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June 1944 Newsreel: 20th Air Force Attack Japan; Rome Liberated
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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from June 1944: U.S. Planes Attack Japan Liberation of Rome [4 June 1944] Part 1, B-29's of the 20th Air Force fly from India to bases in China where landing strips are built. Part 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. Shows Gens. Mark Clark, Alfred Gruenther, Lucian Truscott, and Geoffrey Keys and French Gen. Juin. National Archives Identifier: 39015 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.
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United News
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, Newsreel, Gruenther, Alfred M. (Alfred Maximilian), 1899-1983, Rites And Ceremonies, United States. Army, Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958, United States. Army Air Forces, Truscott, Lucian King, 1895-1965, World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Rome, Keyes, Geoffrey, 1888-1967, World War, 1939-1945 -- Vatican City, Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984, United States. -- Army -- Army, 5th, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Air Force, 20th, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, B-29 Bomber, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Bombing, Aerial, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China, CBI, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American, Juin, Alphonse Pierre, World War II, Parades
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