Posted on Jul 7, 2016
Aftermath of Japanese Banzai charge on Saipan, Mariana Islands during WWII HD Stock Footage
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The largest Banzai attack of the war took place in the Battle of Saipan in 1944 where, at the cost of almost 4,300 dead Japanese soldiers, it almost destroyed the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 105th U.S. Infantry, who lost almost 650 men. https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/BANZAI-CHARGE-at-SAIPAN-Wind-Talkers-Navajo-Code-Talkers-in-WWII https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banzai_charge https://youtu.be/9Z9XKFbCzUM
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That was an incredibly ferocious battle between the Shinto warriors that the Japanese Army banzai charging soldiers imagined themselves to be up until the moment of death SGT John " Mac " McConnell. As soon as they died they learned just how wrong they were to worship the emperor.
Some people forget that the US Army fought in the Pacific during WWII.
The video reminds me of the song "The Morning After" as it rolls through images of burned out tanks, a few charred face Japanese bodies and many laying along the railroad tracks. The video must have bee shot after all US casualties had been processed which made sense for the newsreel footage.
Some people forget that the US Army fought in the Pacific during WWII.
The video reminds me of the song "The Morning After" as it rolls through images of burned out tanks, a few charred face Japanese bodies and many laying along the railroad tracks. The video must have bee shot after all US casualties had been processed which made sense for the newsreel footage.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
I am sure that you are correct on battlefield cleanup so the folks back home could view it in the theaters... Thanks LTC Stephen F.
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