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U.S. Army Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division load and depart to parachute into France the night before D-day

Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles) prepare their equipment and prepare to drop behind enemy lines in France, the night before D-Day. They assemble in "sticks" and board C-47 transports painted in large white stripes to assure they will be recognized and not shot down by U.S. Navy ships, or other friendly fire. They are bid farewell by a three-star General. The aircraft take off one after another bound for the Normandy coast. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, June 5
Duration: 5 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038002
Post-invasion scenes, Normandy, France, following D-Day operations

A United States ship at the coast in Normandy, France soon after the D-Day Invasion of Normandy by the Allies. Barrage balloons seen above, in distance. Wounded soldiers on the deck of the ship. Dead soldiers being loaded on to a boat alongside.. High waves strike at the coast as a number of ships remain anchored at the harbor. Troops disembark from a landing barge. Wrecked and rusting jeep in foreground. A pile of spent cartridges in bottom of boat. Formation of Bombers flies overhead. Troops onboard a troop ship participate in a Roman Catholic Mass led by a Chaplain in ecclesiastic attire. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038036
Post-D-day invasion consolidating beachhead and logistical support of American troops in Normandy, France (WW2)

Formation of B-26 bombers overhead. Landing craft move toward shore. Normandy, France. Clutter of ships and vehicles. Barrage balloons overhead. Beach landing scene with United States Army Troops wading ashore past German obstacles on beach. Troops board landing barge. Wading ashore. Off-loading ammunition and supplies from truck. MPs direct traffic ashore. (World War II period)

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 3 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038037
Consolidating beachhead and harbor post-invasion of France, Normandy, France

Sailors on U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Normandy, France, after the D-Day invasion. Sailors on Navy ship fire antiaircraft guns. Troops transfer from ship to landing crafts, including LCI(L)-84 and LCI(L)-94. DUKW amphibious vehicle loaded with troops on land. Barrage Balloon on ground. U.S. Army soldiers standing atop a concrete gun battery bunker that had been used by German forces. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 2 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038038
Post D-Day invasion consolidating beachhead and harbor, Normandy, France

A number of ships are seen as barrage balloons fly over them in Normandy, France. Sailors of United States aboard a ship. High waves break at the pier. A container being lifted with a hook attached to a crane. Sailors fire a ship's deck gun. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038039
United States soldiers aboard LCM ship landing in Normandy, France as part of operations for Invasion of Europe

On or soon after D-Day invasion of Normandy France, a United States LCM ship approaches and hits the coast in Normandy, France as ramp splashes in water. B-26 bombers fly over head. Troops stand in a ship. LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel) or Higgins boat underway in water. It is seen turning around and returning from shore to ship as three men bail out with buckets. A dead man is seen floating in the water. United States Coast Guard rescue boat USCG-59 approaching a ship. Two medical staff work on an injured soldier partially covered in a blanket. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038040