Battlezone: The Korean War

Through the Korean Military Advisory Group, the South Korean Army has been able to build itself up to the fourth strongest Army in the world. 'The Big Picture' shows the activities of the South Korean Army and its preparations for the future.

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'For this issue of The Big Picture our camera crews have journeyed into the mountains of North Georgia and the swamps of Florida in order to bring the story of the U.S. Army Rangers to the television screens of America. The Rangers are a proud corps of elite combat-ready troops who undergo the most rugged training in the Army.

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Recapture of Suwon... The 25th Infantry Division's advance of Seoul... Attack on Hill 584. Captain Zimmerman interviews Lieutenant William Travis from New Jersey. Lieutenant Travis was with the Army's 1st Cavalry Division and for a time served with the Air Force as a Liaison Officer, spotting targets for the Air Force.

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The landing of our paratroopers near Munsan. The crossing of the Imjin River by Republic of Korean troopsThe 'one-two punch' of the 8th Army, the tank-infantry team crosses the 38th Parallel. A brief report on the activation of SHAPE in Paris with a few words from the former General of the Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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From September 20 to October 20, 1950 United Nations forces struck hard against the Communist army in Korea. Footage shows the recapture of Seoul, the fall of the North Korean capital city, Pyongyang, an airdrop by the 187th Regimental Airdrop team, and the U.S. Navy battleship Missouri in action.

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The Communist invasion of Korea which led to the entry of the US Forces into the conflict.

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Destruction of the Port of Hungnam...The withdrawal across the Han...U.N. defenses at Suwon...and air attacks on the Chinese border. Captain Zimmerman interviews two soldiers, Corporal Tom Miller who was a rifleman with the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea and Corporal James Jankowski of McDonald, Pennsylvania, who served with Company L in the Army's 2nd Division.

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In this The Big Picture documentary film we watch as several companies of the 24th Division fight the Communist Chinese against great odds. They are fighting the first thrust across the 38th Parallel in Korea.

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The Big Picture shows you what happens in one day of war. 'The Army Combat Team,' which has proved itself in the Korean fighting, is shown in action. Infantry, Artillery Armor and Army Aviation form a powerful offensive and defensive team of the 8th Army in Korea. The Big Picture focuses on the man and the machines of this team in the rugged terrain of the Korean peninsula.

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Our patrols in probing actions... The attack on Hill 1179... The return of Seoul refugees... and more of the ceasefire negotiations. Two combat cameramen of the Army Signal Corps are interviewed, Corporal John Romanowski of Chicago, Illinois, and Sergeant Lee Marks of Providence, Rhode Island. They tell a dramatic story of filming our troops for the newsreels and for 'The Big Picture.'

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