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Attack! The Battle For New Britain
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keywords: wwii, new britain, new gloucester, jungle warfare, japanese troops, 1st marine division, air-to-ground attack, b-25 bomber, bar automatic rifle, bazooka, hand grenade, flamethrower
Synopsis: Documents the landings and combat operations, code name "Overpower" by Allied troops on Japanese positions on Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain...(read more)
- Date: 1944
- Duration: 00:55:52
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Attack! The Battle For New Britain
This film focuses on the Battle For New Britain, code word Overpower. Several staging areas are set-up along the coast of New Guinea that will become the jumping off place for the invasion of New Britain. Shows men, equipment, and weapons of a task force. Tents are erected, jungle growth cleared, bridges constructed. New Guinea Natives build thatched roof huts. Signal Corp soldier climbs a palm tree to attach communication or telephone wires. Soldiers in food mess line. Bugle wake up call or reveille. Battle plan is illustrated with use of an animated map.
Men and weapons are inspected and training begins for the invasion of New Britain. Soldiers firing rifles, artillery, and using flamethrowers. New Guinea Natives (Bongs) help train the troops in jungle warfare. Buffalo and Alligator amphibious LVT (Amtraks) are used in a practice assault. Men, weapons, equipment, and supplies are loaded on ships. General Douglas MacArthur has last minute chat with the task force commander. LVTs move out to load onto "mother ship" and solders climb cargo nets to board troop transport ship.
D-Day minus one, invasion of New Britain. Soldiers clean and check weapons and take pill to fight malaria. Officer uses map to brief noncoms. Troop ship convoy underway. Men relax smoking and reading newspapers, magazines, and letters from home on troop transport ship. Night naval bombardment on D-Day of invasion of New Britain, flashes from naval guns. First wave of assault boats and amphibious LVTs (Amtrak) head for beach. American B-25s strafe beachhead, drop propaganda leaflets. View of beachhead and shoreline after naval bombardment.
Troops wade toward jungle beachhead from landing craft, soldier shot by Japanese sniper, another U.S. soldier wading toward shore shot by Japanese sniper. Jungle combat as troops move inland firing rifles, mortar, and 50-cal machine gun. More scenes of 50-cal machine gun firing. Shows bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. Shows Jeep, Alligator (LVT-2) amphibious vehicle, Buffalo (LVT-4) amphibious vehicle and troops moving through the jungle. Troops prepare for counter-attack, soldier digging fox hole. Communication station set-up. Ammunition dropped by parachute from low flying planes. Water purification unit at work providing drinking water.
Shows wounded being treated in field hospital tent on New Britain. Japanese planes drop bombs, soldiers in fox holes, shows aftermath of direct bomb hit on field hospital tent. Wounded soldier on stretcher carried by four soldiers, wounded on stretcher on jeep, being evacuated from New Britain. Japanese driven back up Arawe peninsula. Shows Christmas Day at the staging area on New Guinea for the two task forces that will land at Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Troops attend Mass. Shows Troops loading onto landing craft and landing ships. View of escort convoy of ships.
Naval bombardment of Cape Gloucester New Britain. Shows first wave in LCVPs (Higgins Boats). Flight of B-25's drop bombs, numerous ground explosions. More footage of Higgins Boats. View from B-25 as plane makes staffing run. B-25s strafe Japanese emplacements near beachhead. Smoke screen to cover troop landing in Higgins Boats.
U.S. 1st Marine Div advance through thick jungle after landing at Cape Gloucester on the Japanese held Island of New Britain, part of Operation Cartwheel. Marines come under enemy machine gun fire, troops drop to ground, American soldier returns fire with BAR automatic rifle, another throws hand grenade. U.S. Marines fire 50 cal machine gun. More infantry troops wade ashore from LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) ships. Marines wade (advance) through a jungle swamp. At the front, troops dig fox holes. Marine with war dog. Wounded soldier being given a drink of water, another wounded taken to rear on stretcher or litter.
U.S. Marine cautiously advance, body of dead Japanese soldier. Marines comes under heavy enemy machine gun fire. Sounds and sounds of intense jungle combat, firefight in dense jungle growth. Marine firing M1 rifle, Marine throws hand grenade. CU hand dropping mortar round into tube, mortar fires. Marine shoves round into bazooka tube, arms rocket, Marine gunner fires bazooka. Marine use flamethrower, another throws hand grenade. Marine drags dead Japanese soldier into clearing. Shows bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. More troops arrive aboard LCT (Landing Craft Tank) ships, Buffalo and Alligator LVTs and jeeps unload from LCT ship. Infantry troops following a medium tank through jungle. Tank and troops come under enemy fire, tank returns fire.
Trucks carrying supplies on beachhead near Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Due to the steep, rugged terrain ammunition, supplies, and artillery had to be carried or moved inland by hand. Troops dig gun emplacement. Japanese dive bombers attack U.S. naval fleet off New Britain and sinks destroyer USS Brownson (DD-518). Shows Japanese plane shot down, trailing smoke in drive toward ocean. Image of USS Brownson sinking. Shows rescue of survivors of USS Brownson. Infantry troops on the front lines trudge through rain and mud and more mud. Shows Medical Officers (doctors) scrubbing up for emergency surgical care outside hospital tent in the jungle.
Shows Doctors treating wounded. Shows wounded Japanese soldier on stretcher after treatment. Wounded being loaded onto landing craft for evacuation. Shows grave side services (funeral) and burial of American soldiers. Marines fire 3-volley salute at funeral.
Shot List:
R1:00:01:10:12
A secret order in sealed envelope is received and opened
R1:00:01:40:02
Map locating the Island of New Britain and New Ireland in the southwest Pacific
R1:00:05"31:20
"Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels", name given to Papua New Guinean people WWII
R1:00:05:51:03
New Guinean natives constructing a thatch roof on a pole structure
R1:00:06:35:10
U.S. Signal Corps Lineman uses climbing spurs to climb palm tree
R1:00:07:02:10
CU U.S. Army BD72 Field Telephone Switchboard or Exchange, WWII
R1:00:07:11:15
U.S. soldier hand cranking generator for telephone communications
R1:00:07:50:04
Soldiers in mess line (chow line) in New Guinea
R1:00:08:31:14
Soldier plays reveille on bugle
R1:00:08:39:06
Soldier uses helmet as wash basin
R1:00:08:52:16
Task Force Commander gives details of landings (invasion) of New Britain, animated map shows the two landings at Arawe and on small Pilelo (Pileo) Island
R2:00:00:52:00
Soldiers of the U.S. 6th Army fly the Texas Flag
R2:00:01:29:00
Shows New Guinea native fighters
R2:00:02:39:01
Shows Buffalo (LVT-4) and Alligator (LVT-2) Landing Craft (Amtrak)
R2:00:05:09:23
General Douglas MacArthur arrives with General Krueger, 6th Army Commander
R2:00:06:34:06
Buffalo and Alligator (LVT Amtrak) on way to "mother ship"
R2:00:06:58:07
U.S. soldiers climb cargo nets onto troop transport ship
R3:00:00:28:11
Soldiers clean and check weapons, take malaria pill aboard transport ship
R3:00:02:02:18
Soldiers relax aboard troop transport ship
R3:00:02:45:02
Flashes from naval guns, naval bombardment
R3:00:04:21:11
B-25s strafing beachhead
R3:00:05:22:13
View of island shoreline after naval bombardment
R3:00:05:42:18
Troops wade toward jungle beachhead, soldier shot by Japanese sniper
R3:00:06:03:16
Soldiers cautiously advance off beachhead
R3:00:06:21:02
Several views soldiers firing 50 cal machine guns, mortar firing
R3:00:06:58:15
Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers
R3:00:07:05:22
Troops advancing, jeep, Alligator (LVT-2) and Buffalo (LVT-4) Amtracks advancing
R3:00:07:51:03
Soldier digging foxhole
R3:00:08:03:00
Army BD72 Field Telephone Switchboard
R3:00:08:11:08
Supplies dropped by parachute, low flying planes
R3:00:08:36:09
Water purification unit at work providing drinking water
R4:00:03:29:00
Soldiers at receive Holy Communion at Catholic Mass
R4:00:05:12:23
Image of wrist watch face, second hand moves toward 6:00 am
R4:00:06:22:17
Shows loaded Higgins Boats (LCVP landing craft), CU Marines in LCVP
R5:00:00:15:00
1st Div Marines advance through dense jungle
R5:00:01:20:10
Marine fires short bursts from BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
R5:00:01:46:03
Marines fire 50 cal machine gun
R5:00:02:02:18
LCI ship drop ramps, Marines wade ashore
R5:00:03:02:14
Marines wade through jungle swamp
R5:00:05:45:00
CU of hand dropping a mortar round into tube, mortar fires
R5:00:05:50:22
Marine shoves round into bazooka tube, arms rocket, gunner fires bazooka
R5:00:06:05:17
Marine uses flamethrower
R5:00:09:31:15
Infantry troops following a medium tank through jungle, tank fires cannon
R6:00:00:30:20
Moving ammunition, supplies, and artillery up steep, rugged jungle trails
R6:00:02:14:17
Japanese dive bombers attack ships, guns firing, Japanese plane shot down
R6:00:02:37:07
U.S. ship sinking stern first, rescue of survivors of destroyer USS Brownson
R6:00:04:54:20
Troops fight mud and the enemy Japanese
R6:00:06:18:15
Medical Officer (Doctor) checks pulse of wounded soldier on litter and determines he is dead
R6:00:06:43:14
Shows Medical Officers (doctors) scrubbing up for emergency surgical care outside jungle field hospital tent
R6:00:07:43:22
Shows Japanese soldier on litter after receiving medical treatment
R6:00:08:49:07
Shows grave side services (funeral) and burial of American soldiers in jungle, Marines fire 3-volley salute at funeral
