Assault on Salamaua (1943)
9m
Running Time
June 27, 1943Release Date
Plot.
The campaign to take back the small administrative and port centre of Salamaua from the Japanese army constituted one of the most important actions in the battle for New Guinea.
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Details.
Release DateJune 27, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time9m
Wiki.
Assault on Salamaua is a 1943 Australian documentary film, produced by Cinesound Productions, about the Salamaua–Lae campaign during World War II.It features an introduction by Damien Parer, who shot most of the footage.
This documentary features the iconic shot of a wounded, blinded soldier being assisted across a stream.