1944 Newsreel: New Films of U.S. Victory in The Marshall Islands November 23, 2018 Nicola WW2 Documentaries <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> </p> <h2>1944 Newsreel: New Films of U.S. Victory in The Marshall Islands</h2> <p> United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from 1944.<br /> New Films of U.S. Victory in the Marshall Islands [31 January-3 February 1944]<br /> Japanese Pillboxes are Blasted<br /> Japanese Prisoners of War<br /> Admiral Nimitz Sees the American Flag Raised on the Marshall Islands<br /> National Archives description: Kwajalein is bombarded from the air, from naval guns off shore, and from artillery batteries on a nearby atoll. U.S. troops land and advance inland under a constant artillery barrage. Flamethrowers and pack charges are used against pillboxes. Japanese prisoners are deloused and given medical treatment. Adm. Nimitz witnesses the raising of the American flag.”</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
