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World War II Allied invasion of Normandy as seen from the German perspective

German civilians read newspaper headlines about Allied invasion in Normandy, France, during World War 2. The German newspapers also contain stories about German military operations in Russia. German radio operators wearing headphones in communication centers, being warned of Allied bombers during D-Day operations and relaying information by radio and morse code. German soldiers rush from underground bunkers, grabbing helmets and rifles, to man battle positions in Atlantic Wall defenses. German soldiers running in underground tunnels. Anti aircraft guns being fired at Allied aircraft. Guns aboard German ships being fired at Allied vessels and aircraft at night. Explosions occur causing fiery flashes.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675038266
Allied vessels bombarding Normandy coast on D-Day, and wave of Allied infantry loading onto landing ships bound for invasion

Invasion convoy headed toward the French coast for the invasion of Normandy France on D-Day in World War 2. Allied warships begin their bombardment. Many views of naval guns firing. Sailors signaling with blinker lights. Second wave of Allied infantry leaving transport ships, descending rope nets to board their landing craft. Troops loaded aboard LCI(L) 211. Allied fighter aircraft in flight. Gun camera views of Allied aircraft attacking German FLAK tower; a Heinkel HE-111 bomber; a steam locomotive pulling a train; and barge traffic on a canal.

Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058845
U.S. troops fire field artillery in Normandy during World War II.

U.S. artillery firing at German targets in Normandy, France, during World War II. Artillerymen fire gun from sandbagged position on a battlefield. Empty shell cases near artillery gun. Camouflaged artillery guns fires towards German positions.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060424
Allied troops and reinforcements hit the beaches of Normandy during D-Day invasion in World War II.

During invasion of France, in World War II. Allied troops land and advance in Normandy on D-Day. U.S. troops run across a beach. Troops disembark from assault boats and wade through surf toward beach. Soldiers rescue wounded soldiers from water. Wounded soldiers being helped out from water. Medics treat wounded soldier on beach. British troops arrive on beach with a team of medics. British troops advance inland. LCIs (Landing Craft Infantry) unload troops in the background. Allied reinforcement troops arrive on beach. Heavy engineering equipment on beach. Allied bombers drop bombs over enemy targets. From edited film produced in 1947.

Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060458
Allied resupply operations at beachhead of Omaha Beach, are affected by bad weather, during Normandy invasion in World War II

Broad view of Allied beachhead, at Omaha Beach, in Normandy, France, during the invasion in World War 2. Numerous supply vessels, offshore, are making use of Mulberry A artificial harbor created from Phoenix caissons and sunken Gooseberry blockships. Vehicles driving ashore from a landing craft. A Coast Guard Officer looks from shore, through binoculars. In a later sequence, stormy seas are seen pounding Mulberry A Harbor. A sailor moves hand-over-hand, above a sunken section, by means of a line, to LCI(L) 492. After the storm, damaged ships are seen. An 83 ft. Coast Guard Cutter (rescue boat) number 20, is beached,along with landing craft , barges, and other vessels.

Date: 1944, June 19
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065485
An AG-2 looks through the eye piece of a weather instrument and makes adjustments on the instrument aboard a ship in Normandy.

Invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. An AG-2 (Aerographer's Mate) comes out of a hatch with a balloon and goes onto the bridge of a ship. A man sending a semaphore in the background. The AG-2 brings the balloon upon the deck and attaches it to a 24" searchlight to hold it down. He then gets his tripod and sets it up. A Coast Guardsman brings out a weather instrument to take a sight on the balloon. Ships being tied in the background. The AG-2 puts the weather instrument on the tripod and looks through an eye piece. He turns the balloon loose. The balloon goes skyward. He looks through his sight and makes some adjustment. The AG-2 looks through the eye piece and make adjustments on the instrument.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069831