PAPUA NEW GUINEA: World War 2: American defend Japanese attacks in Battle of Arawe (1943)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit American forces beat off Japanese attacks at Arawe, New Britain Island, as supplies are landed to consolidate the American position. Full Description: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain: Arawe EXT GV of island - bulldozer towards camera. GV of barge being signalled into harbour by Americans. GV of activity - man in foreground smoking cigarette (on land). GV of gun in fox hole - men sitting around. STV men unloading. Air view Japanese plane. Silhouette shot of gun and gunner. LV of men running off barges into shore. GV men running towards camera. View of men stopping and looking around. GV explosion near barge. Air view Japanese plane. Rear shot of gun being shot off. Air shot three Japanese planes in sky. Long shot five explosions in water. Air shot motor on fire falling down. Very long shot planes crashes into water - men observing in foreground. P-47 dives down in dis