A wartime project "Phoenix" concrete caisson being towed in water off Portsmouth harbor in England. British military personnel aboard the caisson. The caisson is identified as "A 30" indicating it is destined to be part of an artificial harbor (code-named "Mulberry") at Omaha beach in the Normandy invasion of World War II. An antiaircraft gun is mounted on a platform at the top of the caisson. Royal engineers turn valves to allow water to enter interior chambers of the caisson, where the water level rises to 23 feet. British troops take up positions on the superstructure of the caisson.
Allied ships underway in sea, barrage balloons fly over head at a beach in Toulon, France. Anti aircraft gun at the beach. Allied soldiers in a jeep move on a street in the city, followed by German prisoners. Prisoners run on the street. (World War II period).
Houses and buildings in Toulon, France. With smoke rises from behind a building as Allies shell a German fort. Palm trees in foreground as shelling continues and smoke rises upwards.
After Allied occupation of Toulon, France members of FFI ( French Forces of the Interior ) questions civilians outside a house. A French flag hoisted outside the house. German prisoners march on a street as Allied soldiers guard them.
A large crowd gathers outside the City Hall (17 Rue de la République, 06500 Menton, France) in Menton, France during World War II. Barber shaves hair of a girl collaborationist as people stand in the background look at her and mock her. Another female Nazi German-collaborator stands among the viewers. A barber shaves the head of a young woman as she sits in a chair and large crowd watches her outside the City Hall.
Aerial views of the city of Menton in France. Houses in the city with mountains in the background. Shoreline of Monaco, Monte Carlo. A French soldier looks at the view from above the shore. (World War II period).
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