Daring American Parachute Assault 1945

The daring US parachute attack to recapture Japanese-occupied Corregidor Island in Manila Bay in February 1945.
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[@grisall]

My cousin, Marcus Winton, a paratrooper with the 503rd was killed manning a machine gun during that banzai attack.

[@MyBoomStick1]

Do giant balls of steel run in your family?

[@mcbrians.8508]

It’s a tough battle. The paratroopers were greatly outnumbered. The Japanese numbered around 5000, had they known the estimated numbers of the American Airborne and the Doggies which was roughly 2000. They could have mounted a massive unified banzai attack at night and cause huge casualties. Sooo many mistakes and missed opportunities the Japanese Forces had made throughout the war lol 😂 - Third Wave against Pearl Harbour declined - IJN Failure to Pressed on their victory on Saavo Island - Admiral Kurita lost his nerve in Leyte - Japanese Army Officers “Spiritual Superiority” crap doctrine 1941-1943 neglecting Material and Tactical Common sense. Had they switched to General Kuribayashi “War of Attrition” early on. They could have bleed out the Americans, forcing them to divert many more troops and resources from European theatre to the Pacific.

[@scotthill1600]

@@mcbrians.8508 very happy they got 2 nukes at the end of it. Wanna play crazy? Well give you crazy

[@jtnelson4579]

@@jkvas1aaaaa

[@bronsonperich9430]

RIP Mr Winton

[@elee1086]

My father's cousin came home from the Corregidor jump minus an arm and leg. He was 22. He lived to be 97.

[@63bplumb]

God Bless him for his service!

[@mandelorean6243]

@michael boultinghouse third base?

[@chineseviruszombie773]

Probably lived off disability benifits his hole lofe

[@TheBananamonger]

Jesus, he was robbed by his government and the aggression of idiotic eurasian tyrants.

[@brandaonb4249]

Those guys were crazy. Brave but crazy!

[@cameronhandyside5635]

My grandfather made that jump. Received a Purple Heart for his injuries from the Japanese magazine explosion (Monkey Point). Later in life, he told me stories of this battle. Thanks for sharing.

[@home2039]

God Bless him and his commrades. I sincerely thank them for their service. And God Bless you too my friend!!

[@kerrymcdonagh1327]

If any of you are ever in the Philippines, I highly recommend a trip to Corregidor. The island is basically in the same shape it was when retaken. Other than the excellent memorials and the opening of the Malinta Tunnel, is history preserved. I am an Australian ex-serviceman & I was in tears visiting the memorial. The feature is a dome that is shaped as a parachute.

[@Mirokuofnite]

Man, those look like hard landings for those paratroopers

[@Paul-hy6rp]

I thought the same thing, bloody hell they hit the ground hard, then they had to get up dust themselfs down and get on with the fighting . Tough guys!

[@paulwoodman5131]

Into bomb craters.

[@Jtat2]

Not exactly sure when the term was coined, but we often refer to our airborne soldiers as dirt darts. Lol. Lots of nasty injuries even in training. Jump height is usually 1250 feet, 500 had to be pure madness

[@orangelion03]

@@Jtat2 Line stretch, one swing, and BAM. When he said 500 ft I gasped!

[@MattLesak]

I was thinking that same thing. Watching them "land" on the ground, which was rock, with all that extra weight, had to be painful. A certain breed of man can only take that kind of punishment, let alone get up and fight.

[@galaxyzjp]

A new Felton vid with my morning coffee. Life is good today.

[@bigblue6917]

Watching a Mark Felton video while drinking coffee. I like your style

[@berzerker1100]

AIRBORNE ! The ROCK ! Hoo- Raaah 🇺🇸 I served with the 5-oh- Nasty, 509th Infantry ( airborne ) Bn.

[@embalmertrick1420]

Its part of my morning routine too :)

[@ziblot1235]

Hey "tids" I couldnt agree more. This Felton guy is the best. He never takes sides, just tells it like it is. As usual a great job, and a real learning experience.

[@MegaMark0000]

Bruh, are you me?

[@johnc2438]

By chance, my Filipina wife and I visited Corregidor on the 70th anniversary of the combined air and amphibious assault in 2015. The destroyed barracks and other buildings are still there as a silent testimonial to the fighting there in 1942 and 1945, along with new museum exhibits. The old Spanish flagpole shown in the video is still there; day we were there it was flying the American flag. Even though I am a Vietnam vet, I cannot imagine the ferocity of the fighting for that small "tadpole" (looks like something else to me) of an island in WWII. During that 2015 trip to the Philippines, we also visited the little-known Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila. My wife was surprised to learn of its existence. More than 17,000 servicemen (almost 600 of them are Filipinos, too!) are buried there (surrounded by a multitude of commercial and residential high-rise buildings), making it the largest overseas cemetery maintained by American Battle Monuments Commission (almost twice as large as the cemetery at Normandy). It's a shame that this cemetery is never mentioned at all during Memorial Day or Veterans' Day. Thanks for the video!

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Thank you So Much for Telling Me

[@claudewernerthetacticalpro7308]

An excellent documentary, thank you. One correction. My first unit in the Army was the 503d, although decades later. Part of the unit's lore was that the paratroops had not worn reserve chutes on the drop. Via a chance meeting in a parking lot, I actually met one of the paratroopers who had jumped on Corregidor. When I asked about the reserve chutes, he said they had indeed worn them. This can also be seen in some of the footage shown in the video. The Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 503d bears the words "The Rock." Having served in the 503d, this was a wonderful opportunity to see the drop and the battle on film. Thank you for the work you do to preserve history. I am glad I support you on Patreon and hope others will also.

