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1944 filmsEnglish-language filmsAmerican World War II propaganda filmsWorld War II aviation filmsBlack-and-white documentary filmsDocumentary films about military aviationFilms directed by William KeighleyFirst Motion Picture Unit films1940s documentary filmsWorld War II documentary film stubs

documentary filmUnited States Army Air ForcesEast Prussiacombat footageB-17B-24the phrase used at briefingsair raidsEighth Air ForceNazi GermanyAnklam22nd Air BaseMarienburgGdyniaPolandOperation Pointblank

For the similar 1941 British propaganda film of World War II, see Target for Tonight. For a description of the filming of World War II combat footage, see RAF Polebrook § Hollywood at Polebrook.

Target for Today
DVD cover
Directed by	William Keighley
Production company	First Motion Picture Unit
Distributed by	U.S. Government
Release date	1944 (1944)
Running time	90 minutes
Language	English

Target for Today is a documentary film describing the preparation and mounting of a United States Army Air Forces raid on East Prussia It contains much combat footage of B-17 and B-24 bombers and named for the phrase used at briefings before air raids. The October 1943 footage was filmed during Eighth Air Force attacks on Nazi Germany industrial targets in Anklam, the 22nd Air Base in Marienburg (on the 9th),^[1] and Gdynia in occupied Poland. Prior to the combat footage, the documentary explains Operation Pointblank target selection and depicts planning, briefing, and preparation.

See also

• 22nd Air Base

References

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External links

• 
  Target for Today at the Internet Archive
  


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  Target for Today on YouTube
  


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  Target for Today on IMDb

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