United States soldiers capture German prisoners in small French village. View of U.S. soldiers with prisoners. U.S. troops enter Saint Marcouf passing road sign. Wrecked village is shown. U.S. soldiers greeted by French civilians. Soldiers come together and pose. Soldier holds a captured Nazi flag. (World War II period).
D-Day Invasion of St. Marcouf, France during World War II. Soldiers of U.S. 82nd Airborne Division move into the wrecked town of St. Marcouf. They pass ruins and meet several French civilians on a road. A soldier smokes a cigarette in the background. Damaged buildings. The soldiers walk on rubble. 82nd Airborne Division soldiers pass a building with a sign 'St. Marcouf'. A damaged building in the town. Some soldiers seated and a few standing on a street. A U.S. soldier speaks with French children. A close up of a young French girl.
D-Day Invasion of St. Marcouf, France during World War II. Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division round up and interrogate German prisoners.Opening scene shows U.S. 101st Airborne Division Paratroopers of the 506th PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment) with Ace of Spades stenciled on their helmets. They apprehend German soldiers surrendering in midst of wooded area. A wounded German soldier is seen conversing with a U.S. trooper. He reaches out a bandaged right hand towards a Lieutenant. Another German soldier raises his hands as he surrenders. (Slate erroneously identifies 82nd Airborne.) Next, U.S. troopers are seen riding captured German Panzer I Ausf.A Sd.Ktz.101 tanks. One is pulling a field piece trooper riding on the barrel. . Ensuing sequence clearly shows Screaming Eagle shoulder patches on U.S. troopers of the 502nd PIR (hearts stenciled on their helmets) as they process German prisoners of war. Surrendered German military equipment, helmets and such, piled up on the ground.
D-Day Invasion of St. Marcouf, France during World War II. The burial of a dead German soldier. Paratroopers of U.S. 101st Airborne Division advance across a grassy field. Soldiers of the U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division file past the paratroopers. A German tracked motorcycle parked on pavement, surrounded by 101st Airborne Paratroopers, some of whom stand in a group and hold a captured Nazi flag.
United States 101st Airborne Division paratrooper in a field outside the town of St. Marcouf on D-Day in World War II. Soldiers drawing sniper fire. Paratroopers rounding up and interrogate German prisoner of war. An injured German prisoner of war speaks to the paratroopers. A pile of helmets and equipment confiscated from German prisoners. A German prisoner talks while raising both his hands. Paratroopers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment in St. Marcouf. A heart-shaped symbol stenciled on a paratrooper’s helmet. A paratrooper chewing. Paratroopers look out for snipers during a mop up operation. They inspect the cemetery. U.S. troopers are seen riding captured German Panzer I Ausf.A Sd.Ktz.101 light tanks. One is pulling a field piece trooper riding on the barrel. 82nd Airborne Division soldiers walk past a sign 'St. Marcouf'. A soldier walks past a statue of the Virgin Mary. French civilians provide paratroopers information on German movements. One of the paratroopers smoke a cigarette behind a French civilian. A paratrooper speaks with French children. Paratroopers resting on the side of the road. Airborne and seaborne units make contact. A German tracked motorcycle parked on pavement, surrounded by 101st Airborne Paratroopers. 101st Airborne Paratroopers smile and hold a captured Nazi flag.