Recapture of Liuchow

Recapture of Liuchow (1945) 13Jun45 Aerial views over Chinese town of Liuchow, the former US 14th Air Force base devastated by retreating Japanese forces who had occupied it since November 1944; Chinese troops march thru ruined streets; civilians w/ Nationalist flag cheer; aerial shots of huge air base, blocked & sabotaged by Japanese; an airforce engineer seen examining a possible boobytrap among debris of the airstrip. 02Jul45 Troops of the Chinese 169th Division, some on horseback, assemble for a flag-raising ceremony in town square ? to celebrate the reoccupation; troops accompanied by US liaison officer and welcomed by a citizen’s committee; damaged buildings; troops salute as Chinese flag is hoisted up flag-pole; Major General Jao Yu Han addresses his men. Raising of Nationalist flag on pole. WWII; WW2;