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A 1974 Triumph Spitfire car runs out of gas on a rural highway, female driver asks two men for help, highway patrolman finds female driver unconscious in forest.
A red sports car, a 1974 Triumph Spitfire convertible, driving fast on rural highway. Windshield wipers running. The driver, a woman, turns on the radio. The gas gauge indicates the car’s fuel is almost empty. Car passes by sign “No gas for next 23 miles fill-up here”. The 1974 Triumph Spitfire convertible stops at road near forested area. Woman tries to turn on car engine, which died because the car ran out of gas. Woman's foot stepping on car gas pedal. Woman's hand turning keys trying to start car. Woman sighs in frustration. POV from back seat two men driving on highway. Woman turns on her transistor radio. The car with two men, a blue1974 Gran Torino Elite, pulls in front of the sportscar. Woman looking from inside her car and says, with two crossed fingers, "Hello rescue squad...let's hope you have a siphon." Woman gets out of her 1974 Triumph Spitfire and approaches the blue1974 Gran Torino Elite from the rear. The woman leans into the driver side window and asks the two men for assistance, saying, "Am I ever glad to see you guys, I was beginning to think I was going to be stuck here for my whole vacation. I ran out of gas. You think you could help me out?" Alabama State Trooper gets out of his patrol car. State trooper reaches into driver window of car and examines wallet and purse inside, and turns of transistor radio that is playing. State Trooper walks off road into forest next to road. View of trooper entering woods. View of body of woman lying unconscious and her shirt pulled up, presumably raped by the two men.
Allied troops aboard ships and gliders head for Normandy, France for the D-day invasion during World War II.
Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. U.S. General Joseph McNarney, Deputy Chief of Staff at a desk as he outlines the importance of June 6, 1944 the day Allied forces attacked the Germans in Normandy. He speaks about the decision to knock down the Nazis first and then the Japanese during the World War. He says that the invasion of Normandy was planned in November 1943. He also states how General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, planned and executed the invasion. He also speaks about how the U.S. Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Forces aircraft bombarded the coasts of Normandy prior to the D Day invasion. Past events show American soldiers getting onto landing crafts in England as they leave for the invasion. The soldiers aboard the ships in the English Channel. The soldiers read the Bible and comics, sleep and cook aboard the ships. On June 5th , 1944 the ships head towards Normandy for the invasion. In England gliders carrying paratroopers take off from an airfield to bombard the German positions in Normandy. British soldiers receive ration and work on motorbikes. TNT (trinitrotoluene) charges being prepared by soldiers tasked with demolition duties. British soldiers check their guns and other weapons prior to the invasion. Jeep and artillery being loaded onto aircraft.
United States troops liberating French towns from German forces during World War 2
The capture of Avranches, France by U.S. soldiers during Operation Cobra in World War II. The map of Avranches, France superimposed on scenes depicting United States military vehicles moving in Normandy. Half track passes by a road sign “N 137 St. Servan 12 St. Malo 13”. A speeding truck passes by a road sign “Rennes N 137 St Malo”. A large artillery is being pulled by a military vehicle on the N 137 highway in Normandy. Bomber drops bomb over a village in France. View of a map showing “Mortain”. United States infantry engage in street fighting in Mortain, France. A United States soldier fires with rifle upwards during street fighting. A soldier fires bazooka during street fighting. A Churchill Mk VII Crocodile flame thrower tank fires at a house and tree. American soldiers running through burning field during a flame thrower tank attack. Multiple rocket launcher trucks fire rocket artillery. United States soldiers observe rocket artillery on the side of a forest. Map depicts “Argentan” and “Falaise”. Captured German prisoners march away through a destroyed French town. French people welcome United States troops in Paris. Map depicts the Seine River and Paris. Crowds of French men and women giving the “V-Sign” in Paris. French woman clapping her hands. French women crowd a Jeep with U.S. soldiers. Soldiers marching on the Avenue de Champs-Élysées, with the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) behind. Free France General Jacques Philippe Leclerc and an American general salute in the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France). Crowds of Frenchmen cheer and welcome Allied forces after liberation from Nazi Germany. A French man waves his flag while he holds on to tree branches. Map depicting the eastern France, Luxembourg and western Germany superimposed over scenes of marching soldiers. Television host Alexander Scourby delivers a conclusion. Closing credits.
