Animated map showing Red and Blue beachheads- the parts of Angaur now taken by the United States 81st Infantry Division during the first few days of the Battle of Angaur in World War II. An 81st Infantry Division “Wildcats” soldier hurls grenade into Japanese foxhole. The grenade explodes. A soldier runs. Explosion breaks tree in half. Bulldozer clears debris and trees as the United States forces move inland. Animated map shows Shrine Hill’s position. Soldiers stand near tank. Demolition team puts charge into Japanese foxhole barricaded with coconut logs. They run before charge explodes. . Soldiers inspect blasted foxhole. They use flamethrowers to burn the foxhole. Charred remains of a dead Japanese soldier lying face down. Dead Japanese soldiers lying among debris. United States soldiers walk under the Torii gate at Shrine Hill. Jeeps and other military vehicles are parked near the Torii. Map shows Saipan Town. Soldiers advance among the destroyed houses and debris in Saipan Town. Soldier throws grenade in front of a house. Grenade explosion throws billows of smoke up in the air. Flamethrower burns bushes and trees. Soldiers walk past a burning house. Map arrow points to the location of the phosphate plant in Angaur. Close view showing the damage to a phosphate plant on Angaur Island. Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lay on the ground near train tracks at phosphate plant. A dead Japanese soldier with his eyes and mouth open. M4 Sherman tank enters Saipan Town. A soldier holding a handgun looks for Japanese soldiers inside a hole in a wall. United States troops enter Saipan Town. Japanese positions at the end of the 3rd day of the Battle of Angaur are seen on map.
United States 81st Infantry Division troops relax in the middle of the Battle of Angaur in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Naked servicemen bathe and wash clothes. 81st Infantry Division “Wildcats” soldiers prepare a meal from a portable camp stove. Two of the soldiers are smoking cigarette and pipe. The soldier stirs from the metal can. He scoops some soup to taste. The soldier makes an “OK” hand gesture after tasting the soup. A soldier picks up a stray goat. They smile as they hold and pet the goat. A group of soldiers play with a Japanese record player. They laugh at the high-pitched warbled music from the record player.
Battle of Eniwetok during World War II. United States Ship Battleship USS Nevada (BB-36) at Eniwetok Atoll (sometimes spelled Enewetak or Eniewetok) in the Marshall Islands. Stern view of hospital ship USS Solace (AH-5) in the pacific. Bombardment by the United States forces. Water splashes due to bombardment. Officer of United States looks at the artillery bombing by telescope. Troops on deck. Landing Craft Vehicles (LCV) are lowered from ship. Troops on LCV. Landing Craft Personnel (LCP) circle in the water.
Battle of Eniwetok during World War II. Amphibious tank approaches the beach. U.S. soldiers on the beach. Another tank hits the beach. Tank moves up the slope, soldiers around it. Tank unloaded from Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT). Medium tank passes. Palm trees destroyed. U.S. officers look at the chart. Unidentified plane in flight. Troops on island.
Battle of Eniwetok during World War II. United States flag at half mast. United States soldiers and officers on a ship. Dead bodies of U.S. soldiers on stretchers. Officer reads a prayer. The U.S. flag. Soldiers salute. U.S. officers and soldiers on Landing Craft Personnel (LCP). Soldiers unload equipment from LCP. Soldiers carry wounded on a stretcher. Soldiers carry dead bodies on stretchers. Dead bodies on Island.
Final phase in battle of Saipan, during World War 2. U.S. marine throws hand grenade at Japanese defenders dug in bunker on the island. After the grenade explodes, marines fire rifles at the bunker. Bodies of two fallen Japanese soldiers.
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