"The Pacific" from the makers of "Band of Brothers"

[cooldude75ph]

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[rodsky]

Backgrounder to Episode VII
(from Wikipedia)


Bloody Nose Ridge

After capturing The Point, the 1st Marines moved north into the Umurbrogol pocket, named "Bloody Nose Ridge" by the Marines. Puller led his men in numerous assaults, but every attack was quickly neutralized by the Japanese. The 1st Marines were trapped within the narrow paths between the ridges, with each ridge fortification supporting the other with deadly crossfire.

The Marines took increasingly high casualties as they slowly advanced through the ridges. The Japanese again showed unusual fire discipline, striking only when they could inflict maximum casualties. As casualties mounted, Japanese snipers began to take aim at stretcher bearers, knowing that if two stretcher bearers were injured or killed, more would have to return to replace them, and the snipers could steadily pick off more and more Marines. In place of their banzai attacks, the Japanese would infiltrate the American lines at night to attack the Marines in their foxholes. The Marines built two-man foxholes, so one could sleep while the other kept watch for infiltrators.

One particularly bloody battle on Bloody Nose came when the 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, under the command of Major Raymond Davis, attacked Hill 100. Over six days of fighting, the battalion suffered 71% casualties. Captain Everett Pope and his company penetrated deep into the ridges, leading his remaining 90 men to seize what he thought was Hill 100. It took an entire day of bloody fighting to reach what he thought was the crest of the hill, but ending up being the nose of yet another ridge, occupied by more Japanese defenders.

Trapped at the base of the ridge, Pope set up a small defense perimeter, which was attacked relentlessly by the Japanese throughout the night. The men soon ran out of bullets, and had to fight the attackers off with knives and fists, even resorting to throwing coral rock and empty boxes of ammunition at the Japanese. Pope and his men managed to hold out until dawn. When they evacuated the position, only 9 men remained. Pope would receive the Medal of Honor for his actions.
Two marines rest during mopping up operations on Peleliu.

The Japanese eventually inflicted 60% casualties on Puller's 1st Marines, who lost 1749 out of approximately 3000 men. After six days of deadly fighting in the ridges of Umurbrogol, General Roy Geiger, commander of the III Amphibious Corps, sent elements of 81st Infantry Division to Peleliu to relieve the regiment. The 321st Regiment Combat Team landed on the western beaches of Peleliu, at the northern end of Umurbrogol mountain, on September 23. The 321st Regiment, and the 5th and 7th Marines all took their turn attacking the Umurbrogol, and all suffered similar casualties.


-RODION

[Fuhrer und Reichskanzler]

saw part 6 last week, ug ako naa ko didto apil sa gubat paminaw nako usa kos nawala sa huna2x siguro didto, lucky kaau si Leckie naka labang na siya gipabalik pajud nia wala jud naunsa didto ra siya pag abot nas ilang side, lubi rai kontra.. hehehe,

[rodsky]

check this link.

this is the real deal

Captured Blog: The Pacific and Adjacent Theaters in WWII – Plog Photo Blog

Ironically, there are no Peleliu shots in this set.

-RODION

[kool_choi]

naa ko ani.. Episode 7 pa ang latest nko na tan aw...nindot kaau oi...

i dont know sa HBO kung unsa na nga episode ila gipagawas...heheh

[analog man]

kuha kaayo ang setting sa salida oi adtong mga panahona

matud pa sa akong lolo nga panday sa lingkoranan ni mc artur
ug sa akong lola nga maoy tiglaba sa iyang uniporme

ang tima-ilhan kuno sa mga hapon, kanang mga kang-kong ug ganas na gani maoy manglihok, lagmit, hapon jud na.
kay ang mga amerikano, magsakay man jud kuno na ug willies nga jeep.

[tikud]

if and plot kay pareha sa BoB .... ang comment kay "way lami kay pareha ra sa BoB".
karon kay ang plot kay dili pareha sa BoB ... ang comment kay "way lami kay dili pareha sa BoB."

pareha ra na sila para nako "Salida sa Sine/TV" but i both appreciated watching them and learned how it was (even partly) during the WWII on the different sides of the world (Europe and the Pacific).

[kiker01]

idol nga movie gyd!

[Ekoydakoykoy]

Downloading EP7 cant wait..huhu!

[KE-25]

Hey Guys I was strolling downtown San Diego and took this pic for you guys , a lot of history for no 41 , USS Midway

My landlord served on USS Midway (among other carriers) when he was still with the US Navy. Catapult officer.

Thats interesting , wondering what it was like serving in the navy before, I'm trying to remember if USS midway was commissioned latter part of war , probably after the war ...