[@MrMenefrego1]

*From the dramatic opening music to the details of the final battle , Mark Felton always delivers!*

[@VRIL33]

...delivers... propaganda.

[@ianurbina9777]

VRIL Have some respect for adults kid smh

[@VRIL33]

@@ianurbina9777 I'm a middle aged woman. Liars do not deserve respect. Keep supporting pro-bolshevik propagandists if you want to, kid.

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@VRIL33 *No one is holding a gun to your head forcing you to watch his videos, go somewhere else.*

[@TheAngloSoviet91]

@@VRIL33 The man has a PhD in History. What are your qualifications may I ask?

[@williamingles1823]

My dad was with the 503rd. He only talked about this once.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

William Ingles Cap off to you father mate, cap off to all those brave young men! 🙁🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@COINSINPOCKET]

RIP thanks for your service..wish you could have seen what you fought for .you and others saved our nation

[@baroneb5043]

if u dont mind me asking what he say ? God Bless ur Dad

[@brad3]

When he talked about it that once, what did he say?

[@tigertiger1699]

Jonathan Barmby Saved plenty of us nations here in the Pacific... 👍🌹, our guys were away fighting in Africa and Crete..

[@Americandragonrider333.]

Paratroopers are definitely some of the toughest men on Earth. Dropping in a tiny area under heavy fire and hitting the ground almost like a rock. Legendary, every single one of them.

[@SilverKnightPCs]

AATW!

[@daniellap.stewart6839]

The 1st marines and infantry divison are toughfer

[@donpadua6191]

As a Filipino, I really am happy when you cover history of the battles here in the Philippines. There really ain't that much media covering the battles here. I do hope that you'll cover more of the battles here soon.

[@tomjones7089]

Correct, say hi to Rody too!

[@matthewct8167]

Don Padua Hopefully he covers the story of Wendell Fertig

[@s.marcus3669]

Maleygayang Pasco to you, pareh!

[@lennonian316]

Mabuhay! 🇵🇭

[@leomarsubron3090]

History in the Philippines is cherry picked mostly kase maka activist/leftist na nag Paalis ng mga Americans dito sa pinas..ang nag mando ng history bias books..

[@tylerchaney1533]

Air dropping into Japanese held positions seems like it would be so much more terrifying than European operations. These guys had balls of steel

[@jaybee9269]

Old Iron >> I take your point. But, there was a war on. Pilot training accidents were quite horrifically common too. It would’ve been a scandal in peacetime...

[@skydiverclassc2031]

@Old Iron As a jumper myself, yes, it is nice to land and walk away, but rounds don't behave as square parachutes do. You don't fly against the wind, but are completely at its mercy. Ask an older jumper about accuracy under rounds. Plus, at your experience level, you're probably jumping at 1:1 weight ratio. Those paratroops carried all their gear, weapons, and ammo with them. They came down a lot faster. It was part of the job and the training. For instance, original estimates for the Normandy invasion were 70% for the paratroops. Of course, it wasn't anywhere close to that.

[@mulmusfistus4128]

Nothing compared to the eastern front

[@Page-Hendryx]

@@mulmusfistus4128 Oh what a stupid thing to say.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

That is why they fell so fast under the silk. No one took that extra weight into account!

[@NPC-yg8kv]

"Tadpole shaped"........ Uhhhh yeah, we'll just go with that.

[@josephphillips8019]

Ikr

[@josephphillips8019]

He didn't want to get demonitized.

[@cdgodsell]

Im sure we where all thinking the same lol

[@IFarmBugs]

Englishmen are always creative in their descriptions, when i was in England for the first time and i finally heard the English accent in real life i straight up thought i was in a fairy tale.The UK isn't a place i would want to live in but the citizens are in the highest tiers of society lol.

[@imathreat209]

Lol, damn this is funny

[@kjvnews8326]

One of the practice Drop Zones on Ft. Bragg is named Luzon after this jump. I worked as a drop zone safety officer (DZSO) at Bragg while serving in the 5th SF Group. The other DZ's are all named for WWII jumps made during the Atlantic campaign by the 82nd and 101st Airborne - Normandy, Nijmegen, St. Mere Eglise & Sicily. I was so dumb at the time (40 years ago) I didn't even know where Luzon was.

[@dellalderman8011]

Yep. Same here. Been hunting out at Ft. Bragg for 40 years plus. An old army brat I am.

[@josevicentejrmeneses8552]

another paratroop jump in the island of Luzon is the famous "Raid on Los Banos prison camp".

[@streetgato9697]

This was just the 503 at Corregidor, in addition the 11th Airborne paratroopers conducted another 3 combat jumps in Luzon.

[@wolfhound45]

Hated jumping Rhine-Luzon. Lots of obstacles on the DZ. Earned my Australian wings there though.

