Reel Number: 221613-01
Color: Black and White
Sound: SD
Year / Date: 1943
Country: Kiribati,Solomon Islands
Location: betio,Guadalcanal,Pacific,tarawa
TC Begins: 12:00:10
TC Ends: 12:09:06
Duration: 00:08:56
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The Tarawa Operations R1 of 5 12:00:40 Map of Pacific w/ Gilbert Islands highlighted. CU of Gilbert Islands & atolls on map. 2nd Marine Division to attack; CU Tarawa Atoll showing series of islands over 23 miles. CU map of Betio w/ airstrip. 12:03:33 Cut-away illustration of island position on reef & coral beneath. Wind direction shown; lagoon entance. Map showing tank traps, pillboxes. Maps showing areas covered by defensive guns etc. WWII Pacific; Battle Preparations; Diagrams; 1943;; NOTE: Battle fought 20-23Nov43