U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A gun is fired. An explosion on the side of a cliff.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Marines near a tank. They work on the tank. Men carry ammunition to be loaded in the tank.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A crew near a 37 mm gun. The gun is fired. Japanese women jump off cliffs (choosing suicide rather than what they believe will be tortuous capture by Americans). A side of the cliff shows cave entrances.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A group of Marines questions Japanese prisoners. A side of a cliff shows cave entrances. Shell hits at a cave entrance to rout the Japanese. Smoke rises from explosions.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. The Marines rout the Japanese out of caves. A flame thrower burns out a cave. Marines walk towards the entrance of a cave. Men throw grenades into the cave resulting in explosions.
Opening scene shows an M8A1 75mm Howitzer motor carriage (variant of M8, using M5A1 Stuart tank chassis). It moves slowly toward the camera along a dirt road on Saipan during World War 2. Closeup shows short gun barrel and driver in turret above, speaking on radio. Bodies of many Japanese soldiers are seen, recently killed in final attacks culminating in their organized suicide assault (AKA "the Tanapag Plain banzai attack") on July 6th and 7th, 1944. A marine throws a hand grenade at a clump of foliage. (Note: Principal American defenders included units of the 105th Infantry, that bore the brunt of the assault, together with 165th Infantry; 23rd Marines; 24th Marines; 25th Marines; 20th Marine,Engineers; and 10th Marines, plus supporting artillery units.
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