[@Stylemaster911]

6,700, and 50 were alive to surrender. That is absolutely shocking stuff, just insane

[@supaflylob]

more like only 50 were willling to surrender. japanese thought of people who surrendered as subhuman. this culture extended right into civilian life. which is why the US were so afraid of invading mainland japan. it would have been a meat grinder

[@david-468]

@@supaflylob also kinda why Japan was afraid to invade the u.s. we might not always fight to the death like them but Yamamoto’s quote doesn’t come from nothing “to invade the United States would prove most difficult because behind every blade of grass is an American with a rifle."

[@tigerjaguar5007]

There's a lot more of unknown history on the pacific theater, check the archives in Manila, there are still thousands of unopened boxes of historical documents

[@Chrisamos412]

Tiger jaguar yes it blows my mind knowing that there’s so much more history that has yet to be heard. I retired recently and the last year I’ve read dozens of various books on American history, but just the Pacific theatre alone I’ve ingested well over twenty, which is a worlds record for this slow reader! That side of the war is so interesting, it rattles me when I try to comprehend what all the fighting men and civilians went through, I have nothing to compare it too. The cruelty of the Japanese towards another human being, not caring who they were torturing and killing at that time, infants, children, woman and the elderly, made no difference to then.

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

@@Chrisamos412 Such is the cruelty of the feudal culture with modern weapons. They didn't care because they were never taught to. It took 2 weapons of cataclysmic destruction to teach them empathy, and even then, their culture is still behind enough that they will have difficulty apologizing for a long while still.

[@daniel3231995]

@@moblinmajorgeneral it is a shady culture behind all the politeness anime and bombast. Their society's kind of drowning from its own toxic impositions.

[@douglasstrother6584]

I never heard of this before, and I'm a history geek!

[@RuiRuichi]

Whatever is in the archives of Manila is also in the Washington since we were still a colony at the time. I think there's more documents in Washington since Manila was utterly pulverized and bombed to debris during the Battle of Manila(More than 90% of all structures did not survive WW2). Many documents and information especially from Spanish colonial period were destroyed in the war.Manila was next to Warsaw as the capital that had the most damage in all of WW2. Filipino historians specializing in the American colonial period regularly access archives from the USA through educational cooperation to this day because copies in the country were destroyed, missing, or damaged beyond repair.

[@charlie15627]

One of the paratrooper drops that missed the top of the plateau. Landed next to where the Japanese commander was observing the landings. Killing him and his cadre of lieutenants. I just read about this in a book last week. Implacable Foes By, Waldo Heinrichs and Marc Gallicchio Great vid, Mark

[@jahdpianist]

Mistakes could lead to success.

[@tekis0]

What book was that please?

[@jahdpianist]

@@tekis0 He stated the name of the book.

[@charlie15627]

tekis0 Implacable Foes By Waldo Heinrichs and Marc Gallicchio War in the Pacific 1944 - 1945

[@cgross82]

Few things more dangerous than a U.S. Paratrooper.

[@WarInHD]

This is crazy, I had never heard of this. It’s kinda like the 173rd Airborne were the only unit to ever make a combat jump in Vietnam. The terrain in Asia is brutal for paratroopers

[@josephseraile6698]

I was in A company 2d BN 503rd in Okinawa and Vietnam. Yes the terrain in Asia is brutal.

[@coryhall7074]

A hastily raised force of British, Indian and Gurkha paratroops dropped into Singapore to secure it as the war ended. Despite no Japanese resistance, there were still nearly a hundred casualties including a few deaths, the terrain is just that bad.

[@DeltaEchoGolf]

Likewise for the 187th. They made the only combat jump in Korea.

[@jameskent2928]

I was reading Bernard B Fall's book "Street without Joy", it was amazing how often the situation there becomes desperate enough for emergency jumps by paratroopers against the Viet Minh became routine. That even if the jumps were successful they often were undersupplied by air due to the canopy of the jungle

[@HamburgerTime209]

@@josephseraile6698 What A-2-503rd went through at Dak To is almost beyond imagination. You have my utmost respect.

[@surferdude44444]

Hard landings......that's an understatement! Phenomenal footage. All your vids are outstanding Mark, but this one in particular was quite exceptional. The 82nd and 101st on D-Day and in Market Garden always get the press and glory. The 503rd's "backwater" assault never seems to make the history books. Not as glamorous I guess. As you described this was one tricky drop at 500ft in a very tight LZ. Absolutely no margin for error. As soon as those chutes blossomed, count 1 2 3 and boom.....hard landing. Thanks again for letting people see this event.

[@rhett1029]

Exactly! People don’t want to hear about babies being boobytrapped by the Japanese to kill American Marines and Soldiers, they want to hear about the “glorious and glamorous” liberation of Paris

[@docvideo93]

"Douglas A-20s then raced in low to stafe and bomb" Or to create Havoc, you may say???

[@bigblue6917]

You could say that, yes.👍😊

[@roberthill3207]

Smooth.

[@jaymassengill3340]

Legend has it they flew so low they let slip some trained attack dogs from the bomb bay...

[@josephking6515]

Cry "havoc" and let slip the dogs of war!

[@bearbuster157]

docvideo93 Brits in Bostons?

[@sillyone52062]

I would have expected much higher casualties among the attackers. While the airborne troops took 30% casualties, most were wounded.

[@bigblue6917]

I had thought the casualty rate would have been higher as well

[@kjvnews8326]

16 knot winds is very high for jumping with those shoots. I worked as a drop zone safety officer (DZSO) at Ft. Bragg and we cancelled any jumps if the wind on the DZ hit 14 knots. With the newer shoots they'll travel at 12 knots, so if the wind is 12k and you turn against the wind you'll come straight down.

