United States military vehicles in Avranches, Normandy during World War 2. Tanks, armored vehicles, army jeeps move into the center of Avranches. Most buildings in Avranche show significant damage. French men and women welcome the incoming United States military vehicles in Avranche. A storefront with signs saying “Charcuterie” and “Café de hotel de ville”. A French grandmother waves her white napkin while others wave their hands at United States Army forces arriving in Avranche. A soldier on top of a moving M4 Sherman tank.
Red Cross ambulances and other Free French military vehicles passing through Périers, Manche in Normandy during World War 2. Buildings in Périers are almost complete ruins. Three soldiers on the back of a truck. Some ambulances with a roll of camouflage net on top. Military trucks of various sizes follow the ambulances.
German prisoners under guard by United States soldiers during the Battle of St. Lo in Normandy during World War 2. German prisoners-of-war are being searched for items by the United States soldiers. German soldiers are being questioned by United States soldiers. A United States soldier inspects the coat of a German soldier before frisking full body. Soldiers wearing tags and Red Cross armbands. Captured German soldiers with tags are standing near a destroyed house. Two of the German soldiers appear to be non-white, and are thus probably Ostlegionen from the Turkestan Legion. French locals, two men and a woman, gaze at the German soldiers. A German soldier receives two canned food as part of his ration.
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.
Views from a helicopter,approaching and circling U.S. 101st Airborne Division Fire Support Base (FSB) Normandy, on top of a mountain in Vietnam, during the war. The base has been cleared of vegetation, but has few notable structures or equipment readily discernible from the altitude at which it is being viewed. A different sequence shows FSB Geronimo, from a helicopter. This 101st Airborne base is on a Hill top, and is larger and more developed than FSB Normandy. It has well defined perimeter and interior roads, and numerous structures and facilities. A fairly large river can be seen in the distant background in some views.
French Ocean liner "S.S. Normandie" near port of New York City. The SS Normandie ocean liner arrives under cover of a smoke screen laid down around it by airmen to protect it from attack. Large smokestacks of the ship are seen. Another passenger liner underway.
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