Manila Retaken (1945)
Full title reads: MANILA RETAKEN. Manila, Philippines. Long shots of the rooftops burning in Manila. Douglas DC 3 Dakota aircraft flying in formation. Close up shot of pilot s cabin. Parachuter leaving plane. Inside aircraft parachuters jumping through door. Parachuters dropping. Parachuters coming down to ground. Parachuters going down to ground. Sherman tanks with infantry following behind, travelling along road. American infantry men carrying heavy machine guns. Sherman tanks going round corner. General Grant tank chassis with 105 mm gun mounted firing. American infantry man firing rifle through hedge. American infantry men advancing. Soldier firing rifle through tree. Soldiers in foreground with burning huts behind. Several shots of the American troops firing bazookas from shoulders. Explosion in a hut. Soldier on one knee beside burning building. Firing bazooka. Huts burning. Native people dancing and cheering in streets of Manila. Native men carrying arms. Soldiers walking through c
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