Battlezone: The Korean War

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

The landing of our paratroopers near Munsan...The crossing of the Imjin River by Republic of Korean troops...The "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.

Establishing the Lincoln Line... The need for blood in Korea... A powerful air-ground assault against the Reds. The Army Medical Corps is represented on this program with interviews with Nurse Captain Molly Younger, who served with a front line surgical team in Korea, and Sergeant Preputnick, who was an aid man with a rifle company in Korea.

In Korea, the aggressor's challenge was met and turned back by the United Forces of the world's free nations. Yet in the backwash of war there always remains a second challenge -- the thousands of orphans, the millions of homeless, the countless villages and cities ravaged and almost completely destroyed. Our cameras focus on one such city, Seoul, the Capital of the Republic of Korea.

In spite of spring and rain our ground forces continue to push back the Chinese all along the Eighth Army's front...The 25th Infantry Division crosses the Han River and U.N. forces reach the 38th Parallel. The program includes two interviews: The first with Sergeant William Taylor who was a mortar squad leader with the 24th Division. The other is with Lieutenant Charles Wright of Oneonta, Alabama.

Graphically shown here is the treatment given our wounded in battle. We see the care a man receives from medics all along the line; from the time the wounded soldier calls "Medic" until he is released for duty. The Medical Corps is saving more lives than in any other time of combat. Lieutenant Colonel S. J. Newsom of San Diego, California tells the story in an interview with Captain Zimmerman.

Here is an exciting film documentary of the famous "Indianheads," the men of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division in Korea. Although the fighting in Korea is over, the deeds of the 2nd Infantry Division will long be remembered. Out of the struggle in Korea have come many accounts of great suffering and even greater heroism, but few of them can match the story as told in this Big Picture program.

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.

At the end of World War 2 the 7th accepted Japanese surrender in Korea. In 1950 they return to the new war.

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.

A documented report of Communist atrocities in Korea, with scenes just released depicting the horror and brutality of Communism. Includes interviews with returned prisoners of war who were eye witnesses to some of these atrocities and Major General William Dean and General Mark W. Clark.

The end of the Korean War and a review of the United Nations that fought against the North.

This is the story of the Army's Psychological Warfare activities in the Far East Command, primarily as a tactical weapon in Korea. We augment the effectiveness of our combat forces with the potent weapon of words. Through leaflets, shot by artillery shells or dropped from planes; through radio news and through loudspeakers mounted on tanks and jeeps, we send our messages of truth to the enemy.

In this The Big Picture we see American soldiers battling winter cold, as well as the Communist Chinese, in Korea. The film shows how soldiers saved thousands of lives with quick evacuations of wounded U.S. fighters in helicopters. Also included is a display of the finest weapons in the world -- the U.S. Army's.

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.

Americans have traditionally responded to the needs of friends in trouble and for this film presentation in The Big Picture television series, American soldiers are shown as they lend a helping hand to Korea, a country torn apart by war. Here is a documentary about a gesture which started as an informal assist and has become a giant program for the rehabilitation of certain areas of Korean life.

Covers the United States involvement with Korea and testing of Korean weapons. John Ford directed this film which is the only color documentary made during the Korean War.