Combat Bulletin #40 - Attack On Manila Harbor, etc 1945

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Combat Bulletin #40 - Attack On Manila Harbor, etc 1945 Combat activities in January, 1945. Title Cards: Pacific: Attack On Manila Harbor ETO: Action On The Western Front Bomb Damage Viewed At Captured Oil Plant Pacific: British Carriers Attack Sumatra Pacific: Celebes Strike "Part 1, carrier planes strafe sea and land targets. Part 2, the 6th Army lands on Luzon after a navy barrage (Jan. 9). Filipinos greet troops and help build an airstrip. The 37th Division enters Dagupan; troops battle for Damortis. Gens. MacArthur and Sutherland wade ashore. Part 3 (Reel 2), 35th Division troops are lectured at Bastogne, Belgium. The 1st and 3rd Armies occupy rubbled Houffalize. A bridge and a blockhouse are exploded as the 7th Army retreats on the Alsace front. The 79th Division battles across a bridge near Haguenau. Part 4 shows bomb damage at Markwiller, France. Part 5 (Reel 3), British carrier planes attack Sumatra; 4 crash while landing. Part 6, 5th A.A.F. B-25's drop parachute bombs on Celebes Is., Neth. Indies."" National Archives Identifier: 24324 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 co…

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United States. Army

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Combat Bulletin, Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Luzon, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Airplanes, Military, Sutherland, Richard K., 1893-1966, World War, 1939-1945, Aircraft Accidents -- Sumatra, B-25 Bomber, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Mitchell Bomber, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, United States. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 35th, United States. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 37th, United States. -- Army -- Army, 6th, United States. -- Army -- Army, 3rd, United States. -- Army -- Army, 1st, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Air Force, 5th, Ardennes, Battle Of The, 1944-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Alsace, United States. -- Army -- Army, 7th, United States. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 79th, Military Engineering, United States. -- Army -- Armored Division, 6th, Bombing, Aerial, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, British, B-17 Bomber, Spitfire (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Dutch East Indies

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