[@averagejoeschmoe9186]

Well most of the Japanese were still underground when those yanks started falling on them from above and they probably didnt have any proper anti-aircraft-mounted machineguns or AA-artillery, even the Germans gave harder time for British paratroopers during Market garden in Europe, the Japanese should have given them the same treatment as well, instead of letting them land so easily.

[@hans-jurgenwiegand7465]

I’m a Vietnam vet, of the 173 rd, and the 82nd & the 8th Div., and I’m just hearing about their history. Great School history classes, right?

[@bethjohnson8353]

When you say wounded; that what casualties are, do you mean 30% were killed?

[@ropersf]

My uncle was a paratrooper on that mission. He got his second purple heart of the war when he landed on some broken concrete fortifications and broke his pelvis.

[@THE-HammerMan]

Dang it, man! God Bless your uncle.

[@cinjonsmythe6318]

Just reading that made me wince!! Big respect to your dad o7. And so lucky a Japanese didnt stumble upon him all busted up like that.

[@ropersf]

@@cinjonsmythe6318 My uncle.crawled into the space between two blocks of concrete to get cover. Fighting went on around him until he was found by his buddies the next day around sunset.

[@kirbyculp3449]

@@ropersf RESPECT!

[@IanKath]

How about the quality of the film photography. First in the plane (he must have jumped with them) and then following the landings and battle. That is some of the best war photography ever.

[@splagyetsi3287]

I was surprised to see images of paratroopers landing. Hard landings as well

[@davidmurray5399]

@@splagyetsi3287 Given the altitude of the planes and the cross winds, this was going to be a"hard" drop. The men of the 503rd were experienced and knew all too well what that meant. One thing that helped the American assault was that the Japanese commander and most of his staff were killed right at the beginning of the drop.

[@streetgato9697]

The Signal Corps cameramen were on the first drop

[@Roscoe_B]

Another often overlooked ww2 battle. Thanks Mark.

[@alexrogers4778]

This is the operation my great grandfather participated in!! He also fought on Noemfoor and Negros Island with the 503rd!

[@alitlweird]

My Grandfather fought in the Pacific. (Leyte, Luzon, New Guinea) 11th Airborne. 127th Combat Engineers. 🇺🇸❤️

[@adamwsaxe]

The 127 being a regiment (or independent brigade) to the 11th Airborne Division?

[@rhett1029]

@@adamwsaxe I don’t know specifically for the 127th but it wasn’t uncommon for units such a engineers to be attached and reassigned to different divisions as needed

[@linkieloos]

"Another happy landing." Paradrops in this enviroment somehow seems far worse than the likes of the drops in Europe. It's such a shame that battles like this (and the Pacific theatre as a whole) are criminally overlooked. Bravo Dr. Felton.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

You have no choice when you are a Paratrooper jumping into combat. A combat mission is always hazardous no matter what the combat operation is or how thoroughly planed. Combat is always dangerous. That is why being a Paratrooper requires only volunteers. No one is forced in training, any Airborne candidate can quit at any time during training. Airborne units only want the best men for hazardous duty and missions. Anyone can be a US Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Coast Guardsman during WWII or today. But not everyone becomes a Paratrooper.

[@Nathan-zw7nq]

Yeah when people say the Soviet Union won WW2 I look at them and say "Half. They won Half of WW2." Most of the fighting in the Pacific was done by the U.S. People always forget that.

[@percyfaith11]

Criminally??? What are you a SJW that wants to criminalize everything?

[@masternoel123]

@@percyfaith11 You're just illiterate mate

[@canaanclb]

@@Nathan-zw7nq Actually, most of the fighting against Japan was done by the Chinese. They were fighting Japan even before the war in Europe started. I think you meant to say that the Americans were the primary ones who defeated Japan. China certainly couldn't have won the war without them.

[@jemc4276]

I never knew about this battle, and I have been studying WW2 for 30 years! Thank you Mark, as always.

[@yamby6709]

Hey how about how the americans took over the fort drum (its in the Corregidor are too)

[@ericunderwood1482]

JC... It goes to show how much the Marines received most of the attention.. Army National Guards Island Hopping Campaigns were just as tuff and nasty...while the 503 d were dropping in 2d Engineer Special Brigade Amphibious (my Father) were taking the beaches. . The 592d Bill Heaveys Brigade.... tuff bunch of unsung heros I tell you...lots of people never hear of the retaking of Corregidor or Battan ...Or Bloody Buna Sanananda... Best regards... Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High School California

[@jemc4276]

@@ericunderwood1482 - Thanks Eric, I'm going to look those outfits up. My retaking of the Philippines knowledge is lacking for sure.

[@spikespa5208]

The battle for IwoJima kinda eclipsed this operation in the hometown papers.

