Okinawa Invasion (1945)

Full title reads: “OKINAWA INVASION“. Okinawa, Pacific, Japan. Several shots of bows of battleship with heavy seas breaking over. Long shot of battleship firing during invasion of Okinawa. Huge explosion as shells land on the hillsides of Okinawa. Sky filled with antiaircraft shell bursts over the Pacific Fleet off Okinawa. Good shot of antiaircraft tracer shells firing into sky. Bombs falling and exploding near an aircraft carrier. Various shots of flaming Japanese aircraft falling into sea. Rocket firing ships firing into hillsides of Okinawa - quite impressive. Numerous explosions on Okinawa as naval bombardment takes its effect. (Mute & Track Negs.) 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 1