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Allied warships and LCV loaded with soldiers in final preparations for invasion of France in World War II.

Preparations for the D-Day invasion on France by Allied Forces, during World War II. Navy ships and LCV, LCT sail from British harbors. British and other Allied soldiers loaded with battle packs and rifles. Tanks and jeeps loaded on ships and LCV. Soldiers climb cargo nettings on the ships. Warships and boats loaded with soldiers move on ocean. Aerial view of invasion fleet at sea. Views from practice invasion run or rehearsal, with bombing and explosions at sea. Explosions in water from bombing. Soldiers reach the beach and advance.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1944, May
Duration: 4 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037080
Berlin Crisis: The Western Powers respond to threats from the Soviet Union

Opening scene shows the Rathaus Schöneberg (John-F.-Kennedy-Platz, 10825 Berlin, Germany) where Mayor of Berlin Willy Brandt addresses a large crowd of West Berlin citizens, concerned about the building of the Berlin Wall by the Soviet Union. Many carry placards and signs, including some in English, reading: "We trust Kennedy, Pay any price, Bear any burden, for survival of Liberty" and "Millions behind the Iron Curtain ask for help." Scene shifts to a limousine driving into the center of a crowd. United States Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson steps from the car, accompanied by General Lucius D. Clay, who is seen next, with arm raised, acknowledging the crowd, while standing with Johnson and Brandt, at a podium cluttered with microphones. (Narrator refers to him as "Father of the Airlift.") The next day, British and American soldiers are seen driving in jeeps and trucks and M59 Armored Personnel Carriers, through cheering crowds, as they arrive to reinforce their Berlin garrisons. Closeup of cheering Berliners, waving handkerchiefs. Change of scene shows animated map of Europe illustrating the Westward expansion and growth of Soviet Communist occupation through World War II and the postwar era, concluding with East Berlin, in 1962. The threat to other Nations and regions is also illustrated. Legislators are seen in session in the plenary chamber of the German Bundestag in Bonn. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer is addressing the assembly. He states that Germany does not stand alone in the world. In France, Prime Minister Georges Pompidou addresses the National Assembly, regarding the Berlin Wall. In London, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan addresses Parliament. In the United States, on September 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy, is addressing the UN General Assembly, in New York, about the dangerous crisis in Berlin. Scenes of the Berlin wall and Checkpoint Charlie. Memorials to persons killed attempting to escape East Berlin, are seen along the wall.

Location: Berlin Germany
Date: 1961
Duration: 3 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037561
President Eisenhower and his wife visit Portland in Oregon during campaign for re-election

People in large numbers wait at the airport in Portland, Oregon for the arrival of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Girls dressed in skirts carrying umbrellas with IKE written on them. President Eisenhower and his wife Mamie Eisenhower arrive on the Presidential aircraft --The Columbine--a C-121, Lockheed Constellation. They are welcomed by officials. President Eisenhower addresses the crowd from a dais and then his motorcade moves into the city. People stand by the roadside to welcome the President as he acknowledges the cheering crowds. Photographers in a car take pictures.

Location: Portland Oregon USA
Date: 1956, October 19
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675037938
Consolidating beachhead and harbor post-invasion of France, Normandy, France

Sailors on U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Normandy, France, after the D-Day invasion. Sailors on Navy ship fire antiaircraft guns. Troops transfer from ship to landing crafts, including LCI(L)-84 and LCI(L)-94. DUKW amphibious vehicle loaded with troops on land. Barrage Balloon on ground. U.S. Army soldiers standing atop a concrete gun battery bunker that had been used by German forces. (World War II period).

Location: Normandy France
Date: 1944, June
Duration: 2 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038038
United States soldiers aboard LCM ship landing in Normandy, France as part of operations for Invasion of Europe

On or soon after D-Day invasion of Normandy France, a United States LCM ship approaches and hits the coast in Normandy, France as ramp splashes in water. B-26 bombers fly over head. Troops stand in a ship. LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel) or Higgins boat underway in water. It is seen turning around and returning from shore to ship as three men bail out with buckets. A dead man is seen floating in the water. United States Coast Guard rescue boat USCG-59 approaching a ship. Two medical staff work on an injured soldier partially covered in a blanket. (World War II period).

Location: Normandy France
Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038040
United States troops board a landing craft in Normandy, France

During the D-Day invasion of Europe. A landing craft moves across the ocean as sun sets in the background in Normandy, France. An offshore naval vessel fires rocket. Landing craft and invasion fleet move towards the beach. United States troops on board the landing craft. (World War II period).

Location: Normandy France
Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038163
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