WWII Infantry Weapons and Their Effects, 3 of 3
A 105 mm Howitzer helps a tank with its “ventilation”.
A 105 mm Howitzer helps a tank with its “ventilation”.
One man versus five or more? Try the weapon with 250 rounds a minute and “mow ‘em down like wheat!”
Hmmm, which would I rather use — a .45 caliber pistol or a 105 mm Howitzer? They’ll need more than an aspirin after its used!
Also see parts 2 and 3 for more…
This storytelling gem puts us right on the front line alongside the US 1st Army. The maps are terrific. All you need to know about the “1st” is on this film, made in 1946 after the filmmakers had time to sift through all the combat camera footage.
This storytelling gem puts us right on the front line alongside the US 1st Army. The maps are terrific. All you need to know about the “1st” is on this film, made in 1946 after the filmmakers had time to sift through all the combat camera footage.
This storytelling gem puts us right on the front line alongside the US 1st Army. The maps are terrific. All you need to know about the “1st” is on this film, made in 1946 after the filmmakers had time to sift through all the combat camera footage.
This film was created to motivate Allied soldiers who were sent to occupy Japan after WWII. Shows Gen. MacArthur presides at the Japanese surrender aboard the Missouri. Part one Shows a Japanese banzai charge, atrocity victims, Japanese babies, children in school, tanks and infantry parading, and dances and religious rites performed at a Shinto shrine. Dramatizes the departure of ancient Samurai for war. Japanese are told they were created to rule the world. Part two shows a banzai charge, Japanese troops advancing through a rubbled Chinese village, U.S. wounded, abandoned Japanese war plants, grounded Japanese planes, and U.S. occupation forces. A soldier converses with a Japanese child. U.S. troops conduct a rodeo. Japanese war criminals are tried. Hirohito is proclaimed to be mortal. Flashbacks show U.S. troops in a Japanese prison, U.S. wounded being treated, and U.S. corpses washed up on a Pacific beach.
This film was created to motivate Allied soldiers who were sent to occupy Japan after WWII. Shows Gen. MacArthur presides at the Japanese surrender aboard the Missouri. Part one Shows a Japanese banzai charge, atrocity victims, Japanese babies, children in school, tanks and infantry parading, and dances and religious rites performed at a Shinto shrine. Dramatizes the departure of ancient Samurai for war. Japanese are told they were created to rule the world. Part two shows a banzai charge, Japanese troops advancing through a rubbled Chinese village, U.S. wounded, abandoned Japanese war plants, grounded Japanese planes, and U.S. occupation forces. A soldier converses with a Japanese child. U.S. troops conduct a rodeo. Japanese war criminals are tried. Hirohito is proclaimed to be mortal. Flashbacks show U.S. troops in a Japanese prison, U.S. wounded being treated, and U.S. corpses washed up on a Pacific beach.
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