BATTLE OF SAIPAN 1944 WWII MARIANA ISLANDS CAMPAIGN PACIFIC THEATER 28734

This film is about the battle for Saipan in the Mariana Islands campaign during WWII. The Mariana Islands were a strategic location as American capture of the area severed the Japanese supply line with the Caroline Island territories and opened Japanese homeland for aerial assault. It opens with a map pointing to New Guinea, Tokyo and the Mariana Islands (:16). After the Pearl Harbor attack, Japanese forces occupied islands as far south as New Guinea in 1942 (:20). The plan to recapture these areas was set into motion in 1944 (:31). Saipan was the administrative center of the Maraiana Islands and was the first objective (:49) invaded on June 15th. Footage of carrier planes of task force 58 taking off for softening up attacks on February 22nd (:56) and of the first wave of attacks which hit 70 Japanese aircrafts (1:09) follows. The 27th infantry division in Hawaii is seen preparing to sail to Saipan (1:59) with Major General Smith in command (2:04). The 2nd and 4th Marine divisions headed to make the first landings on the island (2:19). Convoys also began moving towards Saipan (2:28) and soldiers aboard ship are seen doing physical trainings to prepare for combat (2:33). Garapan is pointed to on the map (2:47) as well as the second biggest city in which air strips and air fields would be targeted, which was Chalan Kanoa. Footage of D-Day follows with the 2nd and 4th Divisions loading into Higgins Boats (3:39) and then into Alligator Boats, awaiting the start signal (3:43) arriving onto the beaches (4:14) and the fighter planes swooping in to hit along the shoreline (4:17). Once they landed, soldiers waited for enemy fire to quiet down (4:59) and began to push inward. The next target was to be Aslito which is Saipan’s airfield (8:29). The 27th division is then seen landing onto the beaches at Chalan Kanoa holding their weapons above water (5:38). The 27th set up and established contact with the Marines in order to coordinate the attack on Aslito (6:11) and infantry tank teams are seen moving towards the airfield with mortar and artillery fire to support them (6:28). On the third day, Aslito was captured (6:46). What was not destroyed in the battle (6:52), was shipped back to the US for study. Army engineers quickly set to reconstructing the runway (7:14). Footage of natives moving through safety zones to internment camps follow (7:18). Japanese task forces set to target the 5th fleet near Saipan (7:38). Their forces, as well as US carrier planes and anti-aircraft battery sections are seen in combat (8:02). The following day the US forces sought out Japanese planes (8:59) and once located, an all-out air strike was ordered by the Admiral Commander (9:12). The Japanese fleet was decimated and they moved up towards the Philippians (9:39). Mount Tapochau is pictured and it was the highest point on the island making it a good vantage point for Japanese forces (10:36). The US Army used white phosphorus as smoke screens (10:39) and set fires to cane fields (10:59). Flamethrowers were used to drive or kill the remaining Japanese forces out from hidden locations (11:23). On June 25th, the summit was reached (11:32) and US forces began to fire at the capital (11:47). From the Aslto airfield, P-47 Thunderbolts are seen joining the action (12:20). Footage of Navy dive bombers in the sky follow (12:25). The span of rubble that was Garapan is shown after the city fell to US forces (14:15). The next objective was to pocket the enemy troops up to Marpi airfield at Inagasa Point (14:59) and equipment was moved up difficult terrain for this maneuver (15:16). This was to be the largest launch in the Pacific (15:22) and by the end of the bloody battle, US forces are seen holding fire waiting for surrender to which mostly civilians (few soldiers) respond to (16:17). One final bombardment of Garapan took place on the 13th of July (16:54). From this battle, footage is provided of at least one Japanese soldier surrendering (17:33) and another committing suicide (17:50) as well as of children that were caught in the water being scooped up by US forces to be sent to internment camps (18:37). The Japanese fallen soldiers (18:54) as well as US’s fallen soldiers (19:09) are shown. This film concludes with the information that Saipan had now become the US’s springboard for the continued attack on Japan (20:31).
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[@duncanidaho2097]

My father was a US Army infantryman. He was with McArthur when he returned to the Philippines and fought on Okinawa as well, where he was wounded. Much love and respect to that greatest of generations.

[@rubenmichaels4547]

My father was a Navy Corpsman with the 4th marine division during WW11...he recieved his first Purple Heart on Tinian second on Iwo Jima.

[@timg2088]

I wonder if he knew my uncle?

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

And....? Makes you relevant cuz daddy did something?

[@vivians9392]

@@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347 You sound like "sour grapes"...maybe cause you did nothing significant?

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

@@vivians9392 And...?

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

Your daddy did something too?

[@jebsails2837]

Having been transferred from the Battleship Utah in Nov. 41, my late father was assigned, as a Chief Pharmacist to the 2nd MarDiv for the third wave of this invasion. He survived the 1st Banzai charge, with a crease to his forehead. Serving at the 202 Navy Field Hospital and later at Camp Susupe, caring for the many POW's, Chamorans, Koreans, Indo-Chineese, and Japanese civilians. Then had part in setting up the post hostilities government He returned home in Feb 46, retiring as W-4 in 1960. He said the Japanese POW's where literally awed at the arrival of the B-29 contingent. Narragansett Bay.

[@heretichunter74]

He was very lucky in a sense. The Utah was completely destroyed and what’s left is still at Ford Island.

[@paulloya5]

My uncle Alexander Peña fought in this battle,3rd Battalion 6th marine regiment 2nd marine division, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian,KIA July 30th 1944 on Tinian,greatest generation of all time!!

[@shawnbo7897]

My grandfather was in 2nd Division 6th marines 3rd battalion fought on Saipan and Tinian, I wonder if he knew your uncle. My grandfather died when I was 15 in 1993 :( never talked much about the war brought back too many horrible memories I think. He was a BAR man.

[@paulloya5]

@@shawnbo7897,Shawn, your grandpa was a hero, all those brave,valiant marines who stared death in the face fighting in those battles are heroes,I found my uncles Marine history on the site..Together We Served, check it out,Saipan was a bloodbath,it never got the recognition it deserved because it happened the same time of the Normandy invasion, thanks for replying, wish I knew all this while you're grandfather was still alive, would have loved to talk to him asking him questions about those battles.

[@Trumptard24]

​@@shawnbo7897 it would be mind blowing to know if they did in fact know eachother. You should see if you can figure out which company he was in. Crazy that the relatives of these men encounter eachother in the KZbin comment section 😂

[@urgdaddy]

My uncle fought in Tinian and Saipan, 2nd Marine, company C. After capturing the island built the runway for the B29's. I buried my uncle at Bushnell with military honors. One of many relatives who served, sacrificed or servived.

[@urgdaddy]

@@shawnbo7897 He may have known my uncle... William, 'Billy' Bell. Was in 2nd Div. Tinian,Saipan. One of the worst island battles.

[@baileyfrazier2635]

My Father was in the 2nd Marine Division and did 5 Beachheads..He was at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Tinian, Peleliu and Saipan.He never talked about it much and tiny bits were told to me by my Mother.My Father ,his Brother my Brother and myself all joined the Marine Corps.I thought I saw him on a troop carrier before the Tarawa landing but not sure.I am a Vietnam Veteran myself,not a grunt but saw some combat action.I hope what those of the greatest generation did not fight or die in vain because of what our Nation is enduring now.

[@harrycurrie9664]

My dad served as did my uncles, mainly in the Greece, North Africa, Italian campaigns, they never spoke about the war much, one uncle told me he had seen enough death and destruction and just wanted a peaceful life.

[@jds6206]

Bailey, many, like myself, are confident of our Great Republic's resiliency and know we will come out of today's darkness and again prosper as a UNITED nation.

[@ruaml69]

Just want all you people to know. THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DID THIS DEED FOR ALL OF US IN THE WORLD TODAY DO NOT GET REMEMBRANCE INSTED of teaching our children who they are and what they really truly did for this world we have NUT BAGS OUT THERE TEACHING GARBAGE TO OUR KIDS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE PEOPLE PUT UP WITH THIS THE USA IS BEING DISTROYED ON OUR WATCH. HONESTLY. AND THERE DISTROYING WHAT THEY HAVE BUILT AND DONE FOR US. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ernestdougherty3162]

Both of my grandfathers served in World War my grandfather on my dad's side served in the European theater and my grandfather on my mother's side served under MacArthur the greatest Generation ever lived all those dead that's why I didn't mind us dropping nukes on Japan payback's a b****

[@johnroach8508]

Thank you for you and your family’s service. Semper Fi!

[@stephenbritton9297]

Was at Saipan for about 4 months about 15yrs ago, beautiful island... The scars are hidden well 50 years on, but they are still there.

[@06271]

You can barely recognize the locations in the video nowadays.

[@patmancrowley8509]

I spent 53 weeks on Iwo Jima back in '76-77. Even though the jungle growth had taken over the scars and debris of the war was still there. On many of my days off I walked the battle areas, prayed and investigated things. I have the deepest respect for ALL who fought that battle.

[@michaelsteal9128]

Having grown up in the 40’s 50’s and 60’s and served in 69 to 72 I truly believe that the soldiers of the civil war, and ww1 and 2 were the best America had. The courage it took to storm the beaches or move across countryside in the face of tremendous fire power is unbelievable. as a vet during the vietnam area I think our soldiers did everything they were asked to do. But we had overwhelming firepower on our side. we engage the enemy and called in the artillery and airpower to destroy them. Still very dangerous but we felt we had a chance to make it. God bless all that fought for freedom.

[@secullenable]

Very nice comment, salute to you Sir.

[@SunDevil527]

I visited the Saipan last year and saw the Sherman tanks off the beach (was able to climb onto one and took pictures/videos of it), the last Japanese command post, and even the Japanese war plane under the water. It feels more real now that I see the war footage of what had happened there.

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

My eternal respects and gratefulness to these fighting men. On land, on sea, in the air.

[@Omni0404]

And in space

[@AFB1776]

​@@Omni0404ه١٦٣٣

[@sallyb3]

The greatest generation thank you for your service.!

[@n8drus769]

Thank you for creating this outstanding video.My father proudly served with the US Marine’s on Saipan,Guadalcanal and Okinawa .By sharing your work ,it has provided an opportunity to allow my family to better understand the battle of Saipan and the action’s of these great men. Your work is appreciated.

[@wilee.coyote5298]

My Dad was a Navy Corpsman at this battle. He's got a great story and I found an audio recording of it last night. I'm compiling and hope to make a video wirh a time-line of his WWII service and stories. SFNC 11 81

[@georgemijatovic4060]

Ya ever get anywhere with that?

[@wilee.coyote5298]

@@georgemijatovic4060 I got most of it transcribed. I'm thinking of a YT channel starting next year to coincide with the 80th anniversary of each battle he was at. Any ideas for me would greatly be appreciated.

[@jonathandavenport2500]

@@wilee.coyote5298 Hi that's awesome that you found your dad's recording and are working on transcribing it. I would love to hear it and or read it when you put it online. I have interviewed some veterans in the past and there is a Seabee (naval engineer) who is 97 right now who I plan to talk with in person in a week or two and see if he will allow me to post his story on my KZbin channel for others to hear. If you never end up making your own channel I would love to host you and your father's recordings on mine. It's small and there isn't much to it, just a few Vietnam vet interviews so far but I have a passion for learning and teaching about the past, especially veterans and their stories so I hope to hear or read your dad's story someday.

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

My grandfather was a corpsman attached with marines and lost his legs there.

[@Pjayque]

My Father was there with the 2nd Marine Division. He joked he was scared more of the land crabs than the Japanese snipers. He got a chance to go back to see the beach he landed on before he died in 2009

[@mightyjoe5606]

thanks for his service

[@roswellsgamingbunker]

History revealed here. My Great Grandfather was in the Pacific in 1943. This is great Video documentation of GI Joes trying to offer surrender for the good of all sides, and being civil and even kind to civilians and non-combatants. But the Japanese being simultaneously fierce and “afraid of Americans” and capture...that just made for longer conflicts everywhere. Who can blame them for not wanting to give back all of their Imperial War gains and booty from multiple sovereign nations. Never forget what happened in China and Korea as well - the Japanese Tiger moved fast and consumed everything in its path without mercy or remorse. Awakening the sleeping giant can never be forgotten by them I’m sure.

[@tommcclelland119]

As an old Veteran seeing this, it brings back memories of my generations war

[@stevenholton438]

As a Brit I still thank you from the bottom of my heart for your Service!

[@deltakilo72]

Thank you for your service 🙏

[@maybee...]

Tom Mcclelland, Your generation was tough, my grandfather fought in both world wars, in the Navy.

[@tommcclelland119]

I was lucky to live. Thank God.

[@tommcclelland119]

Delta Kilo_14 thank you very much. I considered it a high honor to serve the greatest nation ever

[@johnwren3976]

My Dad was 4th Marines. Kwaijalein, Roi Namur, Saipan, Tinian. He never spoke much about it. He suffered ptsd. Got awful skin infections. There were about 30,000 Japanese soldiers in caves and emplacements. Only about 1,000 prisoners/survivors. Civilians jumped or were forced off the cliffs including children.

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

Wow! Really? Never heard that before. Bet you got the History channel on live feed huh?

[@twinbrookacres]

My grandfather was a Sea Bee on Saipan and Tinian. He never recovered, drank himself to death within 10 years. He was interviewed by a newspaper upon his return. He was asked about prisoners. He just said "No, there weren't many prisoners", left it at that.

[@nikyrabauliman3715]

Those particular events occurred at Suicide Cliff, and Banzai Cliff on the island of Saipan.

[@crashoverride4881]

My Uncle James was killed in that battle. I was born 5yrs later. But because of him and guys like him we enjoy the freedom's we have today. They were a great generation of men. Including my dad who was in the battle of Okinawa . I hope there sacrifices were not in vain. As our nation is being put the test again. Socialism does not work. Freedom and liberty 🇺🇲

[@Biggestfoot10209]

Amen my friend. Your Uncle and Dad are true heroes. Unlike what they claim to be heroes today

[@wertyks508]

US will be latino country. Past of your kind will be forgotten

[@stephenturner5854]

My dad was on a cruiser off shore during this battle. He fired an anti-aircraft gun

[@silentotto5099]

One thing I noticed in the film was how happy some of the AAA gunners in the foreground looked in some of the footage showing Japanese planes splashing. I can't blame them. It must have been a huge relief seeing them go in.

[@Modelstl063]

SilentOtto yeah those guys were coming to drop death on you and ur friends

[@joeltee9894]

Mine as well, USS Richard P Leary, DD664

[@nivlacyevips]

Do you know which one? My granddad was on the USS Chester

[@twinbrookacres]

My grandfather served with the Sea Bees on Saipan, Tinian, and (if I remember correctly) Eniwetok. Some of his stories were far more horrific than what is shown in this, and most other, films of the day. Thanks for sharing this film!

[@l.r.l938]

I would love to hear these stories if you want to tell

[@twinbrookacres]

@@l.r.l938 The stories are way too long to do in this fashion, and are too gruesome to put in writing. But, he returned a changed man, and never recovered. Thanks for replying!

[@dubyacwh7978]

Can’t help but admire the Americans and their allies in WW2 they have all of my respect 🇺🇸

[@jeremybear573]

We are all one people fighting against a common evil and tyranny in this world! Thats the lesson I took from WW2 and the Brave men and women who sacrificed all to protect their way of life and a greater good! God Bless you and your family!

[@AFB1776]

​@@jeremybear573🤍🇺🇸

[@edgaro8905]

My father, Sgt Wilton Outen, was with the V Amphibious corp, Aligators LVT-4, almost a month of hell, before being wounded. I salute that generation of heros.

[@greyone308]

I live on Saipan Island. I have found 308 casings on the beach, and a .50 cal in my back yard, as well as a couple pieces of schrapnel. I swim at marine beach 3x a week, Liberation Day festivities kicked off a few days ago, I will attend this week.

[@StalwartPikeman]

The landing craft seen at 14:40 - 14:42 is from the USS Sumter (APA-52). Landing craft are identified by their ship's hull number (leaving out the first A), followed by the individual boat number. Thus, PA52-19 was the 19th boat from APA-52.

[@heiltd1286]

It shouldn't be forgotten how brave these Americans were in The Pacific arena of WW2. These films don't show how hellish this conflict was.

[@comment2009]

My father was a radio tech sergeant with the 27th division. He said the worst thing was the use of flame throwers, but recognized without it fighting would take longer. At one point he and a fellow soldier, also from the 27th were sent out to transmit false radio messages to confuse the enemy. He mentioned the Marines failed to tell one of their companies about the deception, causing the company to walk into a well defended enemy position.

[@paulloya5]

My uncle Alexander Peña fought there and was later KIA on Tinian, so I've read a few books on the battle of Saipan and it was a bloodbath, but the 27th Army div fought with Valor,I read that the Marine commander was not happy with the progress of the 27th and that's bullshit, all of those soldiers, Marine and Army who fought there at Saipan were heroes, all of them heroes!!

[@tomgooch1422]

My uncle went down in a B29 A30 returning from Japan on December 3rd, 1944. All eleven crew members MIA, never heard from again. He was 24 years old. One report had them 22 miles from Saipan, but searchers turned up nothing. Trivial wind/navigation errors over 1,500 miles could have had them far away from the search area when fuel ran out. One of millions dead, every one a tragedy, in another senseless war that should never have happened.

[@theadventuresoftambokboy2870]

Thank you for making this video this is where I actually live

[@tex346]

You see the introduction of Maj. General Smith as the 27th Infantry Division Commander and near the end you see film of Maj. General Griner along with Lt. Gen. Richardson. Griner was the replacement commander for Gen. Smith who was relieved of command by the Commander of the Saipan operation a Marine Corps commander, H.M Smith. Saipan was the only operation in the Pacific where an Army Division was under planned operational command of a Marine commander. Griner, Richardson and Nimitz all agreed that the 27th and its Commander Smith performed honorably and petitioned Gen. Marshall and Adm. King to demand a retraction from Time magazine and other publishers of negative comments about the 27th following the relief. The two top Commanders simply said in effect all the argumentative shit stops now. The Pentagon tallied it all up as "inter-service rivalry" and Gen. Smith was given another command. Later, the men of the 27th under General Griner were the first to attack "Hacksaw Ridge" on Okinawa and suffered very high casualties in the battle. My Dad said that when they received word of the Atomic Bomb attack all the men felt as if that was the happiest day of their life.

[@tex346]

@Bud Strickert I believe their slower advance owed to their center position and therefore the more rugged terrain on a volcanic island. I have more to learn bout the 27ths advance through what the men labeled as "Death Valley" where the enemy had plunging fire advantage. Also, it is my understanding the "Smith war" began prior to the Saipan Operation. Slowing the Marine advance to prevent the flanking movements was probably outside the box thinking for General H.M. Smith. Follow Me!

[@blackbrookstudio1932]

My dad was in the 27th (platoon Sergeant) at Makin, Saipan and Okinawa. He never got over Smith being relieved of command. He carried a newspaper article about it in his wallet until the day he died. Had a thing about Marines until the day he died as well. The other thing he carried was a worn paper with names of the men in the platoon. Over half the names were crossed with a single red line. Like so many, he would never talk about his experiences in the war.

[@erichammond9308]

​@@blackbrookstudio1932my uncle (Lt Luther "Luke" Hammond) was the S-2 (regimental intelligence officer) for the 105th. He always said the only Marine he had any problem with was HM Smith. Story he told us as teenagers: HM Smith came to the aid station where my uncle was and asked him "what kind of yellow cowardly SOB's let an entire regiment get wiped out by 500 D---ed japs?" My uncle said he stood up, pushed away the medic that was bandaging up his wounds, and told him "general, you need to go count the D---ed bodies, because it was 5,000". My uncle was right, but for having the cojones to stand up to him, Holland Smith declined every single award that the Army recommended for my uncle for his actions that night. Needless to say, my uncle despised Holland Smith personally, and what would you expect when you tell a guy who just took a katana to the head a few hours earlier, basically to his face that he's a coward?

[@erichammond9308]

​@@tex346Holland Smith had zero experience with corps level command. He should never have been given overall command on Saipan. The orders that he gave Ralph Smith (that he claimed hadn't been followed) were overly vague and could be read two ways, the way HM Smith said they were meant, and the way Ralph Smith interpreted and followed them. You have to wonder if they were written that way on purpose, just so he could relieve Ralph Smith! If Holland Smith hadn't relieved Ralph Smith, all of the screw ups, the failure to land the 27th as a whole, failure to land support elements of the 27th, failure to land the 27th's artillery and supplies, etc. would have been a huge embarrassment for HM Smith, and by relieving Ralph Smith he could chalk it up to sour grapes.

[@tex346]

@@erichammond9308 Thank you Eric!

[@secullenable]

Absolutely no way this official recount of these battles will ever come close to publicly relaying the horror that awaited US marine on these islands.

[@singJJBplay]

My grandfather was one of the engineers repairing the airfields on Saipan, he served with the 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion and wrote a book about the Battalion in the early 80's. Look up the title "Bulldozers and Bombers: A History of the 805th Engineer Avn. Bn., 1941-61" by T.J. Marleau, 1981. Tom Marleau was my maternal grandfather, a gifted artist, writer and amazing fisherman.

[@allgood6760]

I canf imagine this.. Marines were based where I am in WW2.. thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿

[@MrPossumeyes]

Same here. The Marines saved our bacon on Guadalcanal

[@grabir01]

Wow!! Tough battles for Soldiers and Marines.

[@jeffussery4884]

My grandfather was there. I miss his tall tails. When it came to the war he never talked about it. When he did there was no tall tales.

[@pipperxxx]

My father was a corpsman with the amphibious recon unit. 27 landings 9 major invasions 2 with the Army. He would meet up with the initial attack force when they hit the beach. 11+ Bronze Stars. His last battle was Iwo jima. I miss him. I wish he would have talked about it. I sent for his service record when he died in 2009. Wow.

[@lawwong3508]

This was a magnificent production.

[@brianshort6626]

I just saw my dad's LST (205) riding up the beach!

[@ronaldrvvanhook1437]

My grandfather, PFC Mankins, was on Saipan, Roi Namur, Tinian and Iwo Jima, 4thMarDiv

[@vernonsanders371]

My grandfather was on a destroyer was in the marianas during these battles his ship was used as screen ship against the kamikaze

[@ziontziont3106]

So proud to see this, my home, I’m from Saipan, n US Marine. Proud asf for both

[@jeremybear573]

I Pledge Allegiance to Flag of the United States of America 🇺🇸!

[@49rudy]

Me too!

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

Salute! Remember those who died so we can be free to post here. Still remember them who are still with us!

[@robertstrickland2121]

Jeremy Bear I will defend the constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic, part of my oath entering the USAF many years ago.

[@jeremybear573]

@@AnthonyEvelyn Never Forgotten! Amen my brother in Arms! Their memory lives on through us! 🇺🇸 This I will Defend! 🇺🇸

[@jeremybear573]

@@robertstrickland2121 Yes. The Army has a similar one but i don't remember it verbatim ! God Bless you and your Family!

[@tonobehnke5885]

Every battle of the Marines on those unknown islands was a small Stalingrad. It was horrible for both sides, but even more so for young people educated in freedom and not in the ancient warrior doctrine of the Japanese, which made everything even more difficult. Until today people do not value the dimension of sacrifice and horror that these young boys lived, many of them for the rest of their lives.

[@l.r.l938]

True

[@robertscarpa3482]

My father ROBERT RAYMOND SCARPA 1div 3rd 5th was 17 when he joined guadalcanal to China one of thousands now PATRIOT'S is time to not forget what AMERICA is about FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE all people for over 200 years PATRIOT'S died for that belief even if politicians forget it's our duty to remind them of the CONSTITUTION as written. SCARPA ROBERT R 942842. C TET-3/4 TYPE O. USMC I wear his dog tag with PRIDE

[@reynaldomerino5362]

P

[@20alphabet]

1944 I was a Navy cook on Saipan. Later that year I was transported to Tinian Island hospital on a P-38 for lower bowel obstruction.

[@phillipjones3342]

20alphabet thank you for your service sir

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

@BC Bob Hahaha!

[@quackbury9413]

What a shitty way to end the war

[@davidhunt7519]

It's terrifying to hear the tallies of dead and wounded, as though they were points scored or lost in a football game. So many.

[@ianwilkinson4602]

I find it sickening when these people made propaganda for home consumption with such a gung ho attitude to the deaths of the loved ones of the actual people they were trying to impress.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

@@ianwilkinson4602 I almost fell for the propaganda and started cheering like a sports fan and had to stop myself

[@ianwilkinson4602]

@@NeostormXLMAX Yep, at one time I would probably have cheered too. Have a great Christmas and New Year, but most of all stay safe.

[@jamescorban2667]

My Great-grandfather was part of the 4th Marine Division during the battle. WIA, and received a purple heart. Some part of me wonders if he is in any of these frames.

[@davidroyer8512]

My father was there, wounded the day they invaded, survived there, guadalcanal, tarawa, came home a gunny at 24. Spent 39 months over there. Never talked about it except at nite when he tried to fall asleep, yelling at guys to get down and other military orders. What a horrible way to live for the next 60 plus years.

[@josephcoffey2752]

I recently learned about my first cousin three times removed, who is a member of the 27th infantry division of the army, he was killed on 29 June 1944, as they were taking the city of Garapan.

[@donaldkaeser4349]

Iam a 4th generation Irish Catholic United States Marine 🇺🇸 I have never been more proud of anything then being called "Marine" iam proud of this awesomene title and iam still Marine to this day once and always Semper Fidelis ONCE A MARINE ALWAYS A MARINE 🪖🪖🇺🇸🇺🇸✝️✝️💪💪🍔🍔🌭🌭

[@loloybaloloy4402]

Thanks to the sacrifices of the American GI's and to the United States in WW2 my country was liberated.

[@briancooper2112]

Great video!

[@helenel4126]

Interesting to compare this account with Eugene Sledge's With the Old Breed account of battles on other islands. This film really sanitized the horror experienced by our Marines and soldiers.

[@SaundersE5]

It had to be such.

[@joebudi5136]

That banzai charge was brutal. Jeez. Humans going crazy. 5700+ died. One charge!??

[@erichammond9308]

My uncle was the regimental intelligence officer for the 105th. One of only 4 officers to survive the banzai charge. He despised Holland Smith personally. He always said that Holland Smith was the only Marine he had any problem with. The day after the banzai charge, HM Smith came to the aid station and asked my uncle "what kind of yellow cowardly SOB's let an entire regiment get wiped out by 500 D---ed japs?" My uncle said he stood up and told him "General you need to go count the D---ed bodies because it was 5,000." You just don't tell a guy who just took a katana to the head a few hours earlier to his face that he's a coward!

[@paulreed2138]

My Dad was there on the day of the invasion he was in the 2st division he in the down of garapan , he told it was the worst island he fought on.

[@michaelplanchunas3693]

During this battle actor Lee Marvin had his sciatic nerve severed by a bullet. Was still in the hospital when the war ended.

[@flybobbie1449]

15:06 looks strange, looks like putting another mortar shell in tube on top of another.

[@49rudy]

fly bobbie That’s ok. The don’t explode till they hit the ground.

[@flybobbie1449]

@@49rudy thought that might reduce the range, not important i suppose if the enemy is few hundred yards away.

[@wildancrazy159]

I saw that as well, figure the first one we saw dropped in the tube but missed its flight as this jar head loaded another, the loader sure acted like his face was supposed to be waiting for some flash burns..

[@tetekofa]

Yup I saw that as well, I was like WTF?

[@flybobbie1449]

Well looking at it again the crew seem very casual, perhaps they are not firing, as a different crew are shown on the firing shot. But then i notice the guy on the left has his fingers in his ears and the guy at the back seems to be priming the shells. Perhaps when he drops the shell in, that is when the filming ends!

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

2nd Mar Div...Camp LeJeune, NC Semper Fi

[@erichughes284]

We forced the Japanese to respect our power and fighting spirit

[@johnkern7075]

Good job guys 👍

[@edquier40]

If you look close, you may see Lee Marvin! He took one in the tookas on Saipan.

[@robertstimpfling5385]

Whats a tookas?

[@robertstimpfling5385]

A fanny?

[@edquier40]

@@robertstimpfling5385 Correct!

[@robertstimpfling5385]

@@edquier40 hqhahahabababa thanks bro

[@Mister_G_9427]

“Hell in the Pacific” great movie but I think that was filmed on Palau rather than Saipan.

[@ronaldwhite1730]

thank - you .

[@ghsense2626]

When the Japanese planes come in the get shot down with a barage of rapid fire but the Japanese fleets did not have any type of fire? Why did they not equip their ships with anti aircraft fire like the US did

[@forveterans49]

One of my uncles survived this. I never knew until after he had died.

[@timg2088]

My uncle survived the war, but two of his brothers didn't.

[@olentangy74]

My uncle was a Seabee and was involved with the invasion of Saipan and Tinian. He had a mess of souvenirs, from Japanese battle flags, a sword and pistol that he took from a dead officer. And the stories he could tell…

[@PeriscopeFilm]

God bless your uncle for his service to our great nation.

[@olentangy74]

@@PeriscopeFilm Thank you!

[@chengluo6909]

Its Chalan not Charan though

[@buyya6080]

Wow what a scene ...am born n raised in SAIPAN n seeing this video is sad to see ...am raised in TANAPAG village n hope the rest of my fellow saipanees people would see this comment "HAFADAI N TIRÒW "

[@oogabooga6537]

This is really helpful for my history class commin in from the cnmi

[@demandred1957]

Why do you have your time code rolling across the film all the time? it takes away from the film for no good reason.

[@demandred1957]

@@glynwelshkarelian3489 they all have a watermark already.

[@demandred1957]

@Kerry Long No, it's there own timestamp

[@leonisilva5571]

Pull out those damn adds. We´re not interested in adds, we want to see the documentaries without stops at every minute.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Without ads, however, we couldn't afford to save and post all these marvelous films!

[@ruaml69]

My father sailed the seas in the North Atlantic during the height of the U-BOAT WAR. in a wwI tanker he said it would do all of 11 knots hauling aviation fuel only to be torpedoed in NY OR BOSTON HARBOR CANT REMEMBER WICH ONE WAS THE USS LARAMIE

[@garymckee8857]

Awesome display of fire power.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

10:54 what’s that flying on the left side of the screen?

[@TrumpImmortal]

Garapan is what half of mainland japan would have looked like if not for the bombs.

[@ivettelisabeth5516]

Kann man bei Ihnen auch Filme auf DVD bestellen?

[@graysoncolvin3180]

I have a question, and maybe I will sort of answer it by typing it out. At 8:47 you can clearly see anti-aircraft rounds (accidentally) being shot towards our other ships. How often do we think people were killed because an anti-craft gunner got excited and shot to low? Or at least a significant amount of damage to ships...

[@brianswelding]

I just watched a WWII documentary the other day that briefly addressed the issue and they said it happened alot unfortunately. Good catch. God bless.

[@seansky2721]

There is a old story about a kamikaze attack during the invasion of the Philippine Islands. I Quote: "One (kamikaze) made the mistake of passing between Natoma Bay (CVE) and West Virginia (Battleship) Gunners on the 'Wee Vee' held their fire because the carrier was in the line of fire, But Natoma Bay's gunner weren't so cautious. Appraising the accuracy of the 'Big NB's fire an eyewitness said "Eighty percent of our shells hit the 'Wee Vee' full on. Ten percent hit the water and bounced into the 'Wee Vee', the other ten percent bounced over'. At least one shell hit the plane, for it crashed astern of the two vessels. As soon as the plane crashed, the West Virginia signaled the carrier "Natoma Bay, cease firing! We Surrender!'" William T. Y'blood's book, The Little Giants. No account of casualties is recorded. I imagine the Battleship sailors hunkered down as the baby flat-top peppered their ship. God Bless every one of these young people that join The Service. They save the Planet from tyranny and oppression. Not only 76 years ago. Everyday.

[@trumpetmano]

I've always thought that every time I see them shooting at Kamikazes especially. How many rounds hit neighboring friendly ships? In Honolulu after the Pearl Harbor attack, they covered up the fact that the highly numerous civilian deaths were due to guys just firing at the planes without thinking where those rounds were going. Ripped the shit out of Honolulu, Waipahu and Pearl Ridge.

[@fadilramadhan3207]

Japan had colonized our country Indonesia for 3.5 years. Its cruelty is terrible.

[@kennethdeanmiller7324]

My Dad was a drunk & got my Mom pregnant while her husband(my stepdad) was fighting in the war. Oh what tangled webs we weave. I always thought my stepdad was my "real" dad. Well he was the one that spent time with me & cared about me. He was just not my Dad biologically. But he NEVER talked about any of the war. I actually never found out about any of it until they were all passed away.

[@JohnEglick-oz6cd]

Saipan , and Guam were joint USMC ,vAnd USA Army mission , and n Both islands were vicious combat . The USA casualties on Saipan was nearly 25000 troops in about 2 mo's of fighting , which took place @ same time as the fighting in France m

[@andypunzalan8328]

When will humanity learn that war is stupid???.

[@francisbusa1074]

When the Prince of Peace comes and enforces it "with a rod of iron."

[@garymckee8857]

And the prisoners were given good American tobacco products. The Japanese did not give American or any Allies prisoners comfort of any sort.

[@timhaley3459]

My dad was stationed state-side at the end of World War II (being not quite 21 years old when the war ended), and I have several pictures of him in uniform, before he met my mother and married in 1948. But in 1953, just as I was being born, he was just beginning to grasp, from a study of the Bible, what he really had been a part of, that is described in the Bible book of Revelation. At Revelation 13, it reveals that the political system with all its many nations, are called "a wild beast", because they all political governments in some form or fashion display beastly qualities, that maim and kill. And it identifies who is the mastermind or the one pulling the strings on all political governments behind the scene, including the United States, as being "the dragon" or Satan the Devil.(Rev 13:1, 2; see also Luke 4:5-8) And at Revelation 13:4, it states that those have attached themselves to the political system through the nation that they have chosen to serve, that "they WORSHIPPED THE DRAGON because it gave authority to the wild beast, and they WORSHIPPED the wild beast with the words: "Who is like the wild beast, and who can do battle with it ?" And with Jesus command for his genuine followers to be "no part of the world" at John 15:19 so that they would be "hated" for doing so, to be unattached to the political and military system of any nation, even mentally or emotionally, is what my dad eventually learned, so as to remain neutral to the political system. Hence, because these ones will not support their nation's political and military arrangements, Revelation 13:9, 10 says this at times will happen: "If anyone has an ear, let him hear (or grasp by what is said next). If anyone is meant for captivity (or is put into prison for refusal to serve in the military, as happened in the United States when nationalistic interests were high as during WWII), he will go into captivity. If anyone will be killed with the sword (or put to death for their neutral stand, refusing anything to do with the military or its politics, such as happened in Germany before and during WWII), he must be killed with the sword. This is where it calls for endurance and faith on the part of the holy ones". At Revelation 20, it says that many of the "holy ones" were "executed for the witness that gave about Jesus and for speaking about God (whose personal name is Jehovah, Ps 83:18, KJV), and those who had NOT worshipped the wild beast (or Satan's entire political system, remaining politically neutral) or its image (now the United Nations, that mirrors the policies of its member nations) and had NOT received the (symbolic) mark on their forehead (or giving mental and emotional support to the political system via their particular government) and on their hands (or being actively engaged in supporting their particular government through its "divided house" of political parties). And they came to life (or was resurrected from the dead because they were "no part of the world" and its politically divided house that ratchets up divisive hate) and ruled as kings with the Christ for 1,000 years".(Re 20:4)

[@Chrisamos412]

Excellent

[@renegadeshinobi9801]

During one month of rolling thunder in vietnam more tonnes of ordinance was dropped than the entire of ww2 combined

[@mechanicman8687]

My dad was on the USS FRANKLIN when it was bombed... he was a photographer

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Is the narrator the Price is Right guy? Bob Barker

[@PeriscopeFilm]

I don't think so. Barker enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II but I don't think he had a career in the movie biz in that era.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

@@PeriscopeFilm Ok cool. I watched a lot of Price is Right at Grandma’s house when I was a kid. Thought it sounded like him. 😂👍

[@jerseybob1000]

My dad was a seabee/marine 121st seabee battalion/ 20th marines. He said the fitst wave of mafines landed i to Japanese machine gun crossfire and were almost wiped out. The beach was zeroed in by japanese artillery. Japanese plane strafted them.. He dug a trench on the beach with a dozer to bury the dead. The seabees held the flank on the marines and faced a banzi charge. Dad liked the funny stories and daid the marines yelled, what the heck we have seabees that cant shoot straight on our flanks. The seabees yelled back hey we were sent here to protect the marine corp. Dad said he was in combat for 4 day and nights and never slept. He finnaly pitched a pup tent and slept for 18 hours. When he awoke the tent was completly riddled with bullet holes. . At one time he jumped into a foxhole and was startled to see what he thought were Japanese in marine uniforms. He swung his carbine around when a marine guard yelled, these are our indian guys. They were code talkers.. When dad talked about the army he was upset.. According to him the army went up a valley, did not keep up with the marines on the flanks and went into terrible Japanese fire. . They halted and were hit hard. The marines had to stop and bail out the army leaving their flanks. This was why the marines were upset. Japanese prisoners did the stone work for the picture you see on the 27 army cemetery under the guard of my dad who only had a pistol. They were happy to be alive and well treated...

[@jerseybob1000]

First wave of marines.

[@DarthContinent]

Is this narrated by the late Bob Barker?

[@scottrice370]

I think you are right!

[@johnfarrell2385]

Grandfather Marine raider. Dad 20th Air 73 wing. Small world,they never new each other till back in Houston at Ellington AFB. Dad said he'd come back for Mom. His missions bomb Mitsubishi.

[@johnmeyers3844]

my father was a radar operator at the airfield. When I hear “Saipan” I’m transported back to my childhood.

[@scottstewart5784]

He didn't get to say "pontons" in this video.

[@chickenlips9881]

Imagine the noise at 8:37

[@sid2112]

5 minutes in and I'm ready to play HOI4 and kick some ass!

[@petej8556]

Kick or lick?

[@sid2112]

@@petej8556 Either way it's a party!

[@petej8556]

@@sid2112. Amen to that Bro! Sounds like a my kinda party!

[@stevecusic]

It's a shame that we lost a generation of young men and women in the second world war

[@howiedewin3688]

Agreed, consider the alternative though.

[@janvanv]

US population was around 130 million at that time..16 million served, 292,000 died in combat, 420,000 total---which is a lot of car or truck accidents, falls off ladders, training pilots and air crew, ferrying aircraft..As a percent of population 0,3% one third of 1% of the pre-war population died..That is not "a generation"..

[@janvanv]

Tommy Petraglia, do try to read and not add something to what somebdy read and then insulting about what YOU added. The guy about wrote "we" (I guess he mean "they---the USA 1941-1945) "lost A GENERATION"> It was that overblown, ludicrous assertion I was addressing> As we all know US population in 1940 was about 131 million >Within that males 20 to 22 amounted to very close to 24.9 million men...those 15 to 19 another 6,1 million so a total of 31 million men would be of military age in "that Generation"....Can you do simple math? I didn't think so so I'll do it for you so you don't expire> Even in that reduced pool of 31 million, the combat losses about to 0,9%...9/10s of 1 percent> 0.9% lost is not the "loss of a generation" That is all I am saying.. If you want to see a "loss of a generation" look at German and Soviets And stop insulting people just because you are sub-normal in reading and comprehension skills...Imbecile.

[@howiedewin3688]

@@janvanv I think you need a Snickers.

[@oldgysgt]

@@tommypetraglia4688; half a million people lost is terrible, but out of 16million who served, it isn't anywhere near an entire generation. Yes, that loss had a "detrimental effect on a generation", but it did NOT kill that generation. The post-war baby boom proves that.

[@thelessgreatshow1129]

Still more to this story

[@pierredecine1936]

I find it kind of ironic how much use the US got it of it's 37mm AT Guns for the entire War (using Canister) , while the 11k German 37mm AT guns were useless by the end of 1941.

[@jds6206]

Gotta keep in mind, the victor's always write a battle's history. There's plenty of fact in this film; however, there is plenty of propaganda, too. So many factors to consider, so maybe it's best to say one must be wary of watching these old post-war films from the perspective of where we are today, in the 21st Century.

[@LtBrown1956]

JD could you be more specific?? .....these kinds of features were designed to be propaganda but where did they state anything that was not factual?

[@motorbandit7]

Yea& potato Joe is really the president!

[@terryeleeemail]

At 15:05 Dude put a second mortar in the tube...or started to...the clip ended, bet he did too.

[@rjibraa]

My dad was a us soldeir he was getting redy to go to siapain he Went to the frosests with his freind Until he almost got ambush with his Ferinds japnese soliders we getting reafy to kill but my dad kill them And after 55 houres figying beach chalkona he deid after rest peace❤ solderis and he was 2 marine divshion

[@TheMarine015]

There must have been a lot of blue on blue casualties with Japanese planes flying so low. Gunners were clearly not paying attention to what lied behind their target.

[@RESIDualvisUALS253]

RIP to all the people who committed suicide because the Japanese lied to them.

[@Lord_Shadowz]

Is that Bob Barker’s voice narrating? It has to be! From the Price is Right game show lol.

[@redveiner]

Bob was a Navy fighter pilot during WW2.

[@jameshope7933]

Yeah, pretty sure your closest without going over.