Allied tankers in Port-en-Bessin after the Normandy landings in World War 2. Allied tankers tied up in the wharf of Port-en-Bessin for the newly installed Ship-to-Shore gasoline transfer. Sign says “NO SMOKING”. Men flange flexible hose to outlet valves of a tanker connecting directly to pipelines on shore. A Frenchman gesturing and standing near pipelines. A man turns valve. Gasoline pipelines. Men working on portable units used for pumping 80 octane gasoline via pipelines to inland storage tanks. Pipelines of various sizes from the shore to a forest. A sign says “NO SMOKING” in a forest with pipelines. Storage tanks for gasoline. A storage tank with sandbag fortification. Pumps used for inland storage tanks. Men filling a United States Army tank truck from a storage tank. A United States soldier pushes a lever. Gasoline flows from hose to tank truck. A soldier fills 5-gallon containers with gasoline from an army tank truck. Soldiers load 5-gallon gasoline containers to a truck. A United States soldier fills up a truck with a 5-gallon gasoline jerrycan in France. Gasoline is poured on a truck fuel tank.
The sailing of the Free French 2nd Armored Division on the English Channel to France during World War 2. Groups of soldiers standing and sitting on deck. Soldiers start singing, merrymaking as a group. Soldier playfully touches his friend’s hat, also tapping his shoulder. A French soldier smiles, begins to sing. Free French Algerian soldiers stroking a pet rabbit. An Algerian soldier showing their pet rabbit on camera.
Various military vehicles in transport to Allied forces-held Cherbourg, France during World War 2. The roof of a Red Cross truck. Free French soldiers going down with a rope net to a landing craft. A Red Cross truck is hoisted up from a ship, transferring to a landing craft. Soldiers and military vehicles such as trucks and armored carriers on a landing craft. A landing craft filled with soldiers and military vehicles, such as trucks and armored carriers, pulls away. A landing craft on the English Channel.
French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters lead away captured German soldiers at La Grange Aux Cercles in France during World War 2. French women and men watch the captured German soldiers being led away with their hands up. A dog follows the French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters. German prisoners enter the prisoners-of-war compound. Close view of German POWs faces.
French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters lead away captured German soldiers out of La Grange Aux Cercles in France during World War 2. French soldiers and civilians look on as German prisoners march with their hands on their heads. A soldier loads a camera with film as he stands on top of an armored vehicle. French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters and German prisoners marching on the streets. An elderly French Forces Interior (FFI) fighter looks at the camera with a smile . Rear view of German prisoners marching as they pass a building with sign "Hotel Du Cadran."
A French soldier (with an anchor symbol on his helmet) talks with a French civilian. A United States Army truck with soldiers and French volunteers move away from a damaged bridge. A vehicle drives on a damaged bridge. Poles planted to the ground by Germans to prevent glider landings of the Allies near Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont Saint-Michel 50170, France).
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