WWII - Color, 1945, Okinawa: Marines & Tanks Fighting Near Naha. 08-11Jun45

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1945, Okinawa: Marines & Tanks Fighting Near Naha. 08-11Jun45 Slate: 08Jun45 6 Marine Div. 6th Tank Bn, Okinawa Artillery on SE Naga Roll 68 Large explosions of white smoke in LS across river gravel banks near ocean in bright sunshine. Tank approaching across gravel. 12:18:58 Slate: same. Tank passing on gravel, smoke in background. Hillside w/ white shell bursts. LS Column of tanks approaching along gravel, thru water & past. Moving away. 12;20:38 Heavy black smoke rising from palm jungle at side of farm fields. LS tanks across valley on gravel road. 12:21:03 Bomb in large crate w/ rifle on top to give size; row of crates. Two generators on small carts, CU 12;21:37 Slate: 08Jun45 Camera: Evans. 6th Marine Div. 6th Tank BN, Okinawa Artillery on Senaga - Shima. LS marine inspecting large artillery barrel out of Japanese cave in base of rocky hillside. MS barrel pivoting. CU ruler inside ca 5 in. barrel. View along barrel as its lowered toward harbor. CU hand holding variety of large fuzes & detonators. 12:23:21 Slate: Same except 09Jun45. Marines w/ rifle in front of burning cave; gesturing man out. Looking into cave. Grenade explodes in cave. Holding prisoner & searching him. marines walk along lane, tanks in background; from above tank on road. Barren hillside w/ explosions 12:24:36 Slate: 11Jun45 same. Camera Evans. 4th Marines . LS soldiers moving up barren hillside onto top. View down into wide valley & Marines running along paths & road. LS across field w/ Marines advancing & firing rifles. 12:25:55 Slate: 11Jun45 ^th Marine Div, 6th Tank Bn, Okinawa. 29th & 4th Marines. Moving across rocky valley / hillside, tanks on left. Tanks moving slowly; large caves & exploded pillbox w/ rubble iln entrance. View out from inside. Badly damaged rural village from inside ??, pan to road & marine walking. 12:27:02 Slate: Camera: McMullan. Intelligence shots - Hill’s & caves east of Naha. Marine beside partial concrete front & rubble covering part of cave entrance. 12:27:14 LS across small valley to rural houses of village, heavily destroyed. 12:27:54 Covered / camouflaged entrance to ?? View of cut stone arch of cave entrance . Natural entrance (brief). WW2 Battles; Japanese Prisoners of War; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk