CSPAN3 Reel America Okinawa Bulletin No. 2 - Final Phases - 1945 July 13, 2024
Troops has managed to stalemate the marine corps and the marine Third Amphibious corps, which has arrived from the north to support them. On the capital city of naha, the enemy defense line runs unbroken for four miles like a stone wall to the east coast. Along this line, marine troops faced the concentrated fire of japanese artillery, the most effective yet encountered in any pacific operation. [gunfire] here are armored units that operate over terrain that is tactically advantageous to the japanese. Volcanic outcroppings and choral knobs enabled the enemy to go from one fortified ridge to an...