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1942 CHANNEL DASH by KRIEGSMARINE WARSHIPS SCHARNHORST GNEISENAU PRINZ EUGEN (Print 3) 20470a
1942 CHANNEL DASH by KRIEGSMARINE WARSHIPS SCHARNHORST GNEISENAU PRINZ EUGEN (Print 3) 20470a
by German Newsreel
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Made for the home market in Germany during WWII, this silent film "German warships break through the Channel" shows the "Channel Dash" operation of the Kriegsmarine in 1942. The film begins with images of Brest harbor, as German ships plan a breakout thru the Dover Strait. At :35 Admiral Erich Raeder is seen addressing crew prior to the start of the operation. At :49 a map shows the strategic situation with ships leaving Brest. At 1:05 an E-boat or torpedo boat escorts the...
Topic: German propaganda film.
PeriscopeFilm
US Navy Blast Marshall Islands
US Navy Blast Marshall Islands
by Castle Films
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This short newsreel, produced for the home market, shows the first offensive action of the Pacific War by the U.S. Navy: a raid on Makin Island in the Marshalls conducted by the USS Yorktown battle group under command of Admiral William Halsey. The film claims to show Japanese cruisers and even an aircraft carrier sunk by American forces, but in reality there were no such enemy losses.
Topic: Newsreel.
PeriscopeFilm
Yanks Bomb Tokyo
Yanks Bomb Tokyo
by Castle Films
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Yanks Bomb Tokyo
Topic: Newsreel.
PeriscopeFilm
BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7th, 1941 & ROYAL NAVY ATTACK ON FRENCH FLEET at ORAN 70912
BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7th, 1941 & ROYAL NAVY ATTACK ON FRENCH FLEET at ORAN 70912
by Castle Films
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This short and apparently hastily assembled newsreel shows the events of December 7th, 1941 and expresses deep outrage at the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  Due to classification issues at the time the film was made, very little of the damage to Pearl Harbor itself is shown; rather the film focuses on damage to civilian areas of Waikiki and Honolulu. Due to the lack of material available there are some laughable errors in the rather earnest film, including the presence of a plane...
Topics: Pearl Harbor, WWII, World War II, Japan, U.S. Navy, December 7th
PeriscopeFilm
US Carrier Fight for Life
US Carrier Fight for Life
by Castle Films
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This short newsreel, produced for the home market, shows the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) under attack by Japanese Zeros during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Although the carrier was badly damaged in the battle, it lived to sail another day and proved crucial to the U.S. victory at Midway a few months later.
Topic: Newsreel.

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