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Floating ports prefabricated and towed across the English Channel for invasion of Europe; D-Day scenes in World War 2
Ships, supplies, troops, and weapons being marshalled for the invasion of Europe. Allied troops under fire wade ashore from landing craft during D-Day invasion of Normandy France. Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy. A floating port, consisting of Phoenix breakwaters, lobnitz piers, bridges ("whales"), and causeways and related structures, designed in Quebec, Canada, assembled in England, and towed across the English Channel. A dozen Allied fighter aircraft in close formation fly over the floating port convoy. Aerial views of the numerous elements of the floating port. Diagrams of the floating port and building of a Mulberry harbour. Views of the sinking of concrete caissons by filling their chambers with water. Old Allied ships being maneuvered and scuttled to form a breakwater. A floating bridge extending to the beachhead. Trucks moving over the floating bridge. Barrage balloons over the beachhead. A storm inflicts severe damage to phoenix structures and the new port. But supply operations resume after repairs are made off the coast of Normandy. Views of war weary U.S. Army troops taking a break to eat food in the days after the D-Day invasion. American troops enjoy a hot meal and eat rations. Some smile. A soldier smoking a cigarette. A U.S. soldier cheers on fellow soldiers riding away in an Army truck.
A Canadian Aircraft Carrier 'Pigmy' transports grains for its soldiers fighting on the frontier, during World War II.
A Canadian Aircraft Carrier 'Pigmy' transports grains for its soldiers fighting on the frontier, during World War II. Grains loaded into the ship at the harbor. The ship joins the fleet and sails in the sea. A biplane lands on the strip of the ship.