USMC 103212: "00020 Palau Operation Part 1"

Item Description
Title
USMC 103212: "00020 Palau Operation Part 1"

Citation information
USMC 103212: "00020 Palau Operation Part 1" . (00020; A-8604; MH-1888.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
03/729

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00020; A-8604; MH-1888

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103212

Decade
1940

Date
1944

Description
Briefing film (part one). An overview of the Palau Islands and Marine operations there. Lacks opening titles. The film outlines the strategic importance of the Palau Islands with respect to a campaign to recapture the Philippines, the isolation of Truk and a needed safe anchorage. The geographic characteristics of Peleliu, Ngesebus and Angaur islands are discussed along with the military installations in the Palau Islands and possible Japanese responses to an assault. A comprehensive planning overview is followed by a review of 1st Division training drawing upon archival Combat Camera film. Ships featured in the film: LST-224. Content related to USMC 103213.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Combat Camera; Army Signal Corps

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed from June 1944 through August 1944.

Division
1st Division


Regiment
1st Marines
5th Marines
7th Marines


Battalion
1st Marine Tank Battalion
1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
1031

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
10/12/2020

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

Digital runtime
28:39

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II