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WWII - 1945, Invasion of Corregidor, 16Feb45; Tank Advance, Ermita District, Manila 14Feb16

Reel Number: H1531-06

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1945

Country: Philippines

Location: CORREGIDOR,Ermita,Manila

TC Begins: 11:04:20

TC Ends: 11:13:58

Duration: 00:09:38

WWII - 1945, Invasion of Corregidor, 16Feb45; Tank Advance, Ermita District, Manila 14Feb16 Slate: Wolfe, Corregidor. Aerial above C47s dropping paratroops over hilltop complex. 11:05:28 Slate: Wolfe. Aerial LS of Corregidor island. Harbor w/ ships anchored & several moving fast (PT boats?). 11:06:33 Slate: Wolfe. Aerial of harbor; mountain top w/ parachutes over hillside. LS of Corregidor & Philippines beyond. 11:07:45 Slate: Wolfe. Aerial, two fast boats towards dock area. P47s making parachute drops, many on ground. Aerial over destroyed buildings. High angle of Corregidor. 11:08:53 Dawn & C47 motor starting, taxiing past in haze, many taking off past camera. 11:10:02 GIs firing mortars; unpacking mortar shells. 11:10:31 Slate: King 14Feb45 Roll 1. Tank into & thru narrow entrance in concrete building. Others past. 11:11:04 Slate: King 14Feb45 Roll 4. Troops advancing w/ rifle, one falls. Soldier carrying pack w/ ammunition. Man stringing telephone wire. Wounded men on litters treated, carried past. Evacuating on jeep w/ plasma. LS across destroyed buildings, smoke beyond. High angle pan over destroyed city area. 11:12:38 Many bodies alongside buildings amid rubble. 11:13:12 Slate: 161-8 12Feb45 King Roll 1. Bodies on ground by trees, metal fence; dead Filipino w/ hands tied. MCU others, woman & child. Many children. WW2; 16Feb45; Casualties; Philippines; Horrors of War; Massacre; Battle of Manila;

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