Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II (D-Day). Men allotted currency to be used during the invasion. Men help to unload parapak bundles from a truck. They attach parapaks to under side of a fuselage of United States C-47 aircraft. A fuel truck parked in front of a C-47 plane, 440th TG on bumper of the truck. A C-47 names 'Marry Lousie' as a mechanic works on its engine. Men load trucks and equipment upon a Landing Ship Tank (LST). Men of 101st Air Borne Infantry Division board a LST. LST and U 310 on the side.
Final preparations for Allied invasion of Normandy, France (D-Day) during World War II. On day before the Normandy invasion an officer briefs pilots about the first flight of invasion. Commanding General of an Airborne Division talks to men in an open field. Paratroopers offer prayers at a service prior to the invasion. Troop Carrier Command area with tents and personnel. Paratroopers inspected by General Dwight D Eisenhower. Paratroopers with their faces blackened.
D-Day Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Airborne paratrooper soldiers march on air field in groups. Men relax beneath aircraft. Men inspect the parapaks. Men apply camouflage make up on each others faces. A man reads out a message from Supreme Commander. Equipment loaded, man eats pineapple and other checks sub machine guns. Indian paratroopers in full battledress and equipment. Men inspected by pilot and crew chief and then by a jump master. Paratroopers board an aircraft. One British paratrooper with British type ammunition leg pack assisted by another paratrooper into the aircraft. Men march across air field. C-47 planes take off for invasion.
Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. United States C-47 aircraft in flight at early dawn. Interior of aircraft paratroopers prepare to jump and attach lines to overhead cables. Men bail out of aircraft. Paratroopers land jump from nearly 40 C-47 planes. Paratroopers load into aircrafts at dusk. Aircrafts in flight, CG 4A gliders descend.
United States forces preparing for the invasion of Normandy, France, during World War 2. Four United States Coast Guardsmen sit cross-legged and smoke cigarettes, on board a landing craft docked in England, three days before D-Day. A life raft in the background. They simultaneously take off their hats and lower their heads to reveal radical haircuts that collectively spell "HELL."
United States Navy Patrol torpedo boats underway in British waters before the invasion of France during World War II. Bow of a United States PT boat as it patrols along with others. Men on the deck of the boat. A 50 caliber machine gunner. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft towing Horsa gliders at medium altitudes overhead, while C-47s without gliders fly in the opposite direction at very low altitudes over the water.
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