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How 24 Marines' "Stupid" Rock Trick Fooled Japanese — Then 8 Fought Til Dawn With Fists

Why 24 Marines started throwing rocks at Japanese soldiers during WW2 — and only 8 survived to tell the story. This World War 2 story reveals how a desperate deception on Hill 100 became legendary. September 19, 1944. Captain Everett Pope, Company C commander, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, stood on Hill 100, Peleliu Island with 24 exhausted Marines surrounded by Japanese forces on three sides. They had 42 grenades and a few hundred rifle rounds to survive the night. Pope ordered his men to gather coral rocks and throw them mixed with grenades. Every training manual said you don't waste time throwing rocks. His own Marines thought it was insane. They were all wrong. What Pope discovered that night wasn't about having enough grenades. It was about deception in a way that contradicted everything the Marine Corps taught. In the darkness, Japanese attackers couldn't tell which thrown objects were rocks and which were explosives. They had to take cover after every throw. By dawn — after eight hours of continuous attacks — only 8 of the original 24 Marines were still alive. But they had held the position. This technique spread unofficially through the 1st Marine Division, Marine to Marine, saving lives throughout the rest of the Peleliu campaign. The rock-throwing deception became part of Marine Corps oral history and is now taught at officer training as an example of adaptive thinking under extreme pressure. What happened on that ridge changed how Marines thought about improvisation in combat. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold WW2 stories:    / @wwii-records   👍 Like this video if you learned something new 💬 Comment below: What other WW2 tactics should we cover? #worldwar2 #ww2history #ww2 #wwii #ww2records ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is entertainment storytelling based on WW2 events from internet sources. While we aim for engaging narratives, some details may be inaccurate. This is not an academic source. For verified history, consult professional historians and archives. Watch responsibly.