Us Troops In Okinawa Capital (1945)

Unused / unissued material. American newsreel item. Title reads: “NAHA - yanks smash into Okinawa’s capital“. Japan. Various L/Ss flame throwing tanks in action in valley. C/U General Geigar (sp.?) watching operations through telescope. C/U General Delval watching through telescope. Various shots American marines storming fortress caves. Various shots American tanks and infantry entering Naha. L/S, looking across bay, of column of smoke. Spacing. Map of Okinawa. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Vis