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Allied capture of Cherbourg France, during World War II.

Allied capture of Cherbourg, France, on June 25th, 1944, in World War 2. German prisoners of war marching under guard, with hands on their heads following surrender. Aerial vies of the Cherbourg harbor, extensively sabotaged by the Germans. Allied engineers working to repair the port. Power shovels, welders, and divers seen at work. Troops moving up the peninsula from Cherbourg. Weapons being distributed to French members of the Maquis guerilla resistance, in Allied occupied areas. French irregular soldiers firing against German forces in mountains, and sabotaging German facilities. Numerous dead bodies of French civilian villagers, killed by a Battalion of the Nazi SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment "Der Führer" (an infantry regiment of 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich"), and destroyed buildings in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane where the massacre took place. Temporary stakes marking their graves.

Location: France
Date: 1944, June 25
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060101
U.S.troops advance to Saint Lo in operation Cobra. U.S. 3rd Army advancing rapidly into Rennes, France, in World War II

Map showing path of Allied advance after D-day invasion in World War 2. German Marshal Rommel with staff. German artillery and armor firing. American heavy artillery, armor, and infantry advancing toward St. Lo in operation Cobra. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, Lieutenant General Lesley James McNair, and Major General J. Lawton Collins, walking near the battle front. U.S. Army Air forces B-26 bombers dropping bombs at the front lines.(General McNair was killed by friendly bombers on July 25th in these operations.) U.S. infantry entering Saint Lo. House to house fighting and German soldiers taken prisoner.U.S.Sherman tanks firing point blank at houses and buildings.Large number of German prisoners being marched under guard with their hands over their heads. A wounded Allied officer being helped into a vehicle. Women and children refugees walking and in horse drawn wagons.French woman sorts through rubble trying to salvage some belongings. African American tank crewmen of the 761st Tank Battalion, operating with the U.S. 3rd Army, seen relaxing against a stone wall; cleaning their tank guns; and driving their Sherman tanks at high speed along dirt roads.General George Patton, Commander of the 3rd Army, looking through binoculars. French civilians waving enthusiastically as American armor drives through their villages. American forces arriving in Rennes, France, greeted by huge crowds and church bells ringing.

Location: France
Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060103
Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson and Lieutenant General Brehon Somervell arrive at 1st Division headquarters in France.

U.S. officials arrive at U.S. 1st Division headquarters in France during World War II. U.S. Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson and U.S. Army Lieutenant General Brehon Somervell are greeted by Commanding General Clarence Huebner of U.S. 1st Infantry Division as they arrive at the headquarters.

Location: France
Date: 1944, August 22
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060381
American P-47 fighter planes painted with D-Day Invasion stripes land on dirt airfield in France during World War II.

Several American P-47 aircraft landing at a rough dirt airfield in France during World War II. They are painted with D-Day invasion stripes. After landing one of the P-47s blows large amounts of dirt and dust with its propeller, as it parks.

Location: France
Date: 1944, June
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060430
Medics seated around a woman and her newborn baby, at 128th Evacuation hospital in France during World War II.

U.S. army evacuation hospital in France during World War II. A woman who has just given birth is tended by staff of the 128th Evacuation Hospital, as she is lying on a cot with her newborn infant. Medical officers exiting the tent.

Location: France
Date: 1944, June 22
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060434
U.S. troops embark for the United States from France following their European service in World War II.

U.S. troops prepare to embark for the United States from France at the conclusion of their service in Europe during World War II, but before the end of the war, so it is regarded as a 30 day furlough. Soldiers stand in line and receive awards and recognitions for their service. The troops go through a chow line and eat food. Soldiers march and smiling U.S. Army soldiers board waiting trucks. The soldiers carry barracks bags as they board troop transport ships, embarking on the voyage back to America. Narrator notes that they will still be needed to help in the fight against the Japanese.

Location: France
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060887
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