Operation Killer, 1951
Operation Killer, 1951
Master 1495 - Tape 1 TLS South Korean (Republic of Korea or ROK) & U.S. Army soldiers of the 8th Army dressed in heavy winter fatigues marching through snow, headed toward banks of Han River. MS RoK soldier wearing arctic hat, parka, marching past cam w/ shouldered rifle outfitted w/ bayonet. MSs U.S. soldiers carrying disassembled muzzle of light machine gun & mortar over shoulders. TLS RoK & U.S. infantry setting temp point on wintry hill. TLSs UN forces engaged in hilltop combat with Chinese guerillas-- soldiers man machine gun, fire M-1 carbine rifles from crouched positions. Rear view shot soldiers watching smoke rising from mountain in BG while jet fighter swoops across screen. MS U.S. soldier squatting in snow with bayonet-affixed rifle. TLSs U.S. Army M46 Patton tanks driving through snow in armored column. TLS M-26 Pershing tank motoring slowly past burning village hut. TLS/MSs U.S. Army infantry unit marching along snowy path, then jumping for cover in snow banks following sniper fire. TLS small explosion by tree in snow. MS U.S. soldiers marching through deep snow with M1 carbine rifles. TLS/MSs soldiers hitting snow, returning fire, then advancing. TLS dead body & loose military boot on snowy hill. MSs snow-covered bodies of dead North Korean (KPA) soldiers or Red Chinese guerillas.