162K views · 4.3K reactions | Stunning footage gives extraordinary insight to frontline combat, the lives of ordinary soldiers, and their terror in the face of brutal, and mechanized warfare in WWII. The brand-new series WWII Battles in Color premieres tonight at 8 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

4.2K views · 53 reactions | More, silent, color footage, of "Ranger Combat Training School, Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii", ca 1942. This is one of a number of separate clips on the film. This clip "American Judo - Hand to Hand Fighting." As always not sure if these guys ended up in any of the Ranger Battalions or were simply undergoing training. (NA) | Remembering the CBI - China Burma India in WWII | Facebook