Combat Bulletin #60, 1945

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U.S. Army combat activities during the first 2 weeks of June, 1945. Title cards: Activities in European Theater of Operations: (22,000 lb. RAF "Volcano" bombs) Oslo: (474th Infantry Regiment C-37s arrive in Oslo to evacuate German troops. 96th battalion are Norwegian-Americans.) Gen. Eisenhower In Paris: (June 14, 1945 in Paris. Receives medal from DeGaulle.) North America: LVT's For Beachhead Operations. (LVT repair.) North America: Wire-Laying By Planes. (Via C-47 airplane 1 mile of wire every 30 seconds.) China: Activities of 6th Army Group. (Chinese troops are taken to the Burma front by the U.S.) Pacific: Service Schools In The Pacific. (11th Airborne Division paratroop jump school in Luzon. An Assault Signal Company practice amphibious landings.) Pacific: Transportation Difficulties On Okinawa. (Heavy rains hamper transportation on Okinawa.) USA: F7F Firecat. (New fighter-bomber.) National Archives Description: "The original agency catalog description reads: Synopsis: Activities in European Theater of Operations - Tracked Landing Vehicles for beachhead operations - Wire-laying by airplane -- Activities of Sixth Army Group -- Service schools in Pacific, etc." National Archives…

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United States. Army

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Combat Bulletin, United States. -- Army -- Infantry Regiment, 474th, Newsreel, United States. Army, WWII, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Norwegian American, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean, Douglas DC-3 (Transport Plane), Gaulle, Charles De, 1890-1970, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Landing Craft -- United States, United States. -- Army -- Airborne Division, 11th, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island

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