WWII - Color, 1944, Mariana Islands: Saipan Invasion Landing, Marines Fighting. Aug-Sep44

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1944, Mariana Islands: Saipan Invasion Landing, Marines Fighting. Aug-Sep44 Marines pinned down on beach, heavy smoke behind; LVTs onto shore. Wounded & others on sand - evacuation center, foxholes. Marines move inland past injured. Various views of Marines in sand. CUs Marines w/ bayonetted rifles. 16:11:26 MCU Marine jumps into foxhole by cameraman; burning ?? very close. Marine digging others running, Marine up & running in, fires rifle into pillbox. MCU firing 60mm mortar. 16:12:26 CU Marine officer by LVT shouts instructions. MS Men under fire on beach, knocked-out LVT in water BG. CU men crawling. LS Mortar shells land in water around wave of LVTs. US plane low overhead. 16:13:26 MS Marines advance on beach past LVT. LVT approaches behind Marines on beach & others move inland. 16:14:08 Marine on hillside throws grenade; Marines fire rifles & blow up Japanese pillbox. Dead Japanese.Marines moving up into jungle brush. 16:14:40 Marines moving up on beach. MS Marine removes Japanese land mine & removes detonator. Dead Japanese; blow up pillbox. Move across hillside & burn ?? Prone on ground; Marine w/ face paint looks around. 16:16:23 Tank along beach past Marines; bulldozer pulling ?? & trailer. Smoke rising inland & LVT inland over beach dune. Marines move in; set up machine gun. Marine looking at burning pillbox. Dead Japanese. CU tank passing. Marines take cover behind tracked vehicle. MCU tank or LVT passing. 16:18:23 Marines watch & run forward, crouch. Fire from behind tree; throwing smoke grenade into pillbox. WW2; Battles; Fighting; Invasion; Horrors of War; Violence; Landing Chaos; NOTE: Battle of Saipan by 2nd Marine Division, 4th Marine Division & 27th Infantry Division. 15Jun - 09Jul44 NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. Some very good color & especially action. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk