Ships, supplies, troops, and weapons being marshalled for the invasion of Europe. Allied troops under fire wade ashore from landing craft during D-Day invasion of Normandy France. Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy. A floating port, consisting of Phoenix breakwaters, steel piers and related structures, designed in Quebec, Canada, assembled in England, and towed across the English Channel. A dozen Allied fighter aircraft in close formation fly over the floating port convoy. Aerial views of the numerous elements of the floating port. Diagrams of the floating port and building of a Mulberry harbour. Views of the sinking of caissons. Old Allied ships being maneuvered and scuttled to form a breakwater. A floating bridge extending to the beachhead. Trucks moving over the floating bridge. Barrage balloons over the beachhead. A storm inflicts severe damage to phoenixes and the new port. But supply operations resume after repairs are made off the coast of Normandy. Views of war weary U.S. Army troops taking a break for chow in the days after the D-Day invasion. American troops enjoy a hot meal and eat rations. Some smile. A soldier smoking a cigarette. A U.S. soldier cheers on fellow soldiers riding away in an Army truck.
A typical day in an aircraft carrier task force of the U.S. Navy during a mission of finding Japanese invaders in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Japanese aircraft carriers and cargo ships at sea, carrying war equipment. Aircraft in flight over water. An animated map shows bombarding at Sapan, Guam, Yap and Palau. Bombardment and explosions. A team of the aircraft carrier task force at the deck of the ship and prepares for the take off of U.S. aircraft from the carrier. A pilot in a cockpit. The aircraft take off from the carrier and bomb Manila. Smoke at a distance. An aerial view of Manila city. Another group of U.S. aircraft in flight and strafe Japanese ships.
A typical day in an aircraft carrier task force of the U.S. Navy during a mission of finding Japanese invaders in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. U.S. aircraft return to carriers and make difficult landings. An aircraft carrier task force personnel signals to a pilot for landing. The aircraft lands at the carrier. The pilot gets injured due to the rough landing. Difficult landing of the aircraft at the carrier. Commander David Mocambo of the U.S. Navy disembarks from an aircraft and talks with carrier task force personnel. One personnel sticks a Japanese flag sticker on the aircraft. Services held on the flight deck. Gunners stand at the deck and go for a training. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier at sea with a mission of finding and killing the Japanese.
German prisoners in Portland, England during World War II. The prisoners march from a dock to a prison camp. A Quonset hut. U.S. soldiers search the prisoners and inspect them. The German POWs march into a barbed wire stockade.
German prisoners in Portland, England during World War II. Wounded prisoners on litters are carried by U.S. soldiers. Wounded prisoners wearing bandages walk on an LST (Landing Ship Tank). They disembark from the LST. Cars parked on a shore. The prisoners come ashore and stand in two queues.
German prisoners in Portland, England during World War II. Wounded prisoners are carried on litters. Wounded prisoners and U.S. soldiers, wearing bandages, walk on an LST (Landing Ship Tank). They disembark from the LST. Litter cases of U.S. soldiers and prisoners are carried. One wounded on a litter with an eye patch. Two soldiers carry a wounded man. A group of prisoners sitting on the ground.
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