---
title: 'Target for Today (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Keighley'
released: '1944-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/target-for-today-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250024/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Target for Today (1944)

1944 · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

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, and Gdynia in occupied Poland. Prior to the combat footage, the documentary explains Operation Pointblank target selection and depicts planning, briefing, and preparation.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Keighley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-keighley)

## Cast

- [United States Army Air Forces](https://cinepixo.com/people/united-states-army-air-forces)

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