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This U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on events relating to VE Day - the May 8, 1945, surrender of Nazi Germany. German generals are shown signing the unconditional surrender …

This 1945 Office of War Information World War II newsreel includes stories about the Battle of Iwo Jima, the Pact of Chapultepec, Navy planes attacking the Tokyo area, and the Allies overrun…

This 1945 United News reel about Victory in Europe day includes clips of the signing of the surrender and President Truman making the official statement.

A 1945 newsreel from United News titled The Year 1945 gave a retrospective of the year. The many events included the Battle of the Bulge, the death of President Roosevelt, the surrender of J…

This 1945 documentary chronicles events in Europe from the June 1944 D-Day invasion through the surrender of Nazi Germany in May of 1945. A co-production of the U.S. Office of War Informatio…

The U.S. Office of War Information 1945 United Newsreel The War Ends in Europe included a video clip of President Turman’s May 8, 1945, radio announcement of the surrender of Germany and the…

Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall explained the decision to defeat Italy and Germany before concentrating on Japan in a 1945 film from the U.S. Office of War Information. The fi…

This Academy Award-winning short documentary takes viewers on a tour through the Library’s reading rooms and facilities, highlighting how the institution benefits the public and scholars wor…

This 1945 Office of War Information United Newsreel includes five stories: President Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for a fourth term in a ceremony at the White House, a Coast Guard helic…

Tuesday in November is a 1945 United States Office of War Information - Overseas Division film detailing the process of voting during the 1944 election, in which President Franklin Roosevelt…

This Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating …

U.S. Office of War Information newsreel depicting Franklin Roosevelt’s April, 1945 funeral and scenes of new President Truman including him speaking to a joint session of congress.

This 1945 Office of War Information film examines world events leading to the U.S. entry into World War II. Why We Fight is a series of seven films developed by director Frank Capra to educa…

Newsreel footage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1945 inauguration was shown.

A 1945 “United News” newsreel from the U.S. Office of War Information titled Japan Surrenders shows an overview of Japan at war in the Pacific since 1931 through the celebration of Japan’s s…

This program included official U.S. government newsreel coverage of the funeral of President Franklin Roosevelt, who died on April 12, 1945, followed by biographical information about Presid…