- Target for Today
Infobox Film
name = Target for Today
imdb_id = 0250024
director =William Keighley
writer =
starring =U.S. Army Air Force personnel
producer =
music =
distributor =U.S. Government
released = 1944
runtime = 90 minutes
language = English"Target for Today" is a 1944
documentary film billed as being filmed by and acted by theUnited States Army Air Force , all while under fire. It was directed byWilliam Keighley . The film documents the October raids made by theEighth Air Force on targets in Anklam, Marienburg and Gdynia inPoland , all industrial centers for the Nazi war machine.The raids were made by B-17 and
B-24 heavy bombers. GeneralHap Arnold called the series of attacks "the greatest strike ever". According to Arnold, they helped cripple German aircraft production and signaled the beginning of the end for theLuftwaffe .The documentary documents these three air raids from planning, to briefing, preparation, and then reveals in unparalleled sequences the brutal battles waged at 30,000 feet.
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*imdb title|id=0250024|title=Target for Today
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