As it would be across the Pacific, Saipan’s civilian population paid a high price in the fighting. Those who were unfortunate enough to be caught near Japanese lines became victims to the crossfire, Japanese atrocities, and suicide as Japanese soldiers tricked them.
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As it would be across the Pacific, Saipan’s civilian population paid a high price in the fighting. Those who were unfortunate enough to be caught near Japanese lines became victims to the crossfire, Japanese atrocities, and suicide as Japanese soldiers tricked them.
Stunned Americans watch as civilians hurl themselves off Banzai Cliff: [https://preview.redd.it/saipan-nsfl-v0-sm8krc7w8iqe1.png?width=1831&format=png&auto=webp&s=a3ba1202e40ce77d62e74fbd09f6013e6d4e62de](https://preview.redd.it/saipan-nsfl-v0-sm8krc7w8iqe1.png?width=1831&format=png&auto=webp&s=a3ba1202e40ce77d62e74fbd09f6013e6d4e62de)
The reality of war, a jeep evacuating a wounded American passes a mass grave for the dead:
[https://static.life.com/wp-content/uploads/migrated/2016/06/160601-battle-of-saipan-18-1024×1020.jpg](https://static.life.com/wp-content/uploads/migrated/2016/06/160601-battle-of-saipan-18-1024×1020.jpg)
Would be dope to get a colorized version. Black and white make it feel like something from eons ago.
I wonder if that infant survived?
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