British military equipment is massed for the attack on Caen after the Allied Normandy landings in World War 2. British tanks covered with tree branches and net as camouflage. Rows of British tanks (likely the Mk IV Churchill tanks) park in a field near Caen. Red Cross medical ambulance trucks near Caen. Red Cross medics unload supplies from ambulance trucks. British forces moving into Caen for an attack. British Army trucks and jeeps move towards Caen.
British Army General Bernard Montgomery with his staff during the Battle of Caen in World War 2. General Montgomery speaks with a Naval Liaison Officer. General Montgomery and British soldiers meeting in a forest. Soldiers refer to a map during the meeting. British Army soldiers in tanks (likely Mk IV Churchill tanks) approach Caen. A British Army tank covered in foliage moves towards Caen. British soldiers move towards Caen. A tank fires in the darkness. Silhouettes of German soldiers raising their hands to surrender. British soldiers moving though the fields. Captured German soldiers raise their hands.
Soldiers of the Canadian Army, probably of the 2nd Armoured Brigade, advance from Carpiquet airfield to Caen during World War 2. Canadian tanks and armored tracked vehicles move through rough roads toward Caen. Tanks passing by leafless trees. A Canadian soldier sits on top of a Ram cruiser tank that is underway. M-4 Sherman tanks are also seen as Canadian troops travel to Caen.
Canadian soldiers advancing through the city of Caen during the Battle of Caen in World War 2. Canadian Sherman tanks outside Caen. Several Canadian 25pdr SP tracked Sexton self-propelled artillery vehicles firing. Planes dropping incendiaries. Canadian soldiers, some wearing helmets covered in foliage for camouflage, carefully move through field. A German prisoner throws up his hands and surrenders to Canadian forces. A burning armored vehicle. A Canadian soldier during a mop-up of a destroyed house. Canadian soldiers walk through rubble in Caen. A British Churchill Tank AVRE underway in Caen. Bombed houses in Caen as Canadian soldiers perform a mop-up operation.
A United States Army officer briefs the men of a tank destroyer company in Normandy during World War 2. Members of a tank destroyer company are seated in an open field, listening to the U.S. Army Officer. A soldier with a Tank Destroyer Battalion “Hellcat" insignia on his shoulder. United States Army officer uses a stick as a pointer while briefing the men. Soldiers stand up and clear the field after the briefing ended. United States Army officer puts on his helmet and leaves. MP directs traffic back to the road. An M3 half-track vehicle labeled “3-11 LIBRA” leaves the assembly area and moves to the highway. A soldier in a motorcycle follows the M3 half-track to the highway.
United States military vehicles in Avranches, Normandy during World War 2. Tanks, armored vehicles, army jeeps move into the center of Avranches. Most buildings in Avranche show significant damage. French men and women welcome the incoming United States military vehicles in Avranche. A storefront with signs saying “Charcuterie” and “Café de hotel de ville”. A French grandmother waves her white napkin while others wave their hands at United States Army forces arriving in Avranche. A soldier on top of a moving M4 Sherman tank.
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