German prisoners in Cerisy-la-Foret, Normandy, France during World War II. German prisoners are brought in trucks for interrogation. The prisoners rest against a wall in an open field. The prisoners in compound eat 'K' rations. A prisoner is questioned. A U.S. soldier examines a POW (Prisoner of War) tag.
A U.S. artillery gun and a tank in Cerisy-la-Foret, Normandy, France during World War II. The barrel of a howitzer in camouflaged position is raised for firing. An M5A1 Stuart light tank with a hedge cutter makes several attempts to run through a hedge and finally breaks through.
German prisoners in Cerisy-la-Foret, Normandy, France during World War II. German prisoners are brought in trucks for interrogation. The prisoners rest against a building wall in an open field. Thye are questioned. A U.S. soldier examines POW (Prisoner of War) tag.
Allied invasion of France during World War II. 11,000 Allied aircraft in flight as they drop bombs over strategic Nazi communication installations in France. Bombs released from American bomber aircraft and impact. Explosions occur and pillar of smoke rises. Gun camera footage as German enemy railroad areas and ships are strafed. Dramatic gun camera footage from an allied aircraft as it hits a German fighter plane in flight and the German fighter loses a wing and explodes. American paratroopers board planes in England for D-Day mission to land in France. General Brererton shakes hands with soldiers and sees them off. Another group of American soldiers board glider aircraft for the mission. British paratroopers also board gliders at an English airfield and the glider takes off.
Allied troops of the 3rd and 36th Infantry Divisions prepare before the invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon) during World War 2. Allied ships underway in Atlantic Ocean advance to invade Southern France. Camera pans across the deck of a troop ship filled with troops. American soldiers on board look at a map of France. Soldiers issued ammunition, flares and grenades. Soldier loads cartridges into a bandolier. A soldier reads a French phrase book. American flags are sewn on to the sleeves of shirts. A man with a dog. Invasion fleet underway as sun sets in the background.
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.