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How did the Communists Take over China? | History of China 1945-1955 Documentary 7/10
How did the Communists Take over China? | History of China 1945-1955 Documentary 7/10
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: JAPANESE POWS
VS Japanese Prisoner of War, POW, at opening of cave appealing to Japanese troops to surrender / VS US Marines throwing in smoke grenades, firing rifles / Various Japanese soldiers being pulled out of rubble, fortifications, surrendering...
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1945: OCCUPIED WAKE ISLAND: VS United States Major Colonel Walter Baylor (unconfirmed) arriving on Wake Island, various Japanese soldiers standing at attention, U.S. soldiers raising American flag, Japanese soldiers saluting. WWII surrender
MOT 1945: OCCUPIED WAKE ISLAND: VS United States Major Colonel Walter Baylor (unconfirmed) arriving on Wake Island, various Japanese soldiers standing at attention, U.S. soldiers raising American flag, Japanese soldiers saluting. WWII...
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B/W 1945 wide shot guns of military ship U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay at surrender of Japan / WW II / news.
B/W 1945 wide shot guns of military ship U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay at surrender of Japan / WW II / news.
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Signing of Japanese surrender documents
/ Foreign Affairs Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu sits at desk on board USS Missouri to sign Japanese surrender documents / General Douglas MacArthur then signs the documents sitting on the opposite side of the table / hands first pen to...
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Douglas DC-4
Shots of Douglas DC-4's taking off and landing. There is one section where a DC-3 takes off / The difference is the DC-4 has two engines on each side and the DC-3 has only one.
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United States President Harry S. Truman announces Japan's unconditional surrender to end World War II.
United States President Harry S. Truman announces Japan's unconditional surrender to end World War II.
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Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instruments of Surrender for Japan on the USS Missouri at the end of WWII.
Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instruments of Surrender for Japan on the USS Missouri at the end of WWII.
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General MacArthur gives a speech on the USS Missouri at the end of WWII.
General MacArthur gives a speech on the USS Missouri at the end of WWII.
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US Navy battleship USS Missouri sailing into San Francisco harbor on way to reserve or "mothball" fleet in Bremerton, WA
Title "'Mighty Mo' joins the mothball fleet" superimposed over shot from boat of USS Missouri sailing into San Francisco harbor / three shots from boat of USS Missouri sailing into San Francisco harbor / two shots from boat of fireboat...
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General Douglas MacArthur arrives before Japanese delegation at USS Missouri for surrender
VS battleship USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay / MS USS Missouri with seamen standing on deck / LS high angle of battleship USS Buchanan alongside Missouri (view from upper deck of Missouri) / MS camera follows US General Douglas...
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Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu sits down and signs a surrender document during World War II.
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu sits down and signs a surrender document during World War II.
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Japanese officials board the USS Missouri as Japan surrenders during World War II.
Japanese officials board the USS Missouri as Japan surrenders during World War II.
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Reporters rush out of the Oval Office after President Harry S. Truman announces Japan's unconditional surrender to end World War II.
Reporters rush out of the Oval Office after President Harry S. Truman announces Japan's unconditional surrender to end World War II.
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The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender brings the World War II to a close in the Pacific
Atomic bomb explosion – LS huge explosion from atomic bomb, fireball rising up into sky, shaping into a mushroom cloud / flames curl ad wind into hug ball of ire and rest of the screen in darkness // Japanese surrenders aboard the USS...
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Japanese board USS Missouri to surrender
/ Foreign Affairs minister for Japan, Mamoru Shigemitsu limps on board USS Missouri / followed on board by Chief of the Imperial Staff, General Yoshijiro Umezu / Japanese representatives gather on deck surrounded by military / Fleet...
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Ishikawa Civilian Area Off Limits
Destruction and poverty in Ishikawa Prefecture during post war US occupation.
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Reporters, cameramen and audio technicians rush into the Oval Office, surrounding President Harry S. Truman before he announces victory in Japan to end World War II.
Reporters, cameramen and audio technicians rush into the Oval Office, surrounding President Harry S. Truman before he announces victory in Japan to end World War II.
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U.S. General Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese surrender then gives the pen to British General A.E. Percival aboard the USS Missouri.
U.S. General Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese surrender then gives the pen to British General A.E. Percival aboard the USS Missouri.
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At NYC 1945 Navy Day, President Harry S. Truman views fleet and table at which Japanese surrendered
LS through rigging on ship: squadron of four, then six bombers fly over / Foreground: sailors stand on USS Missouri deck as another ship goes buy with banner that reads New York / Foreground: sailor on deck salutes USS Renshaw as it...
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General Douglas MacArthur speaks at Japanese surrender ceremony
/ General Douglas MacArthur approaches microphone and explains why everyone is gathered and invites the Japanese to sign the surrender document / finishes speech and points to the paperwork. General Douglas MacArthur speaks at Japanese...
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Crowds Celebrating VJ Day in Seattle
/ sailors happily throwing papers into the air / sailor holds woman in tight embrace and kisses her / woman tries to push the sailor off / women and children line the streets / another woman is bent over nearly to the ground and being...