Down From Heaven - The 11th Airborne Division in World War II & Beyond
The Battle of the Stone Courtyard
March 7, 202528 min · 4,516 words
Show notes
Join 11th Airborne Division historian Jeremy C. Holm as we dive into the 511th PIR's Battle of the Stone Courtyard during the Battle for Manila in World War II! As the 11th Airborne Division pressed north towards Manila, the Angels discovered that the main bridge over the Imus river had been blown by the Japanese.
Highlighted moments
My only directives about going to Manila were oral ones, and more of a nature of permission to go rather than a directive.
“he ordered his men to do just that. And the machine gun crew was sure to get the message and open fire.”
“if we had access to a flamethrower, something the division couldn't furnish, we might have been able to save some of our soldiers' lives.”
“while bullets zipped overhead, Sergeant Robert Steele knelt in the water and laced up his comrade's jump boots.”
Transcript
Transcript not available for this episode yet.
More from Down From Heaven - The 11th Airborne Division in World War II & Beyond
The Landings at Nasugbu - The 11th Airborne's Invasion of Southern Luzon in World War II
May 1, 202652 min
Manarawat: The 11th Airborne's Plateau in the Pacific in WWII
Jan 15, 202651 min
Christmas Special: 1/40 "Denali" Artic Angels + 511th PIR History
Jan 7, 202624 min
The Rat's Ass Charge: 35 Paratroopers vs. 150 Japanese Soldiers in World War II
Sep 18, 202538 min
Camp Toccoa: One Camp's Big Impact on World War II
May 21, 202424 min