U.S. Planes attack Japan

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Description

Part 1, B-29’s of the 20th Air Force fly from India to bases in China where landing strips are built. Part 2, the 5th Army advances toward and fights in Rome. Huge crowds greet troops advancing through the city. Pope Pius XII addresses a crowd of 250,000 in Vatican City. Shows Gens. Mark Clark, Alfred Gruenther, Lucian Truscott, and Geoffrey Keys and French Gen. Juin.

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Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.

National Archives Identifier: 39015

Full Citation: U.S. Planes attack Japan [etc.]; 1944; Motion Picture Films from “United News” Newsreels, 1942 – 1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/us-planes-attack-japan/, April 5, 2026]

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