New Guinea 1942

World War II scours the planet in this United News reel installment from the National Archives. Troops fight against axis powers from Guinea and North Africa all the way to France.

In part 1, planes drop supplies to allied soldiers in New Guinea. Australian troops fight and natives carry wounded soldiers to field hospitals. In part 2, the allied war council meets in Washington, D.C. The film shows fighting in North Africa: planes bomb supply lines, soldiers advance, and German prisoners are taken. President Roosevelt addresses the French people by radio. Shows French soldiers eating. Personages: Gen. de Gaulle and Gens. Arnold, Doolittle, Eisenhower, and Marshall, and Adms. King and Leahy.