WWII - Color, 1944, Pacific: Marianas Operation Phase I: Scheme of Maneuvers, Saipan Operation Pt 1 of 2

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1944, Pacific: Marianas Operation Phase I: Scheme of Maneuvers, Saipan Operation Pt 1 of 2 Battle map 27Jun44 Front Line, 06:30 - 18:00 D plus 12 w/ units shown. 04:00:13 Marines, artillery scenes, aerials, GSAP strafing airfield. 04:00:54 Map: 28Jun44 06:00 Front Line D plus 13 w/ Marpi Point, Garapan shown. 04:01:20 Road construction, railroad repair; tank w/ dozer. Mine disposal ship off shore. 04:01:49 Map: 02Jul44 08:00 - 15:00 D plus 17. HA troops forward behind M5 Stuart Light tanks 04:02:11 Map: same; then 1800 w/ animation of advance area on map. 04:02:24 Marines move along wall in Garapan Town.; explosions. 2nd Marine Div. fighting, CUs. Caves. 04:03:22 Map: same, then showing objectives: Garapan, Tanapag & Flores Point. Barbed Wire shown on map: Night 2-3Jul44 D+17-18. Marines across grassy hillside, firing machine guns. Moving thru Garapan w/ explosions, flames & light artillery. Street fighting, bombing, unid. plane shot down, explodes & pilot seen parachuting. Picric acid thrown from cliffs by Japanese. 04:06:06 Map: Front Line 08:30 03Jul44 D plus 18, showing 5 pillboxes & front line advancing. 04:06;21 Map: Late Afternoon 03Jul44 D plus 18. Lower end of Saipan w/ Japanese firing from Tinian. 04:06:34 Railroad supply train to Aslito airfield. Map showing island. Officers w/ binoculars; pan of smoking aea. Map. Bodies of many Japanese dead. Map showing Japanese attack. Heavy artillery & battle scenes w/ machine guns & tracers. 2nd Marine Div & 27th Infantry move up. HA M5 Stuart tanks advance. 04:08:13 Map: Front Line 07:30 04Jul44 D plus 19. Pan Mutcho Point, ships offshore; landing & sinking ship w/ others burning. Heavy explosives; bombing & strafing planes seen from hilltop. 04:09:38 Marines across gully & up Hill 721, view of harbor; large fires, marines advancing to Hill 767. 04:10:16 Map: Front Line 09:00 - 18:00 04Jul44 D plus 19. Map of advance & location of hills. Dive bombing. 04:10:41 Map: Night 04-05Jul44 D Plus 19,20. Showing path of artillery firing length of Saipan to Marpi Point airfield & two airfields on Tinian. Artillery explosions in daylight; aerial over small island. Explosions. 04:11:34 Map: Front Line 18:00 01Jul44 D Plus 16 showing all of Saipan. Explosions on hills; marines over rocky hillside. MCU Marine tosses grenade (GOOD). Marines move forward w/ Sherman tanks (2nd tank battalion). 04:12:23 Front Line Night 05-06Jul1944 D plus 20,21. Showing location of Jap sniper attacks & new unit divisions. 4th Marine Div moves forward w/ 2nd Tank Battalion. 04:13:30 Map: Front Line 20:24 06Jul1944 D plus 21, showing Banzai counter attacks “crazed & fanatical enemy”. Map 07:55 07Jul44 D plus 22. 4th Marine Div. moving up, explosions & smoke. Planes dive bombing & strafing. Riflemen; tanks in place. 04:15:39 Front Line 08Jul44 D plus 23. Long title card re evacuation of wounded of 105th Infantry...suicidal attacks by Japanese. Dead Japanese soldiers at their guns. Marine infantry w/ rifles. Caves & dead. Continued... WW2; Fighting; Pacific Battles; Horrors of War; NOTE: Any consecutive 15 minutes from entire film on two cards 04:00:04 - 04:24:49 sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk