Captured German soldiers with raised hands are searched in Periers, Normandy, France during World War II. A young German prisoner wearing an oval-shaped dog tag (erkennungsmarke) being searched. A soldier flips through the pages of a booklet seized from a captured German prisoner. An M7 priest 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 with soldiers moves in front of the ruins of Église Saint-Pierre (Place du Général de Gaulle, 50190 Périers, France). Soldiers in tank passes by destroyed houses on devastated road.
United States Ninth Airforce raids in Europe during World War 2. Aerial view of towns and airfields in Europe, likely in Normandy, France. Aerial view of two airfields surrounded by hedgerow fields. Some craters are seen near the coast. Aerial view of a coast with warships approaching the beach. Two Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers in flight with flak bursts all around. Aerial view of a bombed city.
Soldiers on top of a tank in Normandy, France during World War 2. Soldiers moving carefully on the road to Saint-Lô, France. A road sign reads “Saint-Lô”. A United States soldier crouching roadside with rifle. Thick black smoke forming. Armored infantry from the 2nd Armored Division wearing camouflage jackets take cover against a tank. Bomb explosion in Saint-Lô. Soldier firing rifle. Soldiers move on a street with destroyed houses. United States tank fires during street fighting. Tank fire hits buildings in Saint-Lô, creating smoke. Soldiers running. A wall breaks apart and falls after being hit by artillery. Sherman Crab minesweepers (M4 Sherman tanks fitted with flails) moving through a field. Soldiers conduct a mop-up operation in Saint-Lô. Soldier enters a house. Soldiers walking on devastated streets of Saint-Lô, with destroyed houses and piles of debris. An M10 tank destroyer enters Saint-Lô. A soldier reading a road sign “SAINT-LO SA CATHEDRALE SON PANORAMA DON DE CLAUDEL”. The remains of a United States Army infantry commander lies in state, covered by the United States flag, on top of a pile of rubble of the Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Lô (2 Rue Carnot, 50000 Saint-Lô, France). Aerial view shows damaged building in Saint-Lo. Television host Alexander Scourby reads a book titled “Breakout and Pursuit” by Martin Blumenson. Alexander Scourby closes the book and speaks to the audience.
Happy French children greet United States Army soldiers entering a village in Normandy, France during World War II. The soldiers enter the town as seen from a moving vehicle. Church in the background shows damage. A parachute stuck in a tree. Wounded German prisoners are carried on litters by United States Army medics to their base. The soldiers assist a captured German to a truck. Wounded German soldiers lying on their stretchers. A badly wounded soldier with an arm cast sleeping. Medic car enters a base. A large building in the base.
Troops, equipment, and vehicles on board a landing craft heading to Normandy, France during D-Day landings in World War II. Soldiers on ship’s gun turret. A landing craft sailing. Military trucks crammed on deck of ship. Soldiers board an LCM (Landing craft mechanized) and head to the beach. LCM boats crammed with soldiers. Convoy vessels sailing towards Normandy with faint barrage balloons overhead.
A tractor after landing on the beach in Normandy, France during D-Day landings in World War II. The tractor carries soldiers and Jerry cans as Jeeps trail behind it. African American soldiers talking and eating in the foxholes on the beach. Barrage balloons flying over the beach. A sign in German reads “Minen” (“Mine”). General Omar Bradley, wearing his helmet and field jacket, stands next to another officer.