Activities of 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, and the 9th Troop Carrier Command for the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. The troops disembark from an LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel ) and walk towards the beach of Normandy. The troops of 82nd and 101th Division and 9th troop carrier aircraft. A house in a village of England. Cargo boxes are unloaded from aircraft. A man walks near the boxes. Men walk in a line. The troops prepare the aircraft. Steel bar structures laid on the ground. Guns and artillery are prepared. An animated map of Europe shows the boundary of allied occupied area. Allied officers confer on blocking defensive area by consulting a map of Europe on a wall. The map shows Normandy. The troops get prepared for an invasion. They sit in buses and advance. The troops at a field air port. Soldiers play basketball, exercise and read letters. The soldiers make invasion markings on the wings of aircraft. French currency is distributed to the troops. The soldiers sharpen knives and clean guns. They pray and indulge in religious ceremonies. US Army General Dwight David Eisenhower meets the troops and talks to them. Path finders stand in a line. On 6th June, 1945 (D-Day) the soldiers march towards carrier aircraft. They laugh and wave. The troops don parachutes and paste marks on each others faces. They help each other to get on to the aircraft. The aircraft take off. United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrains in flight. The troops stand up in the aircraft and jump down. Paratroops in the sky. Gliders in flight. The troops run as the gliders land. Smoke rises in the background. Artillery and guns fired. Gun fire from attacking ships. A fleet in the background.

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