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U.S. forces being resupplied on a beachhead during the invasion of Normandy in World War II

Logistic support during Normandy invasion of World War 2. Soldier of U.S. 101st Airborne Division walks toward Normandy beachhead where large supplies of military equipment are seen onshore. Several landing craft are beached and tractors equipped with "A" frames move across the sand. U.S. Soldiers occupy a sand-bagged bunker. Radio antennas are set up. Scene changes to closeup of Army 6x6 camvas-covered trucks making their way from a Rhino Ferry (barge) across shallow surf to the beachhead. A barrage balloon is aloft in background.

Location: Normandy France
Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049842
American troops in England, rehearse for the amphibious invasion of Normandy, France during World War II.

American troops rehearse amphibious landings at Slapton Sands, England in January, 1944, before the invasion of Normandy, France, in World War 2. American soldiers descend from a troop transport ship and board a Landing Craft Tank (LCT 504) that takes them toward the beach. A group of Higgins Boats is seen maneuvering in the water. Their troop transport ship is seen further offshore. Next, a Higgins Boat full of soldiers is silhouetted against the sky and the sun shining on the water. Closeup of Coast Guardsman at the tiller of the boat. Scene changes to a view from the beach as a Higgins Boat, from Transport ship, USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) hits the beach, drops its front door ramp, and soldiers rush ashore. Complete change of scene shows American troops, carrying full battle gear, coming up a gang plank to a large established port terminal, where they go up another gangplank to board a large transport ship.

Location: England United Kingdom
Date: 1944, January
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049844
U.S. troops in Scotland rehearse for amphibious invasion of Normandy, France during World War II

Higgins Boats (landing craft) from the USS Bayfield (APA-33) are seen heading toward the shore on the River Clyde in Scotland, where they carried out amphibious landing exercises from 14 March, through 21 March,1944, in preparation for the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War 2.. Snow-covered mountains dominate the background. View of a U.S. Coast Guardsman standing in one of the boats. Several landing craft are seen near the shore in the background. Snow extends almost as low as the beach. Several landing craft moving in loose formation across the water, with rising moon low on horizon in background. View of one Higgins Boat plowing through the water, towards the camera. The moon is now higher in the sky. American troops wading ashore through surf, in the moonlight. Some stars are visible high in the background sky. Troops coming ashore along a wide stretch of beach. Clouds obscure the sky.

Location: Scotland
Date: 1944, March
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049846
U.S. amphibious forces practice at Slapton Sands, England before the Normandy invasion in World War II

View from port side of a U.S. landing ship tank (LST) underway in the English Channel during World War 2. Ahead is another ship and three landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVPs) on the horizon. Scene shifts to stern of a boat in which two U.S. Coast Guard officers are seen, with Slapton Sands in the background. One smokes a cigar. Next, another view from the port side of the LST shows two officers standing on the deck. The ship approaches the shore and beaches at Slapton Sands. Targets and guide flags are seen on the sand along with a large sign designating Beach "B." A huge hill dominates the background. Closeup of the Coast Guard officer smoking his cigar. Next, a landing craft tank (LCT) number 140 and a Higgins Boat from Troop Transport PA-25 are seen hitting the beach. Closeup of U.S. Coast Guard officer observing through binoculars. A truck driving out of a landing craft utility.

Location: England United Kingdom
Date: 1944, April
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049847
American aircraft bomb German targets in France during World War II.

Allied aircraft bombard German targets in France before the invasion of Normandy during World War 2. A formation of U.S. B-24 Liberator bombers is silhouetted against the sky,. Next is a view from a bomber as its bombs fall away towards targets below. Flashes of bombs exploding in a row on the ground causing smoke to rise upwards rapidly. Glimpse of a U.S. B-17 bomber in flight. A descending trail of white smoke is seen behind the B-17. More views from an airplane of bombs falling from it through contrails below. Views from above of the bombs striking and raising smoke below.

Location: France
Date: 1944, May
Duration: 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049848
German Fritz X dive bomb and its mechanism of striking the target.

Captured German World War 2 footage about the Fritz X radio controlled dive bomb describes the mechanism and usage of the German dive bomb Fritz X (also known as the Ruhrstahl X-1). A high angle radio controlled bomb on a trolley. A smaller Fritz X dive bomb on a trolley as man pushes it. German civilian checks a bomb trainer. He lies on to it and operates a bomb sight. A mock up of fleet of ship seen through bomb sight. An arrow points to bomb hit.

Location: Germany
Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049853
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