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Paratroopers put on life jackets and board planes before D-Day (WW2)

United States Army paratroopers hold a briefing near a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport plane in England during World War II. A paratrooper puts a life vest (Mae West) on another paratrooper. The paratroopers board the plane one by one. Paratroopers march on airstrip.

Date: 1944, June 5
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080752
Major General Maxwell Taylor decorates 101st Airborne Division soldiers (WW2)

Major General Maxwell D. Taylor decorates a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division, 502nd Infantry Regiment in Europe during World War II. Side view of the soldier shows the heart symbol on his helmet and a patch of the 101st Airborne Division. General Taylor and the soldier shake hands and salute to each other. General Taylor decorates more officers and men of the 101st Airborne Division. Four soldiers with flags stand behind the line of soldiers being decorated by Taylor. A hand picks up and shows one of the medals on the table. General Taylor gets out of a sedan staff car. He walks to review the position and salutes the colors. 101st Airborne Division salute the colors.

Date: 1944, August 31
Duration: 2 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080753
Staff officer points to sand table model and discusses plans (WW2)

A United States Army staff officer points out terrain features on sand table model outdoors in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. He holds a photograph on one hand and a stick on another. He points with his hand. The officer’s stick points to the model. The officer is joined by other officers, including a staff sergeant. Officers crowd around the sand table model. An officer leans on desk while working outdoors. His left leg stands on a wooden chair. He is joined by another officer who shows him a board. The two officers discuss plans together. A Quonset hut is seen in the background. A third officer joins in, delivering a document. The officers discuss plans and view the sand table model for reference.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080755
Paratroopers gather before D-Day (WW2)

Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division and the 502nd Infantry Regiment (502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment) arrive at an airfield for troop carriers in World War II. The troops happily wave with their helmets at the camera as they carry supplies. Some of the paratroopers’ faces are darkened. The paratroopers crowd to hear orders of the day. Some of the paratroopers’ helmets are seen with the distinctive heart shaped symbol of the 502nd Infantry Regiment. Paratroopers put on their life vests (Mae West) and chutes. The jump master gives out last minute instructions. Three paratroopers with blackened faces discuss plans. Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton bids good luck to a paratrooper chaplain and a medical corps officer before the paratroopers board their Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport plane. Paratroopers climb aboard the transport plane. General Brereton presents a paratrooper with a rabbit’s foot as a good luck charm Nose of Douglas C-47 Skytrain “That's All, Brother” (N88874) before taking off for Normandy, France on D-Day.

Date: 1944, June 5
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080756
Major General Richard Gale addresses troops as they prepare for D-Day (WW2)

British Major General Richard N. Gale gives a final message to airborne troops at the headquarters of the British Sixth Airborne Division in Harwell, England a day before D-Day in World War II. The airborne troops raise their berets. A British pathfinder officer briefs his men. He points to a map. The soldiers huddle together to discuss plans. Airborne troops receive supplies and food rations in cans. The troops also receive their salaries in French Francs. A box labeled “Invasion Currency France” and French Francs on the table. A hand counts French Franc bills. A pair of hands hold French Francs currency. The soldiers inspect their French Francs. British soldiers paint white star identification bands on field equipment. A soldier tests a radio set. A group of soldiers inspect shrapnel mines, small alarms, and ammunition. A soldier inspects a Bren machine gun. Another soldier inspects a pistol. A soldier locks a submachine gun. Trooper sharpen a knife. Soldier puts bullets into his Ammunition pouch. Troops break camp and depart for glider and airborne carrier bases at dusk. They synchronize their wrist watches. The soldiers load their supplies on the back of trucks. Trucks with troops drive away.

Date: 1944, June 5
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080757
Allied soldiers load weapons and supplies into gliders before D-Day (WW2)

Allied Horsa gliders parked on an airfield in England before D-Day during World War II. Soldiers load a six pounder anti-aircraft gun into a glider. A British soldier drives a Jeep on a ramp into a transport plane. Soldiers roll a large cylindrical container containing guns and ammunition. They place it into a pile. The troops load the container into a glider. A British Horsa glider being towed. British path finder paratroopers put on black face paint and helmets.

Date: 1944, June 5
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080758