USMC 103207: "Bulletin on the Okinawa Operation, MOB-56"

Item Description
Title
USMC 103207: "Bulletin on the Okinawa Operation, MOB-56"

Citation information
USMC 103207: "Bulletin on the Okinawa Operation, MOB-56" . (MH-6197-A.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
03/783/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
MH-6197-A

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103207

Decade
1940

Date
1945-04-01

Description
Documentary report on the combined operations to capture Okinawa by the 24th Army Corps and the Third Marine Amphibious Corp. Topics reviewed include: amphibious tank landing, terrain, civilian population, road conditions, snipers, the enemy's use of decoys and suicide boats, street fighting and the use of flamethowers, aerial resupply, the challenges of advancing up well defended heights, and the impact of weather. The narrative ends with a discussion of Sugar Loaf Hill and the ongoing battle for Naha. This copy missing opening credits.

Location(s)
Okinawa

Camera crew
Marine Corps Photographic Service

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed from April 1st through mid-May, 1945.

Division
1st Division
6th Division


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
1062

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
10/27/2020

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
29:31

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video