United States 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion near Carentan, France during World War II. Soldiers of 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion set up a mortar in a field. A soldier sights through the sighting bar of the mortar.
United States 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion near Carentan, France during World War II. Soldiers of 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion in a field as one of them carries a shell. Soldiers load shells into the mortar and fire. A soldier cleans the mortar. After completion of firing soldiers cover the mortar with a camouflage net. A soldier speaks over a field phone.
Allied troops at a company rest area on the Periers front below Carentan, France during World War II. A supply jeep loaded with socks, clothing, bedrolls and other equipment pulls into the company rest area. The soldiers reach for socks.
U.S. troops in Carentan, France during World War II. Officers and men of the 101st Airborne Division in a town square. Soldiers stand in formation. Buildings in the background. U.S. Army General Maxwell D Taylor delivers a speech. Major General Troy H Middleton pins a Silver Star on Brigadier General Anthony C McAuliffe. Children watch the soldiers. Soldiers stand at attention in a line. Civilians watch from the balcony of a building. A soldier shakes hands with the civilians. French civilians give flowers to the soldiers.
U.S. troops in Carentan, France during World War II. Officers and men of the 101st Airborne Division in a town square. Soldiers stand in formation. Buildings in the background. The soldiers are awarded medals. French civilians watch from the windows of a building.
Film opens with map of western coast and towns in France. Camouflaged trucks filled with German infantry drive along rural French road in World War 2. Closeup of smiling soldiers in one truck. A makeshift sign reads (in German) "One-way street to the front." A soldier passes out newspapers to other soldiers riding bicycles. Closeup of a soldier reading the newspaper. Closeup of the paper has headline reading (in German) "Eisenhower has not surprised us." Troops on bicycles ride through a village. Large wooden sign warns (in German) that the enemy understands things you might say about military activities. Camouflaged vehicles drive along a road, passing overturned civilian vehicles at the sides of the road. View from rear of German soldier on motorcycle, with foliage on his helmet, looking skyward for aircraft. Formations of Allied aircraft are seen overhead, and German troops seek protection in ditches at side of the road. Scene shifts to German troops firing anti-aircraft guns at the planes. Black flak clouds are seen near the Allied airplanes. A lone B-17 bomber is seen overhead. Next, burning wreckage of an aircraft is seen strewn across a field. No markings are visible on the wreckage. A sign identifies the town of Avranches in Southern France. German infantry enter the war-torn town on civilian cars and other vehicles of opportunity and motorcycles. A German half track personnel carrier tows an artillery field piece.
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