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WWII INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE OPERATION DRAGOON THE BIG PICTURE 28944
Added 243 Views / 0 LikesProduced by the Army Pictorial Center as part of The Big Picture television series, the 1963 episode (TV 572) “Command Decision” recaps the decision by Allied leaders to launch Operation Dragoon. Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) w
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1943 French Language WWII Newsreel Schweinfort Raid 78794
Added 645 Views / 0 LikesProbably produced by the Canadian government as part of their outreach to French speaking citizens during WWII, this 1943-44 newsreel (a French version of an English original) features various segments. Predominately about supply, logistics and transporta
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The Aftermath Of World War II Production Historic Film 74642
Added 631 Views / 0 LikesCreated during World War II, "The Aftermath of War Production" was created to educate the American public and government officials about the potential financial disaster that might occur after the end of WWII, when millions of surplus goods might be dumpe
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My Japan
Added 464 Views / 0 LikesComplex and disturbing anti-Japanese propaganda film produced to spur the sale of U.S. war bonds. CONTENT ADVISORY: Explicit racism and extreme violence.
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1942 Newsreel: Celebrities Join Military; War Bonds; Chrysler Bofors Gun Factory; Royal Air Force Bo
Added 667 Views / 0 LikesUnited Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from 1942: Everybody Joins U.S. War Effort Plants Speed Anti-Aircraft Guns [Chrysler] RAF Blasts Nazis Day and Night! National Archives description "Part 1, shows celebrities in military service (Jacki
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World War II Anti-Aircraft Gun Documentary "Ack Ack" 77954
Added 520 Views / 0 LikesThis WWII Ministry of Information film shows the Ack Ack gun crew using their mobile gun. The narrator speaks about the diverse backgrounds of the recruits, and discusses how the gun (most likely a 40mm Bofors cannon) can fire a shell up to 30,000 feet. A
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Air Evacuation Of Wounded U.S. Troops WWII Documentary "Perishable Rush" 77744
Added 411 Views / 0 LikesMade in 1945 by the U.S. Treasury Department, PERISHABLE RUSH shows how the Army Air Forces during World War II flew wounded men from Pacific battle areas to mobile army surgeons hospitals, hospital ships, and finally major hospitals and eventually home t
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Restricted WWII Film Axis Saboteurs In North America 78574
Added 422 Views / 0 LikesThis classified WWII film, shot by the 12th Combat Camera Unit and released by the Office of Strategic Services, shows the activities of Axis Saboteurs operating in North Africa. The film shows how in Tunisia, several Arab saboteurs were arrested, and for
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German Wehrmacht & Luftwaffe War Games Red vs Blue Armies
Added 397 Views / 0 LikesApparently made prior to World War II, this fascinating German educational film shows wargames between Red and Blue Armies, including the use of the hulking Dorner Do-23 bomber and biplane fighter & reconnaissance aircraft as part of the exercise. T
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Hitler's Secret Weapons - Significant Aircraft Developments
Added 445 Views / 0 LikesSilent film which shows Nazi jet technology, etc."This is a glimpse into the story of Hitler's secret weapons., the guided missiles and the revolutionary aircraft which astonished the world even while the death rattle was in the Nazi throat.The complete s
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World War II Red Cross Film "At His Side" 75392
Added 298 Views / 0 LikesProduced by the March of Time for the Red Cross and distributed by the War Activities Committee, "At His Side" dates to 1944. It shows the Red Cross at the side of the American G.I.s and the world of the organization in contributing to the morale of servi
