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U. S. Completes Occupation of Attu Island
About WWII United News Newsreels, 1942-1946
The U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) was created during World War II (WWII). Part of its role was to oversee U.S.propaganda and promote patriotism. As part of this role, the OWI produced 267 newsreels called the 'United News.’ These newsreels were shown throughout the U.S., but were targeted to overseas viewers. The reels were released in several languages, including German. However, they were primarily distributed to allied and neutral countries.Newsreels averaged 10 minutes in length and consisted of U.S. military footage depicting allied military operations and other events from the home front. Much of the footage was taken by military combat photographers and is in excellent condition. Source: Ancestry.com
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Originally Published: 2/17/2008
The Aleutians
The Lands of 50 mph Fog
AleutianVideos: Attu
United News MCMXLIII UNITED
NEWSREAL CORPORATION
U. S. Completes Occupation of Attu Island
About WWII United News Newsreels, 1942-1946
The U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) was created during World War II (WWII). Part of its role was to oversee U.S.propaganda and promote patriotism. As part of this role, the OWI produced 267 newsreels called the 'United News.’ These newsreels were shown throughout the U.S., but were targeted to overseas viewers. The reels were released in several languages, including German. However, they were primarily distributed to allied and neutral countries.Newsreels averaged 10 minutes in length and consisted of U.S. military footage depicting allied military operations and other events from the home front. Much of the footage was taken by military combat photographers and is in excellent condition. Source: Ancestry.com
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