Tarawa: D-day fighting, devastation, Japanese emplacements and prisoners - G-470
127-G-470
09:06
Description:
1943/11 - D-day ?
MCU Marine firing M1 with fixed bayonet, palm trees in BG, Marines passing in FG.
MS-PAN Marine firing BAR, log fortification in BG
MS-PAN beach area, explosion in BG
MS Marines firing at enemy positions, explosions in BG
MS Marines advancing carrying assorted weapons including 30 cal machine gun, palm trees in BG, sandy terrain in FG, Marines in combat area
MCU Marines advancing, log fortification in BG
MS-PAN Marines dug in
MS Marines dug in sandbag emplacement, short scene
MS Marines advancing
MS waiting to advance, PAN to enemy position bunker
MS Marines advancing carrying M1s and carbines, fire in BG
MS Marines drinking from canteen
MCU dead Japanese soldiers
MS dead Japanese soldiers, PAN to other dead Japanese soldiers
MCU Japanese pillboxes
MLS-PAN damaged enemy positions, palm trees in BG, pan to ocean in BG
MS cat
MS Marines trying to catch cat under tank
MS Marine in combat gear feeding cat, tank in BG
LS Marines advancing on Japanese position, ocean in BG, they are advancing cautiously
MS AAsame, one Marine throws hand-grenade
MCU AAsame, showing Japanese positions
MS three Marines bringing in Japanese prisoners, PAN of the prisoners
MS aircraft, Marines standing guard over it, log fortifications in BG
MCU damaged plane
MS Marine washing at some sort of well, drawing water up in buckets, building in BG
MCU Marines searching, building in BG
LS Marines searching, jeep in FG, building and trees in BG, sandy terrain.
MS Marines advancing on some sort of position, looks like searchlight on top of building
MS debris war torn beach front
MS-PAN over smaller section of beach
LS of ocean, obstacles present in water
CU of Japanese sandbag and log emplacement
MS Marines inspecting Japanese coastal emplacement
MS Marines sat on log washing lef
MS Marines talk, jeep past in BG
MS-PAN across Japanese prisoners standing
MS Japanese prisoners standing
MS two Japanese prisoners are called to the front to see Marine
CU shots of big Japanese gun emplacement
LS Japanese prisoners being walked away
MS MArines close in on Japanese hut
MS Marine guards Japanese man who has just left cave