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U.S. paratroopers being trained at North Witham , England prior to Allied invasion of France in World War II.

Training of U.S. paratrooper pathfinders prior to Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War 2. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft in flight as American paratroopers make practice jumps. A paratrooper lands at drop zone at North Witham training area in England during practice. On June 5th, 1944 C-47 aircraft with invasion stripes parked at an airfield in England.

Date: 1944
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058905
U.S. Army Air Forces Troop Carrier crews assemble for briefing in Italy prior to the invasion of Southern France in World War II

American Troop Carrier crews gather for a briefing on August 14, 1944, the day before the Operation Dragoon invasion of Southern France, in World War 2. The captions then refer to their return to the United Kingdom later that month, and to the United States in October 1944. The air crews are seen assembled outdoors at an airfield in Italy. The weather is hot and some of them are shirtless. Some airmen are seen wearing Khaki shorts or singlets. Views of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, New York City skyline, taken when some aircrew members returned to the United States in October 1944.

Date: 1944, August 14
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058913
People gather at the Palazzo Venezia in Rome as Italy enters World War II and soldiers fight in France.

Italy enters World War II. A large number of people march on the streets in Rome, Italy. Colosseum seen in background. People gathered outside the Palazzo Venezia in Rome as Italy declares to enter World War II. Italian tanks advance in France. A wrecked tank on a field. Italian soldiers fire and aircraft in flight. Citroen Kegresse P19 half-track vehicle drives by. Artillery being fired and explosions occur.

Date: 1940, June 24
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059013
German Panzer troops deploy against invading Allies in France during World War 2

German troops of the 5th Panzer Army advance to engage invading Allied forces on the Western Front during World War II. Camouflaged German tanks and assault guns moving rapidly along French road while infantry walk alongside. Tanks position in a wooded glen, where German General of the Panzer Troops, Hasso von Manteuffel, confers with his staff. German tanks and infantry move across a field. A bandaged German soldier is assisted walking. Smoke rises due to artillery fire. German soldiers with bicycles. American prisoners of war are marched in a group. Artillery being fired. German tanks and troops in the streets of Luneville, France. A German soldier looks through binoculars. A U.S. armored vehicle in flames. Several captured U.S. halftracks.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675059381
American soldiers play and relax aboard a Liberty ship underway in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France.

U.S. soldiers aboard a ship underway in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France during World War II. The soldiers aboard a Liberty ship play a card game. A soldier rests on the deck of the ship. Another soldier at a 50 caliber machine gun. Two other soldiers aboard the ship.

Date: 1944, June 9
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059458
U.S. 8th Air Forces B-17s return to England after bombing Rouen, France during World War II.

U.S. Army Air Forces B-17s of the 8th Air Force, return after the first raid on Rouen, France during World War 2. Several U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 aircraft are seen coming in to land at an airfield in England. Brigadier General Ira Eaker who personally flew the B-17 "Yankee Doodle," to lead this mission, jumps from the aircraft and shakes hands with Major General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the 8th Air Force. (Other crew members of the B-17 "Yankee Doodle" are seen quietly leaving their aircraft.) Later, Eaker, smoking a cigar, is interviewed by a group of civilian and U.S. Army reporters.

Date: 1942, August 17
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059499