Manila Conquest! 1st Pics 1945/02/26

"The Capture of Manila (First pictures of the final stages of General MacArthur's masterful Luzon campaign) - As the U.S. 6th Army approaches from the North, units of the U.S. 8th Army approach Manila from the West and from the South. Naval stations and heavily-mined air fields are taken. U.S. rifle fire is augmented with bazookas, phosphorus grenades and 155 mm. howitzers. Guerrillas render invaluable aid and the hated collaborationists are quickly rounded up. Manila proper is entered, but the cornered Japs have planted TNT charges and soaked blocks of buildings with gasoline. The resultant huge fires burn by day and by night. General MacArthur enters Bilibid prison and is cheered by the 1,100 prisoners who have been captive there since Bataan fell. Refugees mill about Manila's streets, laden down with their few belongings. Water pressure in the mains is negligible, hence the fires rage unchecked. The stench from mass open graves where murdered Filipinos lie, is unbearable. The fighting zone shifts to South Manila, and Intramuros, the old walled city. When the Japs are exterminated, the refugees timidly return to their liberated city, Manila." scenes of MacArthur's three-pronged attack advances, artillery pounds enemy, heavy resistance near Manila, Gen. Eichelberger lead another attack, net closes on japanese collaborators, GIs drink beer from local brewery, evidence seen of Japanese demolition in Manila, MacArthur enters Manila, visits prison and released captives, boat sunk in fighting on Passic River, fires in north Manila, dead Filipinos. (complete newsreel)

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[302acr43]

@draconzII Tama ka. Iyan din ang hindi ko maintindihan sa mga Filipino. Marami dito ay nag-aral naman. Pero bakit sa punto nang pagiging tunay na maka-bayan marami sa atin ang hindi alam ang tunay na diwa nito. Saludos at Mabuhay ka, Kabayan.

[draconzII]

mga hunghang! nag tatalo kayo sa pag ka pilipino ninyo eh kahit sa mga salita at sinasambit nyo ay puro wikang banyaga ang mga namumutawi sa inyong mga labi....DUMB SHIT!

[529thiago]

filipino are races,look at your self to find the absolute answer

[bayyagg]

Hahahaa!

we are not MALAY's( that word was coined by this stupid Brit Anthropologist)!

We are the MAHARLIKA! Indosnesia and Pinoy are the same!

Check the lingo and the skin texture!

Malaysia is much different from us!

[almosara1230]

Who told you that Filipino is a race? We Filipinos are MALAYS. Filipino is only our Nationality. Philippine Island was governed by numerous Datus "Kings" before it was conquered by Spain. We are not affiliated with Indonesia but we have the same race MALAY.

[zenomarquez]

argh

[Darthymerej]

Lola yung isa

[angelomes]

as Filipinos, we should realize that everything in this world is insatiable and we need to go back to our simple ways of living in order to preserve our own resources. imperialism has taught us to be selfish just like the unending semi-fuedal abuse of our landlords, the beaurucrat capitalists, and the bourgoise society who make illusions of themselves like europeans or americans of fashion and glamour. what we need is to be a family who use its power to protect everyone, specially the poor.