Battle For Rabul Aka Battle For Rabaul (1944)

Item title reads - Battle for Rabaul. C/U map of Pacific Islands showing position of Rabaul. Various shots of task force at sea. Various shots of Liberator bombers over Rabaul, they drop bombs onto jungle areas and shock waves can be seen around the explosions. L/S U.S. warships off the coast laying down a barrage over New Britain. Various shots as U.S. Marines climb onto landing craft and head for the beach under fire, they reach the beaches and run ashore. Various shots of tanks, trucks, etc. following the landings. Various shots of a Sherman tank advancing with group of U.S. troops following. Various shots of infantry advancing on a pill box. M/S as they look down at dead Japanese soldiers in a trench. M/S soldiers waist deep in jungle swamps during advance. Various shots as the mechanised equipment follows through the deep slushy mud. Various shots of infantry marching through mud. FILM ID:1350.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUME