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This film (originally titled as ‘With the Marines at Tarawa’) is a 1944 documentary short film created by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The film depicts the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa (20–23 November 1943). It used authentic footage taken at the Battle of Tarawa by combat cameramen to tell the story of the American servicemen from the time they get the news that they are to participate in the invasion to the final taking of the island and raising of the Stars and Stripes.

The film is in full color and uses no actors, making it a valuable historical document. It is a must see for all students of World War 2 history. It is amazing to see the whole event as it happened.

The film won the 1945 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. The Oscar was presented to the U.S. Marine Corps.


HISTORICAL BACKGROUND / CONTEXT

The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War 2 that was fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It took place at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in the fighting, mostly on and around the small island of Betio, in the extreme southwest of Tarawa Atoll.

The Battle of Tarawa was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. It was also the first time in the Pacific War that the United States faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing. Previous landings had met little or no initial resistance, but on Tarawa the 4,500 Japanese defenders were well-supplied and well-prepared, and they fought almost to the last man, exacting a heavy toll on the United States Marine Corps. The U.S. had suffered similar casualties throughout the duration of other previous campaigns, for example over the six months of the Guadalcanal Campaign, but the losses on Tarawa were incurred within the space of 76 hours.

The Gilbert Islands are part of Micronesia. They became a colony of the British Empire in January 1916. They were invaded and occupied by the Empire of Japan in December 1941. The battle was fought almost two years later.

American strategy:
In order to set up forward air bases capable of supporting operations across the mid-Pacific, to the Philippines, and into Japan, the U.S. planned to take the Mariana Islands. The Marianas were heavily defended. Naval doctrine of the time held that in order for attacks to succeed, land-based aircraft would be required to weaken the defenses and protect the invasion forces. The nearest islands capable of supporting such an effort were the Marshall Islands, northeast of Guadalcanal. Taking the Marshalls would provide the base needed to launch an offensive on the Marianas, but the Marshalls were cut off from direct communications with Hawaii by a Japanese garrison and air base on the small island of Betio, on the western side of Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. Thus, to eventually launch an invasion of the Marianas, the battle had to start far to the east, at Tarawa.


U.S. Marines in Battle of Tarawa | 1943 | WW2 Documentary in Color

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NOTE: THE VIDEO DOCUMENTS HISTORICAL EVENTS. SINCE IT WAS PRODUCED DECADES AGO, IT HAS HISTORICAL VALUES AND CAN BE CONSIDERED AS A VALUABLE HISTORICAL DOCUMENT. THE VIDEO HAS BEEN UPLOADED WITH EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. ITS TOPIC IS REPRESENTED WITHIN HISTORICAL CONTEXT. THE VIDEO DOES NOT CONTAIN SENSITIVE SCENES AT ALL!

This 1951 film highlights the combat activities of the U.S. Army 83rd Infantry Division in Europe during World War II.

Video courtesy of U.S. Army / Department of Defense

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Many service men's fondest memories from World War 2 are of Army Nurses who treated them, comforted them and often helped save their lives. The film shows American nurses in training and providing vital services in field & general hospitals, on board trains and in the air -- on all fronts, around the World. Get this film and 10 more on our "American Women Go to War 1941-45: The Untold Story" DVD. http://bit.ly/1BMBiTg
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This incredible WWII color film was shot in Tunisia by U.S. Army cameramen, and made with the input of Hollywood legends Darryl Zanuck and John Ford. It follows fresh American troops led by Lt. Gen Mark Clark and Lt. Gen Kenneth Anderson as they join the fight against the Afrika Korps. After arriving at the city of Bone, troops travel overland to the Tunisian Front. Advances are made into the Atlas mountains and enemy forces engaged. Nazi aircraft raid Bone and a hospital train near Souk-el-Khemis. Finally the convoy crosses into Algeria, all the while following protocols to lessen the chances of German air attacks. During the Second Battle of Tebourba, December 22-25, 1942, the Germans are forced to retreat and prisoners taken, but the battle for North Africa is far from over.

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This episode of Crusade in the Pacific, "Guadalcanal: America's First Offensive" examines early American offensive operations in World War II beginning with the Battle of Guadalcanal. U.S. marines land on the island and fight a well dug-in Japanese army while also being harassed by Japanese aircraft. After several month, U.S. establish Henderson Field and secure the island. It also looks at the taking of New Georgia Island and the Battle of Kula Gulf.

Created in 1951, "Crusade in the Pacific" was an early television documentary that remains one of the most comprehensive looks at the Pacific Campaign on land, sea and air. In 24 separate 30 minute episodes, "Crusade" journals the War through tons and tons of basically uncensored stock footage, along with the timeless voice of Westbrook Van Voorhis.

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In "Bougainville", see the terrible battles that raged from 1943-45 on that rugged island.

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The Army Service Forces is a short film that provides viewers with an overview of the different corps within the Army Service Forces, what they do, and the logistics they handle to enable an effective war effort. The film opens with tanks moving and firing during World War II; heavy artillery fire at enemy targets, and bombs are dropped from a plane. Tanks knock over trees as they move out into a field. Paratroopers jump out of a transport plane (02:23). The film shows some of the fighting in Poland, Norway, and Greece. This is followed by shots of corpses killed in combat with Nazi forces. Japanese generals look at several maps (04:09). Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson speaks to the camera about the progress made in WWII (05:25). At a factory, women move steel sheets. U.S. Army Service Forces men march (07:23). General Brehon B. Somervell speaks to a room of men. Allied tanks move in Libya. U.S. Army Service Forces men conduct inventory and move equipment (10:20). Men assemble machine guns. An army truck convoy moves along a road (12:12). Members of the Corps of Engineers build a road and lay railroad tracks. Men of the Quartermaster Corps feed troops (14:38) and issue clothing to soldiers. The Ordnance Corps issue guns and train new recruits. The film shows the recruits swim across a river and go through an obstacle course. At Ordnance School, men train with ordnance and weapons (18:10). Signal Corps men run telephone wires. The Medical Corps give shots and blood transfusions to soldiers (20:09). Wounded are cared for at one of the Corps’ hospitals. Women in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) drill (20:39). Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby, the head of WAC, smiles for the camera. There is a shot of the Alcan Highway (21:26) and of Engineers laying Marston mats for airfields in the Pacific. MPs patrol a base and oversee POWs. Men go to a theatre to view a War Department film from the Signal Corps (23:55). Singers and actors entertain the troops. An Army chaplain leads a church service. Next, the film shows an aerial view of the White House (25:58) and footage of Hitler meeting with his advisors. Engineers draw maps of North Africa for the upcoming invasion (27:22). Supplies are organized in a warehouse in preparation for the Allied invasion of North Africa (28:23). Men test ride jeeps, trucks, tanks, and motorcycles. A tank is loaded onto a train for transportation (30:14). Trucks and motorcycles are also loaded onto the train. Soldiers climb aboard a train to ship out for a port of embarkation. Navy ships wait at America’s harbors to take equipment and troops over to North Africa (32:42). Hundreds of tanks, trucks, and other equipment wait to be loaded onto the ships. Soldiers carry their weapons and gear aboard (34:20), and then they wave goodbye from the ship’s deck. Men play games, exercise, and stand for inspection while sailing to Africa (36:26); the ships pass several North African cities. Navy guns fire at Nazi targets (37:30). A German plane is shot down (38:18). The Army Service Forces move supplies and machines onto the beach (39:24) and organize them. Men fuel tanks while others prepare mortar shells. A montage of shots show U.S. factories producing supplies, trains hauling the equipment and supplies, and clips of men fighting on the front lines in North Africa. The film ends with a shot of the American Flag being raised.

The Army Service Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces. They were created on 28 February 1942 by Executive Order Number 9082 "Reorganizing the Army and the War Department" and War Department Circular No. 59, dated 2 March 1942. Army Service Forces brought together elements of five different components of the Army: elements of the War Department General Staff, especially its G-4 component; the Office of the Under Secretary of War; the eight administrative bureaux; the nine corps areas, which became the service commands; and the six supply arms and services, which became known as the technical services.

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