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U.S. Army paratroopers board C-47 aircraft and take off to invade France on D-Day of World War 2
Allied ships in the English Channel, bound for Normandy. U.S. Army paratroopers board C-47 aircraft in England to launch the D-Day attack on France during World War II. Paratroopers with smeared camouflage on their faces and helmets board the planes. LIne of C-47 aircraft taking off. Aircraft in flight over the English Channel seen by allied ships at sea near dawn. Vapor trails visible on aircraft.
Laborers build Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal defenses in Europe from Norway to Spain during World War II.
German coastal defenses in Europe during World War 2. A map of Finland and Sweden. A map southward toward France and depiction of Atlantic Wall running Dutch, Belgium, and French coast facing the English Channel. Artillery and gun emplacements and fortifications along Atlantic Wall in Europe. A German soldier standing atop a fortification bunker looks through binoculars out across the English Channel. Forced laborers (slave labor) construct German coastal defenses at a beach. Concrete being mixed and poured and slave workers build the coastal defense reinforced concrete pillboxes. Massive guns and artillery being raised at the Atlantic Wall coastal defenses. The barrel of a large gun.
Free French 2nd Armored Division on deck of a ship sailing to Cherbourg (WW2)
The Free French 2nd Armored Division sails on the English Channel to France during World War 2. View of the English Channel from a vessel carrying Free French troops to France. Soldiers on board sit on deck, some playing card games. Soldiers playing card games on deck. Close shot of Sgt. Julian Andre Arden. A closer view of Sgt. Arden’s military decorations, including four Croix de Guerre.
Invasion of Normandy with British soldiers (WW2)
Allied fleet during D-Day Normandy invasions during World War II. Aerial view of the Allied fleet sailing on the English Channel heading to Normandy. A bomber formation in flight. Barrage balloons flying over Allied ships on the English Channel. A British officer uses a microphone on deck. Ships firing artillery at German positions on the coast of Normandy. Landing crafts sail toward Normandy beaches. Battleship firing artillery. British soldiers on landing craft sailing rough waters. Explosion from Allied ship artillery fire. Famous shot of British Infantry soldiers exiting from landing craft upon arrival on the beachhead. Troops move through the beachhead. Famous shot of soldier falling dead after being shot on Omaha Beach
German Luftwaffe prepares for a night flight, German PT boat torpedoes ship at night (WW2)
German Luftwaffe prepare for action against Allied shipping in Normandy during World War 2. German Luftwaffe officials meet to discuss actions against Allied shipping in Normandy. Men placing a bomb into place in bomb bay. German mechanic uses screwdriver to tighten bomb mount. A soldier salutes a flight crew approaching a bomber at night. Luftwaffe crew members prepare their flight vests and board plane. Bomber propellers begin to move after engine starts. The night bomber (likely a Junkers Ju 88A-4 ) prepares for take-off at night. Railway guns firing at night. Explosion on rough waves on the English Channel at night. A ship’s wheel moving on a helm at night. German PT boat gun at night. German sailor uses binoculars at night. Explosion on the English Channel at night. A speeding German PT boat and wake at night. A German Ship’s Telegraph (Schiffstelegraften) made by Fritz Hecht of Kiel moving. German PT boat launches torpedo at Allied transport ships at night. A ship explodes after a torpedo attack.
9th Airforce Marauders drop bombs in France (WW2)
Allied forces bomb French rail lines in Dreux, France during World War II. Animated map shows the location of Dreux, southwest of Paris. The 9th Airforce Marauders on Douglas A-20 Havoc bombers flying over the English Channel. Surface craft are ferrying men and material on the English Channel. Aerial view of the Normandy countryside with abandoned gliders. German aerodrome in Dreux. Douglas A-20 Havoc bombers dropping bombs over railroad tracks, highways, and communication lines in Dreux. Clouds of smoke form from aerial bombing of Dreux. 9th Airforce Marauders drop bombs over a highway junction southwest of Caen, Normandy. Clouds obscuring the target after bombs are dropped. Pillars of smoke rise from the target area.