Best 15 Documentary Movies Fan Favorite Released in 1945

Director John Huston documents the Battle of San Pietro Infine in December 1943. Check out San Pietro / IMDB / YouTube

The official World War II US government account of Great Britain's stand against the Nazi war machine after the Dunkirk evacuation. Explore The Battle of Britain / IMDB / YouTube

Part VII of the Why We Fight series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War. More about War Comes to America / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. Get info on The True Glory / IMDB / YouTube

An in-depth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during World War II. Real combat footage. Very strong and compelling. Read about The Fighting Lady / IMDB / YouTube

This short propaganda film, produced at the end of World War II, warns that although Adolf Hitler is dead, his ideas of racial hatred, violence and conquest live on in the German people, and in like-minded people in the United States. Get info on Hitler Lives / IMDB / YouTube

Military documentary about the four years of Pacific war detailing the history of the defeat of Japan. See more about Appointment in Tokyo / IMDB / YouTube

A wartime film, made under the auspices of the Crown Film Unit, serving as a tribute to the Merchant Navy. During WWII, they kept the lifeline to America and the Commonwealth open so that this little island could fight on. Even as late as 1943/4 when this was made, the convoys still provided vital essential supplies as well as the materiel necessary to take the fight . Details on Western Approaches / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary short film depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima and the massive battle that raged on that key island in the Allied advance on Japan. Explore To the Shores of Iwo Jima / IMDB / YouTube

One of the last of the films made under the direction of the War Activities Committee. It is a 10 minute documentary produced under the supervision of Ray Kellogg (I)who, at the time, was a Commander in the the Office of Strategic Services(the O.S.S.)which was the forerunner of the C.I.A. It is a compilation of newsreels and captured German films and reported on the p. Info on That Justice Be Done / IMDB / YouTube

Frank Capra directed this film in the vein of his Why We Fight series. It was intended to be shown to American troops participating in the invasion and occupation of Germany. But by the time it was ready, Germany was on its way to falling. Hence, the film was shelved. Never widely distributed or shown, it covers the events leading up World War II and comments on the c. Look into Here Is Germany / IMDB / YouTube

One of Pete Smith's assistants auditions animal acts for his short subjects. Read about Hollywood Scout / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary of the planning and delivery of the last great bomber attack on the city of Tokyo by the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. Check out The Last Bomb / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary about the construction of the Stilwell Road - originally called The Ledo Road - a 478-mile passage from Assam, India, to Ledo, Burma, during World War II. Look into The Stilwell Road / IMDB / YouTube

Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost his hands in a training accident, tells the story of his medical rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. Explore Diary of a Sergeant / IMDB / YouTube