[@ericunderwood1482]

@@jemc4276 👍...592d was part of 2d Engineer Special Brigade Amphibious...Pop was first with 32d ( Red Arrow) trained for open Country Warfare Companies A thru M were rerouted to New Guinea at last minute decision by MacArthur .. A decision that would have a high casualtie rate...just one of the reasons (propaganda) we don't hear much about them..." A Baptism by Fire" for sure! American as well as Australian Propaganda almost denies the 32d Sacrifices.... Bloody Buna Sanananda from that Almost two month stalemate...only 7 of the 1100 would walk away unscathed! Dad took a Japanese Grenade Dec 5 1942....the 126th went on long marches. Dad had a touch of Polio in his foot....so they put him with the 2d Engineer Special Brigade Amphibious. Instead of having to March into hell the Army gave him a boat ride! Engineers first to hit the beach heads .. set up shop and move on to the next one! Dad fought in the Admiralty's, Bismarck Archipelagos, Olangampos, Corrigador, Bataan, Batangas Subic Bay Leyte Manilla always to Luzon! Victory at Sea episode 13 Melanesian Nightmare...bout the exception ....the rest is pretty much hush hush...to many casualties. Best regards, Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High school California

[@thecaptainredpants]

Yikes, the way some of these guys come in has got to hurt!

[@paulst6862]

Yeah, those parachutes were impossible to steer.

[@jdvance9348]

My father, was the 1st Sgt. Vance of "E" Company on that jump

[@patrickbueno3279]

I love that you mentioned some of the battles happened in my country, because I rarely see this in history channels for that they usually feature the european side of the war. The filipinos have been fighting from the beginning the japanese invaded and the americans left, until the americans arrived to help us. Much loved from the filipinos for featuring this.

[@k_comino]

Would do it again! 🇺🇸 Love from USA

[@jackdaniel7465]

That is correct, they conducted gorilla warfare, helped American Pow's, provided valuable intelligence for the later invasion, helped downed airmen avoid capture, Yes I have read allot of books about that hear in America, allot of world war 2 veterans who fought on your countries soil have nothing but love and respect for what you have done. You are not forgotten!!!

[@jackdaniel7465]

And if need be we will be right there with you wonderful, loyal Filipino people again!!!

[@hanzup4117]

Perfect timing! I just finished making a cup of tea. Cheers, Dr Felton.

[@wolfu597]

To anyone who want's to know more about this battle: I strongly recommend the book "Blossoming silk against the rising sun: U.S. and Japanese paratroopers in the Pacific during WWII". I'm not gonna go deeper since the tittle is more than enough to understand what it's about It covers every battle the paratroopers participated in during WWII. Including the rescue of 2500 POW's at Los Banos prison camp.

[@MS46Z]

Amazing! Both the story and how you told it. You consistently are somehow able to pack a University two hour lecture into 15 minutes. Thank you again.

[@themilfologist]

your videos remind me of when the history channel was still at the peak. i was a young kid maybe 12 or so really miss the history channel when it had content similar to this. very good videos subbed for sure look forward to finding more

[@inisipisTV]

Such a very short drop. Hitting it really hard on the landing 6:30

[@tavish4699]

Just Imagine him screaming " air Assault !" While crashing 😂

[@markusdee6136]

Must had a painfull back that day, which he'll carry for the rest of his life.

[@jakobc.2558]

I love how he instantly works his parachute instead of looking if he can still feel his legs. I guess under the insane adrenaline rush of lituraly landing ontop of the enemy makes you concentrate on other things then the intense pain you receve from such a landing.

[@JoeOvercoat]

That knocked the breath out of me just watching.

[@SeanJohnson-qm4pu]

Coming in hot

[@jayfelsberg1931]

"Mopping up" is one of those terms that almost sounds like it is routine. Doing that against fanatical opposition is anything but, I reckon.

[@charlessaint7926]

My grandfather was at Guam in either late 1945 or 1946, I don't know exactly when, but it was after Japan surrendered. He was part of a group that mopped up and captured two Japanese holdouts.

[@qtig9490]

This is without doubt some of the best video I have ever seen of ANY US Parachute drop of WWII, and have never seen anything like these low level drops. My gosh 500feet thats guts. Well done Dr. Felton!

[@corcoranger]

Thank you, I served in "AlphaRock" A co 1/503rd in Korea back in the mid '90s, so I really appreciate you putting this on youtube. Awesome footage, I didn't realize that there was any, again Thank you

[@claudewernerthetacticalpro7308]

Hahaha. I served in A 1/503 from 1972 to 1974.

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

Suggestion: Fort Drum (Philippines). AKA "the concrete battleship" at the mouth of Manila Bay.

[@lutgardonabo319]

El fraile

[@bluemarshall6180]

@@lutgardonabo319 Spanish fraile. American ft. Drum.

[@bluemarshall6180]

89% percent of ft. Drum or el fraile has been canibalize by people nearby cavite and sold it for scrap. Nobody from the goverment cares about it.

[@gravitypronepart2201]

Yes, I'm a little surprised it wasn't mentioned as an interesting footnote.

[@martyhorvatich3098]

My Uncle was in H Company, 503rd. He mad 3 combat jumps in the pacific theater and was wounded on The Rock.

[@valdivia1234567]

I love how our Paratroopers can jump in from 500 feet, take the fight to the enemy, and fight "the best" Japanese troops successfully.

[@DrJones20]

The best Japanese troops aren't nearly as good as these paratroopers

[@direwolf6234]

@Wilhelm Geisler are you saying that modern rangers & other elite units can't do it?

[@MF-qy9kt]

@Wilhelm Geisler are younsure about that lol

[@tobyfiver4117]

This is why they call us AmeriCANs!

