King George V of the United Kingdom awards ribbons to Australian soldiers during World War 1, possibly related to the Battle of Somme. King George V pins ribbons on Australian soldiers, wearing slouch hats, and shaking hands with every soldier after awarding ribbon. Soldier salutes after he receives award from King George V on the field.
Commander-in-Chief of the French forces, Marshal Joseph “Papa” Joffre, awards ribbons to French soldiers during World War 1. Marshal Joffre pins a ribbon on a soldier before giving a “faire la bise” kiss. Marshal Joffre pins ribbons, kisses the cheeks of two colonial soldiers wearing Fez hats (likely of Moroccan descent). This is possibly the award ceremony for Verdun that took place in 1916.
Allied bombers drop bombs over Normandy during D-Day in World War 2. A US Army Air Forces Martin B-26 Marauder with D-Day invasion stripes in flight. Aerial view of Allied vessels sailing towards Normandy’s beachheads. A United States Army Air Forces fighter with D-Day invasion stripes flying over the English channels to watch over ships. POV allied fighters fire at German planes on the ground. German planes burst into flames. A German plane on the ground explodes violently. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber drops bombs over Normandy. Aerial view of bombs falling and exploding in train switch yard.
Extended version of POV shot of Infantrymen onboard an LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) on the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) in World War 2. French houses can be seen on the background. Infantry disembark from the LCM after landing in Normandy beachhead. A soldier with a wedding ring gives his friend a reassuring pat on the back before they disembark from the LCM. Sea-going amphibious DD Sherman tanks (Duplex Drive tanks, nicknamed "Donald Duck tanks) moving towards beachhead in Normandy. United States soldiers in LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized). DD tanks on beachhead of Normandy. Soldiers disembark from LCM after arriving in beachhead.
Captured German soldiers raise their hands in defeat during the Allied Invasion of Normandy in World War II. Free French Forces Commando grins with missing teeth. Surrendered German soldiers are led away as prisoners of war (POW). German soldiers, both young and middle-aged, sitting on the beach. A balding German soldier wearing round eyeglasses. Allied soldiers frisk captured German soldiers for weapons. An injured German soldier rests on bed of hay. A German officer with a Nazi pin captured by Allied soldiers. Captured German soldiers with tired faces after capture from D-Day. German soldier chewing on weed stem. Injured German soldier lies down. Captured German soldiers, holding their hands up, are herded back to the beach to await their transport to camps. Sign on building reads, "BERNIERES," possibly for Bernières-sur-Mer. German soldiers sit on the beach behind barbed wire. German soldiers, all except one, duck down as something nearby explodes, and then rise again together. Captured German soldiers stand with their hands behind their heads on the beach during D-Day. Injured German soldier with bandage covering his left eye. Captured German soldiers being herded on beach, a barrage balloon flies to protect Allied supplies from overhead attacks.
Medics transport wounded soldiers out of Normandy during D-Day in World War 2. Soldiers carry a wounded patient to an ambulance (a jeep with a Red Cross flag). Patients lying on stretchers are lifted to a ship heading to Britain for treatment. A ship carrying wounded soldiers leave Normandy for Britain. Injured soldiers wearing arm slings smile at the camera. Soldier with a bandage on face smiles. Soldiers carry wounded patients on stretchers to Red Cross trucks. Discharged soldiers disembark ship upon arrival in Britain for medical treatment. Medics push a wheeled stretcher with patient in train station. A soldier writes notes beside patients lying on stretchers. Dead bodies of soldiers, covered in white sheets, lie on ship deck. Medics carry remains of soldiers from ship.
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