The Combat Report

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The Allies have taken control of the Philippines, but Japanese resistance still resides in some areas. On Caballo Island and Ft. Drum the US Army Engineers burn the Japanese out of their strong holds by pumping oil into their vents and igniting it with TNT.

With the fall of Hitler comes a struggle for the Allies to keep order. Someof the events that follow are: German civilians are screened by the Allies.Gold Bullion and rare artworks and other items found that was hidden by theNazis. Local looters are controlled by the Army. POW camps are liberated.

Watch the allies as they advance on Cologne, moving roadblocks and fighting German resistance. Graphic images of the war in the streets.

The Allies continue to advance into Okinawa, using whatever means possible to seize control of the area. The fortifications by the Japanese are deep and difficult to destroy. Kamikaze attacks on the US Navy are common.

What if the Normandy invasion had occurred on June 6th, 2007? How would the modern mediahave reported it?

Kamikaze attacks against the US Navy were frequent and severe during the campaign for Okinawa. This Navy silent footage from the time shows defensive action, as well as the results of some direct Kamikaze hits on Navy carriers.

Pacific Firepower is typical of the hundreds of news pieces produced in WWII for civilian audiences. Usually shown by theaters before the main feature, these pieces were designed to educate the public about the progress of the war, as well as buoy the spirit of the American people, which was flagging by 1944. Unedited, the piece has the usual audio wind-up at the start, and appears and sounds here much like it would have originally.

A U.S. military production on the history of the 1st Cavalry division in action in the Pacific during WWII. The narration and lead-in are heavy handed but the subsequent combat footage of the 1st Cavalry in action is riveting. Look for the amphibious Sherman M4 DD on the beach in the Los Negros sequence.

On the morning of October 20th, 1944 General Douglas MacArthur fulfilled his promise and returned to the Philippines. While the Japanese mounted a furious and desperate counter attack, MacArthur and his 174,000 men (supported by 700 ships) would insure that the empire of Japan felt the kind of bitter defeat that they had themselves inflicted just three years earlier.

At dawn of April 18th, 1942 sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers rose off the deck of the USS Hornet and made their way into the annals of history. The ramification of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo would have consequences far beyond the minimal damage their bombs inflicted and it would prove a vital moral victory to Americans everywhere and a crushing blow to the national prestige of Japan.