Allied ships and aircraft prepare land in Normandy during D-Day in World War 2. Formation of Allied gliders are towed towards the coast of Normandy. Douglas C-47 pulling a glider. Allied warships sailing in rough, choppy waters off the coast of Normandy. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator drops six bombs. Various United States Army aircraft fly with distinctive “D-Day markings” (three white stripes and two black on the wings and fuselages). Bombs explosion. A formation of Martin B-26 Marauders. A ship fires rockets while being covered by smoke. B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. British infantrymen, wearing Pith helmets, on an LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) sailing towards Normandy. An LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) ship sailing. Allied aircraft flying over the English Channel.
Extended version of POV shot of Infantrymen onboard an LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) on the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) in World War 2. French houses can be seen on the background. Infantry disembark from the LCM after landing in Normandy beachhead. A soldier with a wedding ring gives his friend a reassuring pat on the back before they disembark from the LCM. Sea-going amphibious DD Sherman tanks (Duplex Drive tanks, nicknamed "Donald Duck tanks) moving towards beachhead in Normandy. United States soldiers in LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized). DD tanks on beachhead of Normandy. Soldiers disembark from LCM after arriving in beachhead.
A bomber takes off from an airfield for Normandy during World War 2. A group of bombers in flight. Free French 2nd Armored Division soldier looking up the sky. B-17 bombers flying. A German soldier looks up to see bombers. Bomber dropping bombs. German troops get out of a camouflaged truck. Close up of bomber pilot flying. Bomber cockpit with view of bomb sight. Bombs falling. A B-17 bomber dropping multiple bombs from its bomb bay. Anti-aircraft guns firing at bombers. A bomb lands on a factory. Aerial view of bombs landing onto crossroads. More B-17 bomber planes dropping bombs simultaneously. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers dropping bombs over Normandy. Multiple bombs fall on Normandy, creating clouds of explosion. United States General J. Lawton Collins and General Omar Bradley (wearing glasses) ascend stairs. United States troops remove camouflage branches from a Jeep. An M4 Sherman tank moves. Soldiers began moving as Operation Cobra has begun. “Marigny” and “St. Gilles” are highlighted from a map of Normandy. United States soldiers moving through a village with destroyed houses. A German soldier in foxhole aims his rifle. United States M4 Sherman tank passing stone house on road. German soldier with deep scar on his face. German soldier fires a rocket launcher (Raketenpanzerbüchse 54). Multiple explosions on field. German troops fire artillery at United States soldiers. German commander observes field using binoculars. German soldiers prepare to attack Allied troops. German soldiers running. A German soldier fires a Maschinengewehr 34, also known as the MG 34, machine gun. A German soldier throws a hand grenade. A Panzer IV firing at Allied positions. Explosions and thick smoke. United States soldiers crouch beside a hedgerow for cover. Soldiers carry supplies after fighting ceased for the day. Soldier sitting while holding a pistol. Soldiers moving and running with rifles. Tank artillery firing. An M4 Sherman tank drives through a forested road. United States soldier climbs a hedgerow. Soldiers firing artillery from under camouflage nets. A group of United States soldiers climb a hedgerow. Soldiers on top of a moving M4 Sherman tank. Two soldiers fire a mortar from a foxhole. An M4 Sherman tank moves across a field. American commander directs troops to climb over hedgerows. United States soldiers firing at Germans from behind a hedgerow. Soldier firing an M9 Bazooka. A soldier firing with an anti-tank rifle grenade launcher (M7 grenade launcher). Soldiers firing with an M1919 Browning machine gun. An M4 Sherman tank pass by a house. An Armored Column with M4 Sherman tanks enters the town of Saint-Gilles. Most houses in Saint-Gilles are damaged. Piles of rubble in Saint-Gilles. United States 7th Corps soldiers engage in street fighting with German troops in Saint-Gilles. Destroyed houses in Saint-Gilles. Tank firing at a house. Soldiers running far. United States soldier firing with machine gun behind bushes. A tank climbs up a hedgerow. United States soldiers climbing hedgerows. Soldier puts more shell into an artillery. Map of Normandy showing the town of Avranches.
British, Canadian and United States soldiers clear up beachheads, receive reinforcements in Normandy after D-Day in World War 2. Soldiers sit on the beach, a sign says “Navy Beach C.P.”. Infantrymen dig in on the beach for protection. Sitting behind sandbags, a soldier fixes his belongings. Reinforcements and new supplies arrive in Normandy. Reinforcement troops and equipment land on beach. Soldiers in moving US Army truck. M4 Sherman-dozer, a tank with a bulldozer blade and outfitted with snorkel exhaust to make it a wading tank, also known as a tank dozer, clears the beach. This M4 dozer was named "Double Trouble" and operated by the 70th Tank Battalion. A body is seen in the foreground. Soldiers land on beach from LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized). Reinforcements carry supplies on their backs. Heavy machinery and vehicles land on beach from ships. GMC CCKW cargo trucks on beachhead in Normandy. Armored tanks (M4 Sherman tanks) move into a French town. Soldiers walk in meadow. A light tank enters a road towards Ver-sur-Mer. The location might be La Platine, just outside Courseulles-Sur-Mer. A sign reading “Dump Mae West” indicates to soldiers where to drop their life preservers. An M10 tank destroyer crosses a bridge. Infantrymen move into beach and grassy field. A Mk IV Centaur tank crosses a bridge. United States soldiers march along wall, one carrying a metal detector. A soldier carries carries a heavy machine gun, possibly a Browning M1917, and ammunition belt on his shoulders. United States Infantrymen wade through muddy water, passing by the corpse of a German soldier.
Submerged tank with only turret visible offshore on D-Day. Landing craft sinks in rough waters as three soldiers cling to it during the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) in World War 2. United States soldiers jump into the water from sinking landing craft. Soldier swims to a lifesaver. Thick smoke from fire on the beach of Normandy. More Allied vehicles such as jeeps, trucks, and tanks, arrive on the beaches of Normandy. A United States GMC DUKW 353 amphibious truck with soldiers on the beach. A stone house on fire. Pillbox in ruins and on fire after assault by allied soldiers. A surviving German soldier partially buried in a trench brushes sand away from his face, trying not to suffocate.
Allied troops soon after D-Day landings at Normandy in World War 2. View of Cherbourg town destroyed by the Germans. A soldier near a wall. The destroyed docks. A soldier on a destroyed inland bridge. French women and a man welcome the Allied troops with bouquets on a destroyed bridge. Hundreds of German officers and soldiers taken prisoners marched on the street. A wounded prisoner in a wheel barrow.
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