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Allied soldiers load weapons and supplies into gliders before D-Day (WW2)
Allied Horsa gliders parked on an airfield in England before D-Day during World War II. Soldiers load a six pounder anti-aircraft gun into a glider. A British soldier drives a Jeep on a ramp into a transport plane. Soldiers roll a large cylindrical container containing guns and ammunition. They place it into a pile. The troops load the container into a glider. A British Horsa glider being towed. British path finder paratroopers put on black face paint and helmets.
United States infantry march to landing barges; Allied convoy English Channel on D-Day (WW2)
United States Army infantry troops march to landing barges in England the day before D-Day in World War II. The troops march past a bus stop and board a landing barge. The landing barge sails away. A convoy of vessels set out for the rendezvous. Allied ships sail in the English Channel, with barrage balloons flying above in the background.
Preparation and night take off followed by D-Day bombings (WW2)
United States Army 8th Air Force bombers lined at an airstrip in England the night before D-Day in World War II. U.S. General Brereton gives a signal for take-off. The bombers take off one by one in the night. Soldiers wave to bid them good luck. 8th Air Force Martin B-26 Marauder bombers in flight. A formation of bombers flying towards France. Gun turret inside a bomber. Allied invasion fleet sails closer to the coast of France at dawn. 8th Air Force fighters fly over the Channel Islands and the French shoreline. Allied bombers bombing the coast of Normandy prior to the ground forces landing there. Bombers release bombs over enemy shore batteries. Bombs hitting German controlled targets and smoke rising from bomb sites.
Filthy Thirteen put war paint on their faces before D-Day Night Drop (WW2)
The Filthy Thirteen (inspiration for The Dirty Dozen, officially known as the 1st Demolition Section of the Regimental Headquarters Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division) of the United States Army prepare for Invasion of France night drop (D-Day) during World War II. The paratroopers help each other put their equipment on. The men, sporting Mohawk haircuts, apply Native American Indian war paint on each other’s faces. The men, now wearing their helmets, board the aircraft. Some of the men adjust the supply chutes underneath the aircraft. A Filthy Thirteen paratrooper smiles as he puts on his backpack. One of the paratroopers help his comrade adjust his backpack.
Free French 2nd Armored Division troops meeting with map (WW2)
Free French 2nd Armored Division troops meet with Free French naval officers during World War 2. A French naval officer with cigarette checks a map with other soldiers. Soldiers and convoy personnel check the map. Close view of the two Free French officers wearing French naval side caps with anchor insignia. View of officer's insignia denoting him as a Lieutenant Commander in the Free French Navy. A soldier’s hand pointing to the map. French 2nd Armored Division soldiers pose with a scared kitten on top of a vehicle flying the Free French flag.
U.S. soldiers boarding LCI during preparations of D-Day for Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.
U.S. troops boarding a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) the day before D-Day invasion of Normandy by Allies during World War 2. Several white sailor hats are drying on a clothes line on deck. Soldiers in full field packs crowd the deck.