American B-26 bombers hitting ground targets during Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. Smoke billows up from bombed targets. White stripes visible on aircraft wings. Bombs fall over targets. White smoke rises from exploding targets. Large formation of B-26s. Views of bombs falling and striking various targets, including industrial complexes, rivers, bridges, ships, roads, and clusters of buildings.
American B-26 Marauder bombers striking ground targets during Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. Formation of B-26 bombers. View of B-26 formation from rear gunners position, with his gun and sights visible. Bombs falling over a French town. Smoke billows up from bombed town. Vast Allied invasion fleet seen underway, below. Invasion stripes painted on wings of the bombers. Plume of smoke rising from a burning invasion ship.
A Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) seen beached, sideways, on the shore at near the E-1 Draw of Omaha Beach, during resupply operations following the Normandy invasion in World War 2. A bluff rises close to shore in the background, leaving a narrow shoreline and narrow path (draw) through the bluffs. Camera shows Landing Ship Tank (LST), number 281, near the shore with troops on her deck. U.S. troops are seen walking along the shoreline past wreckage of landing craft and their cargoes. Two Amphibious vehicles (DukWs) move from the shore into the water, past the beached hulk of LCI number 434. They appear to be headed toward LST 281, which is shown again.
U.S. Army soldiers coming ashore from D-Day landing crafts during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. View of some 5th Engineering Battalion soldiers rescued from a wrecked landing craft during the invasion. View of a wrecked landing craft. A landing craft on the shore. U.S. army medics treat the rescued soldiers. Landing craft of LST-51 reaches shore and U.S. soldiers come ashore from the landing craft. A view of the troops on Omaha beach strewn with gear. Some injured soldiers with wound dressings grab inflatables and board the landing craft at shore. Landing Craft Tank 29 (LCT-29) seen at shore. Heavy wind and surf pins a landing craft at shore as it works to free itself and return to ship.
The Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. A sign reads: 'US Coast Guard Ruley C.Pho.M.'. Coast Guard patrol boats underway. Sunken ship in the background. Bow section of the patrol boat. British LCT and two American LCTs underway. Sunken liberty ship in the background. Waves washing over the sunken ship. Landing craft in very rough water. LCT anchored. Waves breaking over the stern.
A United States Army officer briefs the men of a tank destroyer company in Normandy during World War 2. Members of a tank destroyer company are seated in an open field, listening to the U.S. Army Officer. A soldier with a Tank Destroyer Battalion “Hellcat" insignia on his shoulder. United States Army officer uses a stick as a pointer while briefing the men. Soldiers stand up and clear the field after the briefing ended. United States Army officer puts on his helmet and leaves. MP directs traffic back to the road. An M3 half-track vehicle labeled “3-11 LIBRA” leaves the assembly area and moves to the highway. A soldier in a motorcycle follows the M3 half-track to the highway.
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