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Battleship Richelieu in the Suez Canal, 1944The Fighting Lady
Battleship Richelieu in the Suez Canal, 1944 (05:19)The Fighting Lady (01:00:57)
Roosevelt, Nimitz, MacArthur, and Leahy at the QueenUS 7th Division in Parade for Roosevelt and MacArthur, 30 Jul 1944
Roosevelt, Nimitz, MacArthur, and Leahy at the Queen's Surf Residence, Waikiki, Territory of Hawaii, 28 Jul 1944 (07:34)US 7th Division in Parade for Roosevelt and MacArthur, 30 Jul 1944 (05:18)
United States Army Air Forces film describing the Disney Swish (the Disney Bomb).US Navy and US Army orientation film about the VT Radio Proximity Fuze.
United States Army Air Forces film describing the Disney Swish (the Disney Bomb). (01:16)US Navy and US Army orientation film about the VT Radio Proximity Fuze. (08:23)
Franklin Roosevelt Fourth InauguralSpecial attack plane crashing into carrier USS Ticonderoga, 21 Jan 1945. The ship was hit by two planes, this video shows the second plane hitting the island and then cuts to fires that followed the first hit.
Franklin Roosevelt Fourth Inaugural (07:26)Special attack plane crashing into carrier USS Ticonderoga, 21 Jan 1945. The ship was hit by two planes, this video shows the second plane hitting the island and then cuts to fires that followed the first hit.
MacArthur in the Philippine Islands, 29 Jan 1945B-17 Flying Fortress bombers attacking Dresden, Germany; Lancaster bombers preparing to takeoff to attack Dresden; Feb 1945
MacArthur in the Philippine Islands, 29 Jan 1945 (04:43)B-17 Flying Fortress bombers attacking Dresden, Germany; Lancaster bombers preparing to takeoff to attack Dresden; Feb 1945 (07:58)
Okinawa Invasion Beach ScenesOkinawa Invasion Beach Scenes
Okinawa Invasion Beach Scenes (08:25)Okinawa Invasion Beach Scenes (10:00)
B-24M bomber 44-42058 shot down over Koror, Palau IslandsCrew of USS Springer recovering a dead Japanese airmen, stripping him of intelligence and personal items, and dumping him back into the Pacific Ocean, 14 May 1945
B-24M bomber 44-42058 shot down over Koror, Palau Islands (01:17)Crew of USS Springer recovering a dead Japanese airmen, stripping him of intelligence and personal items, and dumping him back into the Pacific Ocean, 14 May 1945 (04:00)
Typhoon Connie damage carrier USS Bennington (0:00-1:38) and aircraft launching over the stern from typhoon damaged USS Hornet (Essex-class; 1:38-3:17), 6 Jun 1945.United States Navy training film describing the Japanese Fu-Go balloon bombs.
Typhoon Connie damage carrier USS Bennington (0:00-1:38) and aircraft launching over the stern from typhoon damaged USS Hornet (Essex-class; 1:38-3:17), 6 Jun 1945. (03:17)United States Navy training film describing the Japanese Fu-Go balloon bombs. (21:36)
Atomic Bomb - The Big TestNewsreel of Japanese signing formal instruments of surrender aboard USS Missouri
Atomic Bomb - The Big Test (25:04)Newsreel of Japanese signing formal instruments of surrender aboard USS Missouri (08:37)


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Montgomery reading surrender document to German officers at British 21st Army Group headquarters, Lüneburg Heath, Germany, 4 May 1945. This was only the large surrender in Germany of German forces facing British forces.


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"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 16 Mar 1945


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