(4/5) Pacific Lost Evidence Peleliu Episode 5 World War II

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Japan seized the Palau Islands, along with the rest of Micronesia, from Germany in World War I. Receiving a mandate from the League of Nations after the war, Japan established its administrative headquarters for Micronesia at Koror, the capital of the Republic of Palau today. On Peleliu Island, thirty miles south of Koror, a phosphate crushing plant was established and, by World War II, an excellent airfield had been constructed. When war came, the Palaus served as a staging area and replacement depot for Japan's forces in the Netherlands, East Indies, and New Guinea.
The battle for Peleliu Island, the Gateway to the Philippines, was the longest and one of the most hard-fought battles in the entire Central Pacific amphibious operations of World War II. In contrast to earlier combats where the Japanese had vainly attempted to annihilate the enemy on the beaches, Peleliu's defenses were organized with the main line of resistance established inland, artillery and mortar fire registered on the beaches, and defenses skillfully arranged in depth in order to sustain resistance to an attack while destroying the enemy. Although the crack Japanese troops lost the battle, their new tactics enabled them to inflict heavy losses on American Marine and Army forces and to hold out for 74 days. While some strategists have argued that the capture of Peleliu was not a necessary preliminary for the coming struggle in the Philippines, brave men bled and died in the Palaus for their beliefs and their loyalties. Peleliu marked the conclusion of the Central Pacific drive toward the Philippines. A new phase of the Pacific War was already underway.

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[ccaptorchen]

maggots are use to treat wounds to clear dead flesh, since maggots only eat dead flesh.. its not unheard of for combat medics to use maggots. perhaps that was why maggots are on the Japanese guy. anyways IMO that guy's ego cost marine lives. what is the rush exactly? puring marines at strong points again and again like that...

[ImpulseGuy2006]

I agree ccapt. I'm a former navy corpsman. The maggots can do their job and only eat away dead tissue, thus, in those battle situations, inhibit the development of gangrene. I also agree that the commander's actions, as reported on in this episode, suggest he was less of an example of flexibility and adaptation and may have been more concerned with his own career.

[fenni70]

@ImpulseGuy2006

Just took a closer look at the commander Rupertus. According to Wikipedia he became commander of the Marine Corps School at Quantico in Virginia in November 1944. The fighting on the island came to an end in the same month. Might be an indiciation of disapproval for his leadership during the Peleliu campaign?

[PapaCharlieWhiskey]

My dad drove the amphib with the flamethrower at 8:30. He said that shooting the enemy did not bother him, but the smell of burning flesh from the flamethrower was something one never forgot.

[andrewsheckacool]

@wiredlord 

[andrewsheckacool]

@wiredlord  the days say d+whatever number because i think tehy number them by daysafter d day so d+6 really is day 7

[wiredlord]

anyone noticed that the narrator is a day ahead of the ones that are posted?

[cyclenut]

The 2,000 yard stare - after a bad car wreck I saw people like that... I'll never forget the horror of that night.. Those soldiers went threw hell... I know it changes people for life. The just never fully return to normal.

[sarnath66f]

7th marines power of the six sixty six

[marleyhund777]

MacArthur was overrated.

[MrS5099]

great guys

[MrS5099]

@ScaredPiglet U R FUCKING NUTS