremonies take place in Rheims. A German ordnance depot filled with substantial quantities of supplies near Rheims is abandoned by fleeing Germans. 3. Operations in Burma: Heavy monsoons wash out Allied bivouac areas in Kamaing, Mogaung Valley. Chinese forces ferry captured Japanese equipment across the Mogaung River. US engineers modify jeeps for train tracks on the Myitkyina Railroad. The first all-British unit serving under General Stilwell sees action in Burma. US P--40s are loaded with bombs for strikes on the Japanese in Burma. Captured Japanese equipment near Kamaing. Chindits relax after a long campaign. General Stilwell is met by General Frank Merrill at Colombo, Ceylon. 4. US offensive against the Marianas. US aircraft leave carrier flight decks to soften up the Japanese before the invasion. Japanese bombers try to knock out elements of the US Naval Task Force. A crippled US plane returns to a carrier. USA, 1944, B&W, 37 minutes.
FILM 9:
1. Battle of the Netherlands: British and Canadian forces capture 's -Hertogenbosch. 2. C--47s of the 9th Carrier Command pick up gliders at Eindhoven, Holland. 3. The Naval Battle of the Philippines: Animated map illustration of US Philippine naval operations. Japanese planes hit the USS Princeton. The Navy's top-ranking ace. Commander David McCampbell, returns to a carrier after a mission. 4. Bombing of Manila airfields: B--24s of the 307th Bomber Group strike Nielson and Nichols airfields south of Manila. 5. Allies move south in Burma. Lord Mountbatten inspects the invasion task force. The Allied invasion of Akyab Island on December 20th is unopposed. 6. Generals Pick and Sultan at the opening ceremony of the Ledo Road. The first Allied convoy to China, January 12th. 7. Tanks of the 13th Corps are bogged down in severe weather. Field-artillery battalions equipped with 105mm howitzers are concealed in tents; snow shoes are issued for the infantry and GIs improvise jeep coverings. 8. Final stages of the Battle of the Bulge. Snow-removal units in action. A disguised German Mark 6 Tank is towed away by the 462nd Ordnance Evacuation Company. 9. Front-line Showers: American fumigation and bath units set up hot showers for the men at the front. 10. Bombing of Berlin: B--17s of the 8th Air Force bomb Berlin, "Blockbusters" score impressive hits. The first American-built bridges are assemble at the Seine. USA, 1944-45, B&W, 33 minutes.
FILM 10:
1. The RAF Sinks the Tirpitz: After two unsuccessful attempts (because of weather and smokescreens) September 15th and October 29th, 12 RAF Lancasters sink the Tirpitz with six-ton earthquake bombs at Tromso, Norway November 12th. 2. Allied bombers hit the Belgian rail centers at Malines, Hasselt, Courtrai and Louvain. 3. General Eisenhower visits the troops on the Western Front, where rain and snow pose problems. 4. Rains slow the Allied advance at Borgo and San Lorenzo, Italy. 5. Burma Operations: Mules are transported to North Burma after the monsoon season. 6. Activities in the Philippines: US engineer units reconstruct a Leyte airfield. Japanese air strikes on Leyte. 7. An Allied drive breaks Nazi defenses in Normandy. General Omar Bradley's forces push to Saint Lo. 8. US forces recapture Biak airbases. American B--25s bomb nearby Japanese positions. 9. Navy Operations: US planes attack the Japanese fleet near the Volcano Islands. US fighters dogfight with Japanese Zeroes. 10. Capture of Leghorn, Italy: Nazis scuttle ships near Leghorn. Japanese Americans help take Leghorn. The first contingent of Brazilian forces arrive at Naples. 11. US activities on Saipan: Admirals Chester Nimitz and Ernest King arrive for a tour of inspection on Saipan July 17th. 12. Invasion of Noemfoor: US and Australian destroyers shell Noemfoor beaches July 2nd. US forces take Kameri airfield. American engineers repair and enlarge the airfield with captured Japanese construction equipment. USA, 1944, B&W, 31 minutes.
Four films on one DVD Total running time 129 minutes.
1. The 81st Infantry and 1st Marine Divisions probe the Peleliu jungles for Japanese September 26th. The 1st Marine Division engages the Japanese at Bloody Nose Ridge. American demolition teams blow up dug-in Japanese. Aviation engineers build an airstrip on Anguar. 2. A bitumen surface is laid down by Canadian engineers as an airport runway over a former wheat field in France. 3. Battle of Aachen: The city of Aachen is shelled by 155mm howitzers after Germans reject an American ultimatum to evacuate the city October 18th. American armored units push through the middle of Aachen. American infantrymen in house-to-house fighting October 19th. The Germans capitulate October 20th. 4. Japanese Americans of the 7th Army prepare for and take part in the battle for Bunyers October 14th. 5. The second contingent of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force reaches the Italian front October 9th. 6. Preparations for Philippine Invasion: Navy carrier-based planes prepare for strikes on Japanese positions. Navy fighters take off from carrier flight decks for bombing and strafing missions over the island of Mindanao. Carrier-based planes raid the Ryukyus October 10th. Close-ups of landing techniques and plane-handling crews in actions as fighters return from their missions. 7. General MacArthur prepares to return to the Philippines as he boards the light cruiser Nashville. Preliminary naval bombardment of Leyte by elements of the US 3rd and 7th fleets and an Australian squadron. The first waves of infantry hit the beach on the east coast of Leyte. General MacArthur wades ashore at Leyte. The 96th Infantry outflanks the Japanese and captures Dulag. Philippine President Sergio Osmeņa speaks at a post-invasion ceremony. USA, 1944, B&W, 28 minutes.