Allied bombers raid Nazi German targets, before ground forces reach coast of Normandy in France during D-Day Invasion (WW2)
Allied forces raid the coast of Normandy in France on the D-Day invasion, during World War II. Some of the first views of warships bring back dead and injured Allied soldiers from the Normandy battle to British ports. Infantrymen march on roads during preparations for D-Day invasion. Boats, landing vehicles and battleships sail towards the coast of Normandy from England. Allied bombers bombing the coast of Normandy prior to the ground forces landing there. Aircraft seen in the skies include the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and Martin B-26 Marauder bombers seen from above. Aerial views of bombers releasing bombs and smoke markers on targets for other bombers to follow. Many views of bombs impacting on German controlled targets in France and smoke rising from targets. A bridge over water is bombed. Smoke arises from bombing of rail lines and supply routes.
Allied paratroopers drop and soldiers make an amphibious landing at a beach in Normandy, France during D-Day of World War II.
Allied invasion of Normandy, France on D-Day during World War II. Allied transport aircraft take off from England. The aircraft in formation flight as bombs are dropped. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up. The transport aircraft in formation flight as paratroopers jump. The paratrooper forces descend. An Allied Destroyer fires at a beach of Normandy France. An 8 inch gun fires at the beach. Allied troops transfer from a ship into an LCM ( Landing Craft Mechanized). Hospital medics in a landing craft. A cruiser fires at the coast. Allied soldiers disembark down a landing net into a landing craft. Troops aboard an LCM. A cruiser fires at the Normandy beach. An LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) loaded with troops underway towards the beach. A battleship fires at the beach. LCVPs near the beach. A heavy cruiser fires at the beach. Hits being made on the beach and explosions occur. The troops disembark into surf and wade through it to land at Normandy. An LCU ( Landing Craft Utility ) underway in the English Channel. An LCI ( Landing Craft Infantry) underway at sea. An officer hollers into a megaphone from the bridge of a ship. The LCU and the LCI underway at sea. Men on the open bridge of a ship.
Planning and execution of the Allied invasion of Normandy, France (WW2)
View of a port in England, filled with Allied ships and boats to carry war materiel for Allied forces preparing to invade Europe during World War II. A barrage balloon aloft overhead. Yards full of military rolling stock. Scene shifts to wide street view in London including Whitehall Government buildings around the Cenotaph War Memorial (Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET, United Kingdom) in London, England. Inside the British military headquarters the Allied High Command is gathered to plan the invasion of Europe. Supreme Allied Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower is pointing at a wall map, as senior Allied commanders, including British Marshal Bernard Montgomery, look on. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft in D-Day paint stripes take off from an air base. Officers watch takeoffs from control tower porch. Views from Allied aircraft gun cameras show strafing from low altitudes destroying German ground targets, including railroads and airfields. A formation of Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft in flight overhead. Lines of communication such as road junctions being destroyed by bombing. Glimpse of copilot at controls in a bomber. Scene shifts to June 6, 1944 and the D-Day Allied invasion fleet underway across the English Channel. Allied warships bombarding the shores of Normandy, France. Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) firing salvos of rockets. Animated map shows the invasion forces striking the defenses of the German Atlantic Wall. View of British and American soldiers wading ashore from landing craft, and some falling to German gunfire at the shoreline beaches of Normandy. View of German defenders firing from inside a German fortifications. German soldiers firing machine guns from protected places overlooking the beaches of Normandy. Trapped American soldiers firing upwards toward the German positions in cliffs overlooking the beach. Later views of Allied troops in combat further inland. Animated map shows area of allied penetration after 19 days of bitter fighting. Allied Armor, trucks, and supplies moving inland from the beachhead. Barrage balloon above the improvised ports. Allied troops heading toward the port of Cherbourg and guns firing in that battle. American M8 Greyhound armored personnel carriers proceeding into the town of Cherbourg, Normandy, France. closeup of American soldiers firing small arms. Soldiers firing a howitzer point blank. The last of the German garrison troops surrender under a flag of truce, on June 27, 1944. Large group of German prisoners of war with hands clasped over their heads, being escorted under Allied guard from Cherbourg. Docks and facilities needing repair to make the port serviceable. U.S. Army engineers welding port facilities. Closeup of a locomotive operated by French railroad men, moving in the restored port.
