On 26th May 1940, Over 300,000 allied troops evacuate beaches in Dunkirk, France during World War II. A beach at Dunkirk. Smoke rises due to bombardment. Allied British and French troops being taken aboard British ships. Smoke rises due to attack by German forces. Troops evacuating in small boats. Allied troops are taken aboard a ship by British troops. The troops in boats underway approaching a ship. Buildings burning in the background. The troops wade through water and approach a ship. British troops help other Allied troops aboard a ship. Smoke in the sky. Evacuated troops aboard the ship. A soldier looks at the smoke rising from the beach. Barrage balloons in flight. The troops climb up a ladder. Allied troop are greeted by British troops in Britain. The troops disembarking from the ship. Two soldiers help a wounded. The troops help the injured in disembarking from the ship. A soldier eats food. The evacuated Allied troops look out from the windows of a train. The troops smiling and eating. The troops smoke cigarettes. Evacuees at a railroad station. Clip is from a UN newsreel dated May 9, 1963, recounting events years earlier.
Invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. A U.S. Landing Craft Tank (LCT-592) on Utah beach with its ramp open. Jeeps aboard the LCT. U.S. soldiers bring metal over to use as ramps. The soldiers try to start a jeep. They lay mats so that vehicles can come off the ramp on the beach.
Invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. The main deck of a transport ship. Rigging in the foreground. Crew falling in for inspection on the deck. Coast Guard (CG) crew and U.S. soldiers fall in for inspection. A deck house in the background. A Division Officer looks over his division. A Coast Guard Captain walks between CGs who are standing according to their ranks and inspects crew. Coast Guardsmen as they open ranks and the officer inspects. Coast Guard officers falling and join inspection party. Two ranks of Coast Guard enlisted men as they open ranks and salute. The captain inspects the ranks. The captain and an executive officer walk down the deck and duck under the rigging. The Captain approaches and inspects the Coast Guard ranks. Coast Guard Ranks.
Invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. A task force, two patrol frigates and a Landing Craft Infantry at anchor. A heavy cruiser of Baltimore Class underway. The heavy cruiser is bombarding. Smoke rises from it. A Landing Ship Tank being anchored in the background. The deck of a ship in the foreground. A U.S. Navy personnel on the deck of the ship. He looks around and walks off. Another personnel wearing a helmet walks on the deck. He stands near a covered gun on the deck and looks on. The Landing Ship Tank and a landing craft in the background.
Invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Three 20mm anti aircraft gun crew members fire the gun. Two 20mm gun crews firing. A 20mm gun crew member firing a gun. A crew member takes out an empty magazine and puts in another. A 50 caliber gun.
Tugs tow Phoenix units for making an artificial harbor at Normandy beachhead in France during World War II. Phoenix (reinforced concrete caisson) units are towed. Tugs towing Phoenix units. A ship underway. The Phoenix units being towed to a position for sinking. Ships underway. Gun crew at stations on Phoenix units. Barrage balloons flying in the background. Landing Ship Tanks approach a beach. An LST approaches the beach. Other ships in the background.
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