A film titled 'Seabees in Normandy' about the role of U.S. Navy Seabees in construction of artificial harbors in the English Channel during the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. Aerial view of several Phoenix units or artificial harbors along the English Channel off the British coast. A pier head in water. Whales joined together to form a 80 feet long bridge. A pier head at the end of a bridge.
A smaller, support vessel (possibly a minesweeper) with a single mast is seen sailing in the English Channel. Then, a U.S. sailor is seen looking out through a pair of binoculars towards other ships far off in the distance, also traveling towards Normandy. Closer camera view shows that they are World War 2 landing craft infantry (LCI). More LCIs are shown off in the distance, this time with a few sailors and an antiaircraft gun in the foreground. The final shot is zoomed in on three more LCIs sailing next to one another.
A unit of the "Legion of French Volunteers" gathered at the Velodrom d'Hiver in Paris, German occupied France, under the Vichy government. Banners hung at various places. Officers and soldiers seated. Official at podium gives Nazi salute. A band plays at the ceremony. French politician Jacques Doriot takes to the podium and addresses the troops. (World War II period).
Dover, United Kingdom: The town of Dover in Kent. Men, women and children move to underground shelters. Women play cards and knit. German artillery fired. British soldiers amid ruins. Scene changes to Calais, France: Calais under the liberating Canadian soldiers. Man cleans a room. Destroyed bridges. Canadian soldiers evacuate French civilians across the Calais Canal. Men, women, children, and wounded civilians helped across the canal by soldiers. Wounded lifted into military ambulances. A woman holds her wounded child. Allied airplanes drop bombs over enemy territory. Explosion and smoke due to bombardment. British and Canadian Army soldiers examine German artillery and coastal guns. A white flag put up at a surrendered German post.
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces General Dwight D Eisenhower celebrates the Liberation of Paris at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. View of the Arc De Triomphe. General Eisenhower and French officers arrive at the venue. Allied officers and soldiers gathered around. General Eisenhower lays a wreath at the French Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. French soldiers give a sword salute. He addresses the gathering regarding the Liberation of Paris by the Allied and French Forces of the Interior (FFI). Photographers take pictures. Soldiers seated on tanks. General Eisenhower presents the Shield of Honor to the people of Paris in World War II.
War correspondents in France during World War 2. The war correspondents headquarters at Rampieux. American soldiers seated on benches at the HQ. Correspondents including Ernie Pyle, Pete Carol and Hollywood director George Stevens stand near a military jeep. They hold a French flag and look at a helmet. Distance sign for Versailles and Paris. Soldiers on trucks and other vehicles. Civilians watch the army vehicles on the streets. War correspondents stand by a military jeep and discuss a picture.