United States Marines on Peleliu Island, Palau during World War II. Marines on the beach. LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) DUKWs (amphibious truck) and bulldozers on the beach. Marines aboard a LVT. Marines milling about on the beach. Two LVTs approach the beach. An LVT moves up the beach.
D-Day landings on Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy during World War II. U.S. soldiers of 16th Infantry Combat Team and 5th Engineer Specialist Brigade dig in on Omaha Beach. LSTs (Landing Ship, Tanks) and LCTs (Landing Craft, Tanks) in a channel. A damaged LST in a harbor. A dead U.S. soldier on a beach in the foreground. Smoke rises from the beach. Beach obstacles at Omaha Beach.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. A Landing Craft Vehicle comes onto a beach and a 2 1/2 ton truck rolls off it. Landing crafts at the beach. A bulldozer makes a beach head. Allied soldiers unload supplies from a landing craft. DUKWs (amphibious trucks) move out of water and up the beach. A DUKW backs up on the beach.
Activities of U.S. Army Air Force 8th Fighter Group at a beach on Leyte Island, Philippines during World War II. Leyte beach in the Philippines. Soldiers unload supplies and equipment from an LST (Landing Ship Tank). A fuel truck hauls a trailer on the beach. Men in a well bail out surface water. The soldiers gather around the new well site. A tractor hauls a fuel truck along the beach. The wheels of the tractor. The soldiers weld holes in oil drums for showers. A welder welds a drum. A soldier fits pipes into the well. The soldiers work on a pipe in the shower well. A latrine tent. Trucks in a motor pool. A scraper on the beach. The soldiers unload equipment from a landing craft onto a truck. They use a crane for carrying supplies. A ship convoy and the landing craft underway at sea.
The amphibious landing of U.S. troops in Palau during World War II. The American aircraft in flight overhead. A Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) coming on to the beach. Three LVTs heading for the beach. Part of the task force. The armored LVT passes on the reef. Two armored LVTs on the beach. Troops unloading from the LVT and running up through the surf. The troops advancing on to the beach. The LVT high on the beach. A dead man floating in the water. A dog tag around the man's neck. Men play a crap game using a helmet. The dice and money in the helmet.
Captured German soldiers raise their hands in defeat during the Allied Invasion of Normandy in World War II. Free French Forces Commando grins with missing teeth. Surrendered German soldiers are led away as prisoners of war (POW). German soldiers, both young and middle-aged, sitting on the beach. A balding German soldier wearing round eyeglasses. Allied soldiers frisk captured German soldiers for weapons. An injured German soldier rests on bed of hay. A German officer with a Nazi pin captured by Allied soldiers. Captured German soldiers with tired faces after capture from D-Day. German soldier chewing on weed stem. Injured German soldier lies down. Captured German soldiers, holding their hands up, are herded back to the beach to await their transport to camps. Sign on building reads, "BERNIERES," possibly for Bernières-sur-Mer. German soldiers sit on the beach behind barbed wire. German soldiers, all except one, duck down as something nearby explodes, and then rise again together. Captured German soldiers stand with their hands behind their heads on the beach during D-Day. Injured German soldier with bandage covering his left eye. Captured German soldiers being herded on beach, a barrage balloon flies to protect Allied supplies from overhead attacks.
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