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.
August 1943: Animated map depicts Allied ground advances, 5th AAF air fleet stations, Japanese opposition base at Rabaul as well as Japanese positions and network in Papua New Guinea. Map depicting strategic Japanese positions of Wewak and Boram. 5th AAF soldiers decide to raid the two posts. 17 August 1943: USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers and P-38 Lightning fighters attack the Japanese post of Wewak. Heavy bombardment by the American bombers. Smoke and explosion from the bombardment. Aerial view of the Japanese airplanes parked on the airstrip. 20 August 1943: USAAF B-24 Liberatoor bombers and P-38 Lightning fighters attack the Japanese position at Boram. Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Mitsubishi Zeros attack the B-24s, P-38s intervene. Bombs dropped on the target. Smoke and explosion from the bombardment. (World War II period).
A map shows areas of conflict between the Allied and Japanese in the South Pacific. Japanese warships cruising in heavy seas off New Guinea. Japanese soldiers aboard the ship. Explosions in the water. New Guinea shoreline. Japanese troops with the Japanese flag advance through Salamaua in New Guinea. Destroyed Allied hangars and planes. Japanese planes take off. Pilots in the planes take refreshments. Japanese planes bomb Port Darwin on the north Australian coast. (World War II period).
Japanese film depicts Japanese Navy two-man midget submarine crew members below decks of a Japanese warship before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese crew writing message (farewell message?) with brush. Various food articles and liquor bottles on the table that are provisions for the mini submarine crew members. Group of Japanese officers bows at a shrine before they go on the deck. Message from the Captain written on blackboard in Japanese (translates to: Our Nation's Destiny, Victory or Defeat, Rests on This Battle, Give it Everything You Have." The Japanese Zebra flag hoisted on the deck, indicating preparation for battle.
Signs on an animated map showing Japanese forces encircling Hankou or Hankow in China during the Battle of Wuhan China in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Japanese bomber aircraft at an airfield seen taking off and aerial view of Japanse planes in flight and then bombing Hankou and Wuhan along the Yangtze River. Aerial views of Chinese targets during bombing by Japanese. Explosions and smoke rises over target. Ground views of Japanese troops with horse carts advancing through hilly and muddy terrain toward battle areas. Japanese truck driven on muddy land. A downed horse in the mud is inspected by Japanese forces.
Army cameraman films missile ready for launch. Missile is launched. U.S. M65 Atomic Cannon ("Atomic Annie") fires and nuclear explosion results. Army helicopters discharge troops. U.S. Infantry fire rifles as they climb hill. Animation of world globe rotating. Sergeant Stuart Queen speaks about Japan's self defense traditions, including Judo and Jujitsu. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida signs the US-Japan Mutual Security Assistance Pact in 1952. Japanese National Police do stretching exercise and practice judo. They are trained by Japanese experts. Japanese National Police receive training in firearms with help from American instructors.and then proceed to a firing range where they fire at targets. Defense Force Officers cluster around a target and point at hits in the bullseye. Japanese self defense force march in parade. Japanese Commander salutes and flag of Japan waved. Japanese perform calensthetics in a large group.
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