12/14/2023 0 Comments Tank battle footage ww2![]() ![]() At 12:43 Japanese prisoners including women and children sit and smoke cigarettes. At 12:17 a Japanese prisoner holds up his hands in surrender. Navy can be seen with cruisers and battleships shelling the island. At 10:07, shot from the heights, the U.S. At 8:31, the beach area is shown at dusk. At 7:52 burned bodies of KIA Japanese are shown. At 7:00 American troops move through jungle foliage. At 6:10 an explosion rips through the hillside, possibly detonation of a Japanese emplacement. ![]() At 2:57 what appears to be a booby trap is shown. At 2:24 a Marine handles what appears to be a landmine or Claymore. At 1:26 the landing beach is shown with amtracks and other vehicles in the surf. At 1:09 a wide shot shows likely naval gunfire or air strikes into the interior. At :59 Marines rest near an armored vehicle. At :47 mortars are fired into Japanese positions. At :28 a Marine examines a Japanese emplacement or hole and then fires his weapon into it. It is hard to watch without becoming emotional, seeing so many brave, young men who have been subjected to the horrors of battle. Unlike most of the censored footage you will see from WWII, this material from the combat zone is quite raw. Udey who was tasked with making a documentary about the field treatment of wounded, this silent footage was taken during the Battle of Saipan in 1944. Shot by a member of combat camera named Edwin C. ![]()
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