WW2 remains - planes and landing craft in Peleliu and Airai, Palau

Featured in Secrets in the Jungle (Shark Teeth Films)

To learn more about Peleliu:

[c.j.]

0:10 - Japanese Zero
0:39 - Japanese Arisaka Type 99 rifle, 7.7mm, standard issue
1:53 - LVT wheel bogies, could be from another tracked vehicle as some were universal
3:38 - US LVT-2 water buffalo landing craft, early variant likely from 5th marines
5:17 - US LVT(A)-1 "Alligator" Tank
6:45, 7:20, 7:30, 8:19 - Japanese Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun
9:20 - Japanese Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank
9:50 - Japanese Type 88 75mm AA Gun
Feel free to correct any mistakes I may have made.

[Me-gtoy]

My grandfather was killed on Peleliu. May he RIP.

[dobermanpac]

Thanks for NO AUDIO. 😎
This video depicts a Solemn Place. The silence was breath taking.

[jjosephm]

I was in Palau in the early 80's the tanks and guns in the woods were still in good condition. Not so much, now

[Redtorch]

I’m from the island of Palau and my dad is from there. Good to see people enjoying the island. I was a diver and now I’m serving in the United States Army.🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 thank you

[kentchr]

It’s beautiful in a strange way to see how nature breaks down and decompose our machines of death. Like all bad things will one day be gone. I like that thought. Gone - but not forgotten.

[eldinamita]

*"A tiny island that has a huge story to tell"*

[ndarmoredhellonwheels]

A lot of brave marines died on that island

[braingillz]

That is the actual building depicted in so many films and games. That was a major battle its crazy to see how quiet it is considering how insane it was in 1944

[ShmokeyBandit]

The silence and tranquility is what gets me watching these kind of videos. Very well knowing that at one point in time this area must have been hell on earth for the men who landed there during the War.

[haydenlogston]

my uncle was a coxswain on the landing craft. Made three landings one was Peleliu. Had three boat shout out from underneath him. His hearing shot for the rest of his life. One of 5 brothers who fought in the war Howard, Major, Russell, Jack and Bob. All saw combat and all came home in one piece, thank god. My grandmother had 5 stars in her window.

[PaulKempVideo]

Thanks again to everyone who is still watching this - would anyone be interested in more footage from Palau? I'm considering going back to Peleliu and maybe some even smaller islands nearby and taking much more high quality footage with a stabiliser, drone etc. Could show a lot more close-up details of the machinery if that's what people are interested in.

[timinla]

I’ve read about the battle of Peleliu for years. Always kinda wondered what it would look like. Appreciate the upload.

[robertstarlight]

My grandfather got his purple heart and bronze Star on peleliu. He was running ammo even though he was but several times . Because of his actions and actions of fellow Marines we where able to take the island.

[henrymorgan]

It is interesting how nature claims everything back. In do time.

[dougjex]

I’ve been there on a scuba diving trip. Spent 3 days anchored in the harbor that the military used and expanded after they landed. We were able to tour the island and see most of the stuff in this video and go into some of the caves that the Japanese used for defense. We even got to dive on a couple of the Japanese ships that were sunk around the Palau islands during the attack! A great thrill for this WWII buff.

[jonruger]

My great grandpa told us he hid 30 or so Japanese guns and a large stock pile of grenades in a tree trunk 400 yards north of the main airfield building hoping to go back for it all one day. He said it was one of the few living trees still standing afterward that probably won’t help you find it but worth a try

[hildenburg]

I'm from Peleliu and it's always nice to see other people's view and videos.

[jshicke]

I was in Guam when my father was still in the Navy, back in the late 70's. We went exploring in the Jungle and found some tanks and landing craft that had been hit in the U.S. landings to retake Guam. Not as much as you found there though.

[Williameagleblanket]

Great video. I served with the 1st Marine Division in Desert Storm 1991.
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