[@jmdarcega]

As a Filipino living in Manila, thank you for this!

[@stuartsmith7100]

Needed to be done.

[@randomuser1579]

Thank you for covering something about the Philippines during ww2 Mr.Felton Fun fact: Manila was the second most devastated allied capital in ww2, just after Warsaw, and that despite Japanese control of the country during this time, there were so many guerrilla fighters, both allied (such as the Hunters ROTC) or independent (such as the hukbalahap and multiple native tribes) that the Japanese only ever had effective control over the major provinces and cities

[@bigblue6917]

I knew there was resistance to the Japanese in the Philippines but I did not know how effective it was. Thanks for that.

[@thirstyserpent1079]

The final battle of manila is also considered the pacific version of stalingrad and was so horrific with how the japanese conducted themselves that after the battle most of the info was buried a the time due to things like the japanese deliberately setting the city on fire and burning much of the civilian population as a delaying tactic to stop us forces.

[@ricogaras9613]

My grand fathers brother was a Guerrilla Leader on the northern tip of Mindanao, he actually partially helped with General Douglas MacArthur’s escape from Bataan! He was sadly caught later on during the japanese control of the Philippines and had survived the Bataan death march. He was interned at a POW camp in Luzon and was soon executed by decapitation according to my Book.

[@thirstyserpent1079]

@@ricogaras9613 The Japanese basically went kill crazy in the Philippines, by the end they even started killing the handful of Europeans stuck in the area around manila including when the German club which was considered a type of sanctuary was barricaded with a fuckton of people inside then set on fire burning them all alive by Japanese troops.

[@RuiRuichi]

They only had control of the major cities. Around 60% of the country was under guerillas and various holdouts of other political groups. My maternal grandparents and their siblings all 10 of them stayed deep in the countryside of our home province of Negros and never saw a Japanese since the Japnese only stayed in the 2 biggest cities in the province. It was the sugarbowl of the country, most sugarcane workers all fled to the countryside taking up arms.

[@patrickhughes8164]

My father fought in the Philippine campaign. He was in on the liberation of Manila. He visited Corregidor after it was liberated, I have pictures.They are truly amazing.

[@grundid44]

Mark Felton Productions does it again. Brilliant video, excellent story telling, excellent narration. Brings the story down to reality.

[@Bottlekiller]

Oh man, hitting the ground at that speed sure doesn't seem to be healthy. I'm surprised that half of them didn't break their legs and ankles.

[@foxu8581]

i love this channel it deserves a Million subs a Filipino here

[@joeyjamison5772]

The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII. The entire year is filled with remembrances such as this and I think Mark Felton will help keep it alive.

[@gringott12]

Actually WWII didn't end until after the Berlin Wall fell and the four country occupation ended.

[@joeyjamison5772]

@@gringott12 It officially ended in 1945, but in many ways, your statement is true. No more war! Ever!

[@gravitypronepart2201]

Great video. My dad served in the Philippines in that war. I was fortunate to kick around Corrigadore while in Port in Subic. What a gutsy parachute assault. Much respect. Thanks Matk Feldon.

[@rickmyers7627]

A friend of mines father served with the Marines and even went ashore in Iwo Jima. He said he knew the war was won when they started to receive 105s and Shermans. Until then, they had to make due with 75mm Pack Howitzers and Stuarts. This video I see plenty of Pack Howitzers, which just brought that memory back to me. He passed away around 2005, smoking lucky strikes to the end.

[@zachburkey447]

Another brilliant display of history! Thank you for all you do Mr. Felton!

[@engineco.1494]

How could anyone dislike this? Great work as always!

[@johnadams3107]

Bravo Dr Mark felton,keeping history alive for future generations.

[@yiyangli2749]

Just my personal suggestion: I think doing this kind of smaller topics (or the very unknown weapons, engagements, units) is more suitable for this channel than topics like "The Battle of Saipan". Thumb-up as always for this excellent channel!

[@axl2129]

Amazing as always. Thank you, Mark.

[@alanhelton]

As a past member of the 173ABCT home of THE ROCK (503) I just wanted to say this was AATW

[@doubledekercouch-gameswhat9677]

Hey mark thanks for doing these videos for years, it’s nice to have videos made by someone who knows what they’re talking about and has experience outside of KZbin of giving people history via media, your books

[@jamesadams6009]

My God - the courage of those lads. Unbelievable. Another great film, Mark. Thanks.

[@reginaldpasao8390]

Could you also do the coverage on the Battle / Liberation of Manila? It's one of the deadliest and costliest battles of the war, alongside Stalingrad and Warsaw

[@toddf9321]

Thanks Mark! I was just at Corregidor for the 75th Anniversary of the re-taking. Nothing special in the tour, but I did learn that the parachutes for the drop were modified for faster descends; so that explains those hard landings. The museum on the island contains some interesting artifacts and photos...I would encourage anyone to go at least once to see Fort Mills (Corregidor).

[@madmarvshighwaywarrior2870]

Good thing you missed the COVID 19 travel restrictions by a month or less.

[@toddf9321]

@@madmarvshighwaywarrior2870 Yes, I was lucky to make it home. Once home I was quarantined for 14 days...still the trip was worth it.

[@lsmart]

Having just watched Mark Felton's piece on the infamous capitulation of an American unit with 12 Sherman tanks to Erwin Bachmann and 2 Panzers in Operation Nordwind, this video on an American heroic action was the perfect antidote.

