Road graders and bulldozers leveling a new airstrip in Normandy after the D-Day landings in World War II. Rolls of Marston Mat steel planking in the foreground. A Piper L-4 plane lands and takes off from the new strip. A United States soldier radio operator working with a colleague.
United States Army Jeeps and motorcycle moving along dirt road in Normandy after the D-Day landings in World War II. Infantry troops proceed along on foot as seen from a moving Jeep. Vehicles cross a pontoon bridge. Some soldiers rest on the side of a narrow road. A soldier inspects an upturned, wrecked German tank near Carentan, France. Infantry soldiers march as they enter Carentan.
United States Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport plane in flight over Holland during World War II. A glider is being towed as seen from one of the aircrafts towing it. Two Douglas C-47 Skytrain planes towing the glider. Formation of gliders crossing the English Channel to the Netherlands. Aerial view of a flooded village in the Netherlands.
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.
United States Army 8th Air Force bombers lined at an airstrip in England the night before D-Day in World War II. U.S. General Brereton gives a signal for take-off. The bombers take off one by one in the night. Soldiers wave to bid them good luck. 8th Air Force Martin B-26 Marauder bombers in flight. A formation of bombers flying towards France. Gun turret inside a bomber. Allied invasion fleet sails closer to the coast of France at dawn. 8th Air Force fighters fly over the Channel Islands and the French shoreline. Allied bombers bombing the coast of Normandy prior to the ground forces landing there. Bombers release bombs over enemy shore batteries. Bombs hitting German controlled targets and smoke rising from bomb sites.
British Royal Navy minelayer HMS Apollo during the Normandy D-Day landings in World War II with barrage balloons in the background. Mast of the HMS Apollo with a four-star flag. Allied commanders such as Allied Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Naval Commander in Chief Admiral Bertram Ramsay, and staff officers from SHAEF meet onboard the HMS Apollo a day after Allied landings in Normandy. United States General Omar Bradley arrives at the HMS Apollo in an LCM. General Bradley climbs aboard the HMS Apollo. He is greeted by General Eisenhower. British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery later joins the Allied commanders onboard the HMS Apollo. Montgomery salutes as he is welcomed by the crew. General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery smile and talk.
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