FILM 8:
1. Invasion of Southern France: A fleet of 800 Allied ships assemble for the invasion of Southern France. Navy Secretary Forrestal meets with the US Naval Command. Thousands of airborne troops take off in gliders and land behind Nazi lines near the Riviera. Thousands of paratroopers take off in C--47s and land behind German lines. Airborne forces establish contact with French partisans. The 454th Bomber Group is briefed before the invasion. Light and heavy bombers hit German strongholds in Southern France while fighter planes strafe ground targets. Allied naval vessels shell the southern coast of France. French troops take part in the initial landings. Supplies and reinforcements are quickly brought ashore. Allied forces capture German anti-invasion defenses. An Allied LST is hit by a German radio-controlled flying bomb. Engineers construct an airstrip in a vineyard. The original beachhead force fans out east and west. 2. Northern France: American forces rest before the push for Port de Beau on August 3rd. American forces enter Saint James and capture Bern on August 4th. American paratroopers captured on D-Day are liberated. Nazi collaborators are rounded up by French patriots. Liberation ceremonies take place in Rheims. A German ordnance depot filled with substantial quantities of supplies near Rheims is abandoned by fleeing Germans. 3. Operations in Burma: Heavy monsoons wash out Allied bivouac areas in Kamaing, Mogaung Valley. Chinese forces ferry captured Japanese equipment across the Mogaung River. US engineers modify jeeps for train tracks on the Myitkyina Railroad. The first all-British unit serving under General Stilwell sees action in Burma. US P--40s are loaded with bombs for strikes on the Japanese in Burma. Captured Japanese equipment near Kamaing. Chindits relax after a long campaign. General Stilwell is met by General Frank Merrill at Colombo, Ceylon. 4. US offensive against the Marianas. US aircraft leave carrier flight decks to soften up the Japanese before the invasion. Japanese bombers try to knock out elements of the US Naval Task Force. A crippled US plane returns to a carrier. USA, 1944, B&W, 37 minutes.
FILM 9:
1. Battle of the Netherlands: British and Canadian forces capture 's -Hertogenbosch. 2. C--47s of the 9th Carrier Command pick up gliders at Eindhoven, Holland. 3. The Naval Battle of the Philippines: Animated map illustration of US Philippine naval operations. Japanese planes hit the USS Princeton. The Navy's top-ranking ace. Commander David McCampbell, returns to a carrier after a mission. 4. Bombing of Manila airfields: B--24s of the 307th Bomber Group strike Nielson and Nichols airfields south of Manila. 5. Allies move south in Burma. Lord Mountbatten inspects the invasion task force. The Allied invasion of Akyab Island on December 20th is unopposed. 6. Generals Pick and Sultan at the opening ceremony of the Ledo Road. The first Allied convoy to China, January 12th. 7. Tanks of the 13th Corps are bogged down in severe weather. Field-artillery battalions equipped with 105mm howitzers are concealed in tents; snow shoes are issued for the infantry and GIs improvise jeep coverings. 8. Final stages of the Battle of the Bulge. Snow-removal units in action. A disguised German Mark 6 Tank is towed away by the 462nd Ordnance Evacuation Company. 9. Front-line Showers: American fumigation and bath units set up hot showers for the men at the front. 10. Bombing of Berlin: B--17s of the 8th Air Force bomb Berlin, "Blockbusters" score impressive hits. The first American-built bridges are assemble at the Seine. USA, 1944-45, B&W, 33 minutes.
FILM 10:
1. The RAF Sinks the Tirpitz: After two unsuccessful attempts (because of weather and smokescreens) September 15th and October 29th, 12 RAF Lancasters sink the Tirpitz with six-ton earthquake bombs at Tromso, Norway November 12th. 2. Allied bombers hit the Belgian rail centers at Malines, Hasselt, Courtrai and Louvain. 3. General Eisenhower visits the troops on the Western Front, where rain and snow pose problems. 4. Rains slow the Allied advance at Borgo and San Lorenzo, Italy. 5. Burma Operations: Mules are transported to North Burma after the monsoon season. 6. Activities in the Philippines: US engineer units reconstruct a Leyte airfield. Japanese air strikes on Leyte. 7. An Allied drive breaks Nazi defenses in Normandy. General Omar Bradley's forces push to Saint Lo. 8. US forces recapture Biak airbases. American B--25s bomb nearby Japanese positions. 9. Navy Operations: US planes attack the Japanese fleet near the Volcano Islands. US fighters dogfight with Japanese Zeroes. 10. Capture of Leghorn, Italy: Nazis scuttle ships near Leghorn. Japanese Americans help take Leghorn. The first contingent of Brazilian forces arrive at Naples. 11. US activities on Saipan: Admirals Chester Nimitz and Ernest King arrive for a tour of inspection on Saipan July 17th. 12. Invasion of Noemfoor: US and Australian destroyers shell Noemfoor beaches July 2nd. US forces take Kameri airfield. American engineers repair and enlarge the airfield with captured Japanese construction equipment. USA, 1944, B&W, 31 minutes.
Four films on one DVD Total running time 129 minutes.
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NTSC Region 0 encoding (Entire World)
