|
Made prior to World War II by Official Films, this silent newsreel THE MARINES HAVE LANDED shows the Marine Corps' basic training including hand-to-hand combat, rifle drill, classroom courses (including a lecture on battleship layout at the 1:30 mark). It also includes footage of Marine airmen in training, flying biplanes, and Leatherneck paratroop trainees learning how to prep parachutes and jump out of C-47s. Some of the footage appears to have been shot at Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps. Base San Diego, and the finale -- a full-scale landing exercise, may actually be at Malibu Beach near Los Angeles. Interestingly this mock landing featured a mustard gas drill.
|
|