[@arnonuhm4022]

How about seeing the courage and cunning in your "enemy"?

[@jawedz]

Greetings from Japan. It is wrong to call our Special Naval Infantry 海軍特別陸戦隊 as Marines, I think. They were Navy personnel armed with infantry weapons and in some cases tanks to defend Naval garrisons and ports. IMO marines in general are ship based ground forces that are dedicated to amphibious assault, and have their own command structure, IOW they are ship based 2nd army. Japanese Special Navel Infantry was not like that. They were formed with conscripted Navy sailors.

[@edwardschmitt5710]

Thank you for pointing that out. And I am happy our nations have a good relationship now, I love your country and it's people.

[@jawedz]

@@edwardschmitt5710 Thank you for your comment, we love your country, too. I wish for peace for all humanity forever.

[@lordbadman9264]

Like MacArthur when I see a Felton video “I shall return “

[@garymckee8857]

Watching another Mark production and a new one pops up great.

[@cameronalexander359]

Imagine smashing your back into those rocks at that speed!!! Ouch!

[@tango6nf477]

Such respect is due to those men, I cannot imagine the bravery and courage they must have needed.

[@keepingitreal6793]

Another great video Mark. I thought I knew a lot about WWII but you continue to amaze me (and I’m sure many others) with historical events I never knew about. Thank you sir. I truly believe you are paying tribute and great respect to the men and women we all owe so much to. PS. I’ve enjoyed all of your videos but I thoroughly appreciate and enjoy the longer format videos you recently posted.

[@shrikes45]

It's nice to see a video about WWII in my country. I was actually on Corregidor last month. A lot of the structures still survive, like that flagpole on topside or the entrance to Malinta Tunnel. You should go see it for yourself, Mark! =)

[@pamelabryant7390]

I do not know how you find these films Mark. But they’re absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing your discoveries with us. My uncle was a paratrooper in Europe he made several drops during the day which to me is madness. But let’s be frank, war is madness. Stay safe. Mask up. And God bless you and yours

[@philbyd]

Thanks US from NZ ,my mum was a nurse for US fighting men here

[@johngillon6969]

I was fortunate to serve a machinist apprenticeship in a government funded research laboratory, in new mexico that gave preference to veterans. 1972. The lab was just a B.S. propaganda thing i guess. i never saw much going on as far as manufacturing. mostly we did busy work and supported the Atomic Energy Propaganda machine. I learned to run lathes mills etc, but what i carry with me is memory of all the guys that i worked with that had been in WW2. The stories those guys told. I knew a guy that was merrils maurauders in burma, from the beginning of the campaign till the end, and a man that flew with the flying tigers. My best buddy there had been drafted spent 2 weeks in training and was rushed to germany, along the way all his gear was lost. he spent his first day in the trenches without boots or any of his stuff. the following morning after he went to sleep under a tank, awoke to find the tank had been destroyed during the night and he hadn't even woke up. Another that was a tail gunner in a bomber and served 3 tours, cause he loved the job. The janitor of that shop told me he had walked from the coast of west africa to berlin, thru the holly lands on the way. I'm a vietnam veteran, but those guys were a different breed.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

What an interesting scenario. Great people and stories. Bet there were a few cantankerous types there too. To be expected. All the best to you.

[@BA-gn3qb]

I walked to and from grade school in Ten foot drifts of snow. Up hill both ways in September.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

@@BA-gn3qb ok

[@edcarson3113]

B A you probably had shoes on..you wimp 😊😉

[@hans-jurgenwiegand7465]

B A you probably went to school with my Dad! I heard him describe the route!

[@sleeperawake9818]

I wish I could give this more than one like! The video footage was amazing, parts of it I had never seen before and some that I can barely remember seeing before. Thank you Dr. Felton for constantly providing new, accurate and captivating history lessons! btw Guarding Hitler hardcover is currently sold out at B&N Good on ya Mate!

[@gregboyington4896]

11:10 time code you can see the paratrooper's silver bracelet wore by the airborne soldiers. Writer director actor Rod Sterling can be seen wearing his in his appearances on tv. He served as a paratrooper in WW2 in the Pacific.

[@L11ghtman]

It’s a shame how the Army’s legacy in the Pacific is all but forgotten to most thanks to Marine PR.

[@daviddalton9214]

Not so much PR. It’s what they actually accomplished.

[@valhallaproject9560]

@@daviddalton9214 Not really. While the Marines fought some incredible tough battles so did the Army including many amphib ops. Army had 26 divisions in the Pacific to the USMC's 6. Army contribution is generally overlooked. Even the series "The Pacific" focused exclusively on Marines. LTG Simon Boliar Buckner was killed on Okinawa by direct fire, only one of two such senior officers lost in the entire war. It was vicious for all involved.

[@g24thinf]

@@valhallaproject9560 the Army fought much larger battles in the Pacific then the Marines did. The Japanese had 300,000 troops just on Luzon. The 24th Infantry Division fought in 5 campaigns more than any other Division Army or Marine.

