P-47s of the 86th Fighter Group, distinguished by their bright red and white striped enpennages, are seen in operation at the Poretta Airfield, Casamozza, Corsica, during World War 2. Several P-47s (with razor back canopies) are seen parked on the field. One P-47 takes off and another lands.
The Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Landing vehicle tracked (LVT) underway on Normandy beach. A tank in the background. (LCM) coming up towards the beach. LCM being pulled off the beach. It advances on the beach. A rubbled house. Landing craft in the background. Liberty ship at anchor. Coast Guardsmen standing about a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI). LST alongside the liberty ship. Coast Guardsmen in the background. Two men working on the windlass in the background. A sea going tug towing a caisson. Task Force in the background. Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) underway at sea. Normandy beach in the background. Barrage balloons and liberty ship in the background.
The Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. A sign reads: 'US Coast Guard Ruley C.Pho.M.'. Coast Guard Cutter, Task Force and barrage balloons in the background. Men working on a ship. They hold up canned Vienna sausages on the main deck of the ship. Vienna sausages are taken out of can and put onto tray. Deep cliff that drops down to the sea. Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) underway in the background. Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) loaded with troops. Sunken ships in the background. Sunken boat with Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) alongside. British trawler with two barges behind it. Patrol boat, sunken ships and another patrol boat in the background. LCI washed upon the beach at Normandy.
The Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. A sign reads: 'US Coast Guard Ruley C.Pho.M.'. Coast Guard patrol boats underway. Sunken ship in the background. Bow section of the patrol boat. British LCT and two American LCTs underway. Sunken liberty ship in the background. Waves washing over the sunken ship. Landing craft in very rough water. LCT anchored. Waves breaking over the stern.
German anti-aircraft batteries firing at enemy aircraft, shooting down many Allied forces aircraft around Dunkirk and the English Channel in the Battle of Dunkirk during World War II. A parachuting British soldier. German soldier in anti-aircraft battery fires at an aircraft. Anti-aircraft gun turrets firing, shooting down a fighter. A British Supermarine Spitfire fighter descends and crash-lands in the English Channel.
A Dewoitine D.520 belonging to the French Air Force after it was shot down by German forces in Dunkirk during World War II. Destroyed French and British aircraft and military vehicles in the aftermath of the Battle of Dunkirk. Town sign reads “Dunkerque” (“Dunkirk” in French). Aftermath of Dunkirk after German occupation. The Belfry of Saint-Eloi (Rue Clemenceau, Dunkerque) with a flag waving. The town of Dunkirk is devastated. Military vehicles, guns and equipment left behind after the Battle of Dunkirk are scattered all over the town. Devastated ships in flames at the Dunkirk Harbor, emitting dark smoke.
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