Troops on the beachheads during the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Allied fleet of ships firing artillery at German positions on the coast of Normandy. Waves crash at rocky cliffs as United States soldiers assemble on Omaha Beach. United States soldiers use shovels to dig in on against cliff face. An injured soldier lies down on the trench while watching another soldier dig. Soldiers assembling TNT explosive charges and detonating cord.
Troops receive medical care on the beachheads during the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Injured and dead soldiers on the beach after German firing ends. United States soldiers carry dead on stretchers against cliff faces. An injured soldier without a shirt being treated for wounds. Soldier holds an IV fluid bag while a medic treats a patient. A United States medic treats a German soldier’s hand wound. Two captured German soldiers sitting on beach.
Barrage balloons fly over Allied fleet during the invasion of Normandy during World War II. A flag with 4 stars on the mast the HMS Apollo where United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower sails. United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Admiral Bertram Ramsay talk while they observe the invasion of Normandy onboard a ship. United States General Omar Bradley climbs a rope ladder to join General Eisenhower and Admiral Ramsey. Soldiers standing in formation upon the arrival of British General Bernard L. Montgomery. Aides assist General Montgomery as he comes aboard ship. Admiral Bertram Ramsay, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Bernard L. Montgomery smiling together.
A German map depicting the French, British and Belgian cities located near the English Channel during World War II. German Luftwaffe pilots preparing their Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters. Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) and night-fighter ace Helmut Lent briefing with officers. Helmut Lent smiling. A fighter spinner propeller begins to move. Helmut Lent’s Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter takes off from the airfield. A group of German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters taking off. German gunmen shooting at Allied aircraft with Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun. German crew with 88-mm FlaK-37 anti-aircraft artillery shooting at Allied aircraft in France. Crash site of a United States bomber shot down by German forces. Bent propellers and smoldering wreckage of crashed plane. A downed Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber captured by German forces after a belly landing. German troops capture United States crewmen standing next to parachutes and wrecked plane. German soldiers frisk captured crewmen. German soldiers lead captured crewmen away.
French casualties due to allied air raids during World War 2. Houses and storefronts on fire during an air raid. German troops respond to fires. Two men evacuate a girl. A French family hugging. German troops transport French casualties on stretchers. An upset French woman comforting her daughter. French men and women watch as German medics evacuate patients and casualties into trucks. A German soldier delivers mail to slit trenches. German troops reading mail. German troops sharing mail to each other. A young German soldier smokes a pipe. German SS soldier eating bread while smiling. A German SS soldier smoking a cigarette and smiling. A SS Division Hitlerjugend Commander shakes hands with officers after presenting decorations. Soldiers respond with a Nazi salute.
German paratroops prepare to aid mechanized troops and infantry moving up near Saint-Lo during the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. Luftwaffe General der Fallschirmtruppe (Paratroop General) Eugen Meindl meets the paratroopers of the 3rd Division of the 2nd Parachute Corps. General Eugen Meindl talks to German officials. Troops perform the Nazi Salute as General Meindl on a camouflaged vehicle drives away. German infantry and mechanize troops deliberate on plan and prepare for mobilization. Road sign reads “N174 Saint-Lo”. Camouflaged German tanks, one a Panzer IV, taking the N174 highway to Saint-Lo. Close up of German officer with soldiers in tank. German troops smiling while marching on foot. German soldier in camouflage holding a Panzerschreck (German bazooka gun) grabs a trench shovel from a comrade and runs to his position. German troops use trench shovels to dig in. German soldier uses binoculars. Two soldiers fire a mortar. German soldier sits under a tree. A German soldier uses a field telephone. A German soldier wears a “Backpack” infantry radio behind his back. A group of German soldiers sitting. A German soldier communicates through morse code in the field. German troops reading a map. Medics carry an injured German soldier. German SS (Schutzstaffel) soldier with a limp leg speaking to other soldiers. Close-up views of SS insignia on uniform.
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