Рет қаралды 69,850
COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 50 - Department of Defense 1945 - PIN 20314 - COVERS JOINT ARMY AND NAVY INVASION OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS, NAVAL BOMBARDMENT INCLUDING USE OF ROCKET SHIPS, AND CAPTURED JAPANESE CIVILIANS. SHOWS BRITISH AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS IN BURMA AND CLEAN UP IN MANDALAY. THE P-80 "SHOOTING STAR" FIGHTER AIRCRAFT IS FEATURED, AS WELL AS A 5TH ARMY MOTOR POOL IN ITALY. LIBERATION OF PRISONERS AND SLAVE LABORERS IS SEEN AS US FORCES INVADE GERMAN CITIES AND TOWNS AND CONDUCT MOP-UP OPERATIONS.