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British soldiers fight fire at a bombed oil supply depot near their base in England, during World War II.

United States soldiers at a base camp in England, prior to D-Day invasion in Normandy, France during World War II. Immense smoke rises off a bombed oil supply depot. British soldiers use chemical foam apparatus to fight fire at the oil depot. Flames come out of a building on fire.

Date: 1944, May 31
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675037073
Various landing craft near barrage balloons, underway in the English Channel on D-Day (WW2)

Ships and landing craft of the United States fleet underway off the coast of Normandy on D-Day for the Invasion of France in World War II. Landing Craft Tanks (LCTs) and Landing Craft Command (LCCs) on way to a beach. A Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) in the convoy with barrage balloons. A Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) en route towards the beach.

Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046304
Various Aircraft tow gliders during World War II.

Preparations for Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. During Glider development programs, gliders come in for landing towards stake to which white flag is tied. B-25 takes off as it tows a CG-4A glider. P-38, PBY-5A, B-17 and C-54 aircraft take off as they tow gliders. C-54 takes off as it tows three gliders (a "triple tow") and aircraft in flight.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048601
Equipment loaded in planes and gliders for Allied invasion during World War II.

Preparations for allied D-Day invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. United States Air Borne Aviation Engineers load equipment in a C-47 aircraft. An engineer backs a tractor in a glider. Men and equipment moved across a field and loaded into CG-4A glider. Men raise rear section of equipment up for loading into a ramp. Nose section of a glider raise for loading vehicles into front end. Men and equipment in preparation for fast loading. Jeep backed into front end of loading ramp of a glider. A trailer, small canon and a carriage loaded into a glider. A pilot walks into the plane and takes over controls.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048602
Equipment loaded in planes and gliders for Allied D-Day invasion during World War II.

Preparations for allied D-Day invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. United States C-47 plane taxis along and lands. Ground crewmen run over and attach towing device to tail section of C-47 aircraft. Towing device attached to nose section of the aircraft. Interior of the plane tows the glider and interior of the glider towed. C-47s towing gliders in formation. C-47 planes fly at an extremely low altitude. Pilot and co-pilot of C-47. Tow release device of a glider. Pilot releases the tow machine. Gliders descend and land in small open field. One of the gliders hits a tree while landing and its wing tip knocked off. Men unload equipment from a glider. Paratroopers unload guns, equipment and ammunition from a glider. Canons, equipment and ammunition loaded into jeeps, trailers. Men advance across area after leaving gliders.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048603
Four U.S. Coast Guardsmen share cigarettes and showoff their weird haircuts, three days before D-Day in World War II

United States forces preparing for the invasion of Normandy, France, during World War 2. Four United States Coast Guardsmen sit cross-legged and smoke cigarettes, on board a landing craft docked in England, three days before D-Day. A life raft in the background. They simultaneously take off their hats and lower their heads to reveal radical haircuts that collectively spell "HELL."

Date: 1944, June 3
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049227