This black & white official War Film #22 shows combat operations in 1944, including in Europe and Asia, and involving the Marines and U.S. Army Air Forces. Segments include Marines in combat at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, the Royal Air Force & 8th Air Force Report from Britain, 5th Air Force Report from New Guinea, “A Few Quick Facts” animated cartoon, and finally Fifth Army Report from the Beachhead at Anzio, Italy.

Opening: Official War Film – Film Communique 8th Issue (:07-:40). Combat slate written by U.S. Marines at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 1-18-1944. Marines who have been engaged for 23 days against the enemy carry out wounded. Marines trudge through water. Faces of tired Marines who have just boarded a truck. They all look war torn and battle scarred, possibly suffering from battle shock or PTSD. Combat slate reads: Combat Film Unit RAF & 8th Air Force report from Britain (:41-2:38). French pilots fly American A-20s planes for the RAF above the water. Planes fly over water and then cliffs and land. POV over the land and buildings. Bombs explode under the planes on the ground in Germany (2:39-4:23). Allies fight German planes in the skies over Germany. People listen to the radio. “Only seven bombers failed to return.” German newsreel film shows the dead Americans and bombers on fire on the ground. Germans look at the wreckage. German workers salvage the American metal, place it in a train car. Piles of wrecked planes (4:24-6:20). American bombers drop bombs on Germany. Combat slate: 5th Air Force report from New Guinea. U.S. P-38 lightnings, B-17s and B-26 bombers drop bombs and dogfight. A plane crash lands on a runway. In New Guinea, planes are worked on. B-17 and P-39s are worked on, propellers are moved with cranes. A conductor for a plant. Sign for Instrument Shop. Men cut and stitch canvas. A man sews (6:21-8:42). Engines are built. Tools are forged. A screwdriver placed on a table. A wheeljack is moved, portable engine hoist. Plane on a runway, two planes take off, followed by other large bombers (8:43-10:10). Title: A Few Quick Facts – cartoon showing supply chain at work. How far does a bullet travel to hit an enemy Japanese soldier is shown and discussed via animation. A factory in the United States is shown, bullet heads by train to CA, across the Pacific, to Australia, then air, truck, mule, and on the back of a man. The bullet is used to shoot the enemy (10:11-11:29). Combat slate: Fifth Army report from the Anzio beachhead. Naples, Italy. Ships near port. Allies move out in trucks and tanks. In the harbor is the invasion fleet. Trucks and tanks are put into a large ship. Ships leave dock. Battleships at sea. The men sit on the ships and are giving their orders. A soldier reads a newspaper. Anzio harbor, American ships and airpower bomb the Germans. Water and smoke explode in the harbor. Bombs explode (11:30-14:05). Equipment is moved from the boat to the shore. Tanks and trucks are brought. Some ships on fire, American losses. Smoke in the distance. Americans and British seize Anzio from the Nazis. Planes, guns, turrets, cannons, are fired repeatedly. A building explodes. Trucks blown up on the streets of Anzio

(14:06-16:06). Blown out streets of Anzio. Some trucks, still on fire, are towed out to prevent more losses to American equipment. Tanks and trucks. Allies are moving and trying to break up the Nazi supply chain. Bombs explode in the distance (16:07-17:43). Americans fire cannons. Troops take cover. Mine field: sappers move forward, use metal detectors to find mines. They also find wood mines and advance. Dead soldiers litter the streets. Nazis are captured by Americans. Troops help the wounded. Surgery performed. Wounded are carried to a larger group of wounded. They await transport out of the battle zone (17:44-20:22). End credits (20:23-20:31).

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