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"With the Marines at Tarawa" (ca. 1945)

Tarawa, or Betio Island, was assaulted on November 20th, 1943 by the 2nd Marine Division. The Japanese defended Tarawa with approximately 3,000 men of the 7th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force, "Japanese Imperial Marines," and 1,000 Korean laborers. By the end of the battle 990 U.S. Marines were listed as killed-in-action. Out of the entire Japanese garrison 1 officer and 16 Japanese enlisted men survived. The American public was outraged; by the 3,286 casualties, inflicted on the Marines, for an island 1 square mile in size.

Marine cameraman took amazing combat footage of the 3 day battle. It was up to that time a shocking account of combat in the Pacific. So shocking was the footage, that many top military figures opposed releasing the film: "With the Marines at Tarawa." President Roosevelt overruled all opposition and the film was released for general circulation.

"With the Marines at Tarawa" won an Academy award for: Best Short Documentary in 1945

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[skatepunkzero]

Damn, this is hell

[2bn442RCT]

@skatepunkzero Yes very much so!

[angusyounghero]

my grandpa worked a flamethrower at Guadalcanal and Tarawa. Not sure if you can see him in these videos, i wouldn't know.

[2bn442RCT]

What was his impression of Tarawa.

[mj5660]

Reading about WW2 it always seemed to me that the Japanese were the most brutal to fight. (The most brutal for the United States) God bless U.S.M.C.

[darcsaster]

Marines rule!

[808gamerhawaii]

oddly, my grandmother was a japanese and was in her teens during the war, man, the stories she told me of us bombing the shit outta her village....... but like she said it was all justified, both sides were abosolutely brutal, but thats war for you, it aint pretty.

[basca2]

my grandfather best friend.. until now.. Mr. Brown was on this battle

[fdff4]

One of the bloodiest battles in that war for the Americans. Very hard fought battle.

[xenos60]

The goriest war documentary I've ever seen, and it was made in 1945!

[2bn442RCT]

I pretty much can't imagine. I praise all Allied people that got through the doom and gloom times when freedom looked like it was finished.

[Fatheads144]

It should concern you these Marines fought for ours and yours freedom, imagine what would have happened if the Axis powers won?.