Newsreels Part 1

Description

SUMMARY: ITALY-- Hard fighting continues in the Cassino area. The landing at Anzio did not relieve the Allies of the German pressure at Cassino. The city is being bombed. A German patrol moves out and contacts an American patrol. The Germans take prisoners from the 34th Division and interrogate them, and inspect American carbine. Hitler meets Antonescu at a railroad station. Von Ribbentrop is present to help entertain the guests. A study of Japan beginning with scenes of ritual sword dancing, symbolizing ancient Japan. The date 1905 and scenes of warships firing during the battle of Tsushima and a picture of Admiral Togo represent the date when Japan emerged as a major power. German soldiers train young boys in the correct manner of aiming a rifle. Soldiers engage in a tug-of-war. Hitler and a German general walk side by side; they meet a large number of military dignitaries who are accompanying a Japanese military mission. Goering is present. A conference is held, in the course of which maps are consulted. Hirohito, as Commander-in-Chief of the Army, visits the Officer's Training School. Mounted on his white horse, he watches a review and a race.

Collection

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Series

Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division