Soldiers of Allied army at a firing squad chamber used by the Nazi forces, during World War II in France (the Balard shooting range in Issy-les-Moulineaux). The stakes where people were tied prior to their execution. The soldiers imitate the execution practices used by the Germans. Pieces of clothes and a rosary of those who were executed by Nazi forces.
U.S. Army Waco CG-4A combat gliders viewed from the ground where others have already landed, in France on D-Day during World War 2. One lands successfully. Another looms overhead near trees, makes a landing, and while sliding a long way to a stop, noses over completely and is destroyed.
United States Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery arrives in Augsburg, Germany during World War II. A C-47 plane of the United States Army Air Force lands on a runway strip. Jefferson Caffery descends from the plane. He is greeted by Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch at the airfield. They sit in their cars.
Rations load for soldiers and antiaircraft guns prepared in England, prior to the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France during World War II. A military truck backs into a ration dump. Truck driver and other men load boxes of field ration in the trucks. A U.S. Army Sargent takes record of the material loaded in trucks. A unit of antiaircraft guns under camouflaged cover and a soldier walks near them. Trucks loaded with ration packets stand near road.
United States soldiers at a base camp in England, prior to the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France during World War II. Soldiers line outside a shower unit. They take off their clothes for shower at an enclosed area. A soldier dries himself with a towel after the shower.
Preparations for the D-Day invasion on France by Allied Forces, during World War II. Navy ships and LCV, LCT sail from British harbors. British and other Allied soldiers loaded with battle packs and rifles. Tanks and jeeps loaded on ships and LCV. Soldiers climb cargo nettings on the ships. Warships and boats loaded with soldiers move on ocean. Aerial view of invasion fleet at sea. Views from practice invasion run or rehearsal, with bombing and explosions at sea. Explosions in water from bombing. Soldiers reach the beach and advance.
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