[@garypulliam3740]

The Army had a larger presence but the Marines were the assault force in most island attacks, thus garnering the most press. But once the battle had settled in, so to speak, massive army groups would come in and slug it out for days and weeks with the Japanese. The Marines provided mostly assault infantry where the Army divisions provided infantry, armor, artillery, engineering, transportation, supplies, mess, intelligence, military police, medical, air, etc. In the Pacific, the Marines bore the brunt of the initial contact with the enemy, so rightfully deserve the recognition they receive. But you are correct that the Army's contribution is often overlooked.

[@g24thinf]

@@garypulliam3740 the Army conducted many more assault landings then the Marines. No Marine units were involved in any landings in the South Pacific theater under MacArthur. Nimitz had some Army Divisions assigned to the Central Pacific under his control. No Marine Infantry units were involved in the retaking of the Phillipines for example. Which involved about 8 or more separate assault landings.

[@groupb9420]

Nice to see some Pacific theater knowledge drop, its been awhile.

[@graysoncolvin3180]

I never had heard of this operation/battle; and what fantastic footage. Amazing. Thank you for making these videos.

[@1pcfred]

Something like that you have to take film. I mean who'd believe it?

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Thank you, Mark Felton, for keeping great historical stories alive. Impeccable production. Your work is appreciated, all the best you!

[@jamestoy4835]

As a military veteran of the United States. I watch to see my friends I have never met, but still my brethren. God Bless.

[@capie44]

12:23 "General MacArthur is met at the dock by the one's who did the fighting and an entire division of ever-present camera and news crews."

[@d.owczarzak6888]

He wanted his dugout back !

[@edwardschmitt5710]

And he had the biggest ballooning set of pants ever.

[@Stigstigster]

I was frequently astounded by the things these men were expected to do _and_ did throughout watching this presentation. I have so much respect for their efforts. Talking of presentation, the creator of this video does a fantastic job of describing and painting a picture with his narration alongside the imagery. A very good production worthy of the serious subject at hand.

[@smoketinytom]

When you hear that opening music, you're in for some top quality research into obscure, but important events in the world.

[@DrJones20]

This battle isn't obscure

[@marknewgent8428]

as a former paratrooper the only time I ever felt alone was during military parachute jumps with the 82nd. I went to combat and it felt different because we landed in as a team unloaded our trucks then went into our sectors. When you jump you are so alone especially in large night drops and everyone get scattered.

[@gavinyip4680]

Perfect, I just finished making breakfast. What a great way to start the day

[@lampuhijau9900]

And i prepared dinner

[@enarbee1153]

Afternoon tea time in england

[@s.marcus3669]

Mark, if you ever run out of material (hahahahah, not likely) please do a video on the US Army's 511th paratroop regiment's drop onto Manila which was also a bit of a clusterfuck. If you do such a video, please be sure to mention that the famous American television writer Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone) was a paratrooper and was horribly scarred by his experiences here. Merry Christmas to you and keep up the great work!

[@jamessteed3741]

Mark, you literally have the most thoughtful and well put together content I have ever seen on youtube.

[@cj.tj.8201]

Your work on KZbin is really amazing. I so enjoy learning the details of these operations. The way these men had to fight an the hell they went through. Thanks for another 💎 Dr Felton...

[@danwalker2090]

I was in the Peace Corps with one of those Paratroopers in the 90’s. He was an amazing man finishing out his career as a Peace Corps Volunteer. We had two WW2 veterans in my group!

[@redaug4212]

Nice to see something about the PTO that isn't all about the Marines.

[@DestroyerOfMen9]

@Adam Williams paid time off

[@southpenn7973]

pacific theater of operation

[@rickpalo1]

Mark you do such a great job telling these stories! I really enjoy them all, you incorporate the movies so well in the stories. Keep em coming!

[@Chazzie13]

Fascinating as always, Mark. No idea how you get so much great footage to use, but I'm glad you have a stash of it somewhere.

[@mresch8]

Let's see, Such a tiny jump zone, they have to make 3 crosses over it. The tiny zone has the enemy hiding under it. Jumping so low they don't need a reserve. Finally, there's 16knot winds on that tiny jump zone. I'd say they certainly earned there jump pay that day..

[@dreammclackers]

You changed your mic? Sounds really good quality. Great video as always!

[@tedbaxter5234]

This is the first report I've ever seen of this facet of the war in the Pacific. Thank you!

[@-ZETA-]

I had never seen this footage from the attack and did not know that such footage existed. It's really something. Thank you for your work.

[@FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644]

Incredible video footage. I sat at breakfast in total amazement. Thank you for posting Mark. P.S. Mexican American here....i have nothing but total love and respect for my Filipino brothers and sisters.

[@jasonalmendra3823]

Thanks. Mexico sent an expeditionary force to liberate the Philippines.

[@TheNcube]

Thanks, I didn’t know that. And we Filipinos pronounce Corregidor as the Spaniards would, with an “h” sound on the 3rd syllable instead of “g.” I’ve been to that island. Those giant naval guns still look pristine.

[@jankusthegreat9233]

a great video by a great youtuber

[@johnnieireland2057]

If the internet was only Mark Felton's history lessons, I would still be very satisfied. What a gift you keep giving us with the amazing lesser known facts of history Videos on a weekly basis. ThAnd you sir !

[@CatholicCrossBearers]

Visited Corregidor a couple years ago...it is hard to believe all this fighting took place on such a small island! Brave men in the 503rd! The monument to the Pacific War along with an extensive museum are located on this island...well worth the visit!