Map showing path of Allied advance after D-day invasion in World War 2. German Marshal Rommel with staff. German artillery and armor firing. American heavy artillery, armor, and infantry advancing toward St. Lo in operation Cobra. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, Lieutenant General Lesley James McNair, and Major General J. Lawton Collins, walking near the battle front. U.S. Army Air forces B-26 bombers dropping bombs at the front lines.(General McNair was killed by friendly bombers on July 25th in these operations.) U.S. infantry entering Saint Lo. House to house fighting and German soldiers taken prisoner.U.S.Sherman tanks firing point blank at houses and buildings.Large number of German prisoners being marched under guard with their hands over their heads. A wounded Allied officer being helped into a vehicle. Women and children refugees walking and in horse drawn wagons.French woman sorts through rubble trying to salvage some belongings. African American tank crewmen of the 761st Tank Battalion, operating with the U.S. 3rd Army, seen relaxing against a stone wall; cleaning their tank guns; and driving their Sherman tanks at high speed along dirt roads.General George Patton, Commander of the 3rd Army, looking through binoculars. French civilians waving enthusiastically as American armor drives through their villages. American forces arriving in Rennes, France, greeted by huge crowds and church bells ringing.
American soldiers enter St. Lo, France during World War II. American soldiers patrol the street leading to St. Lo, France. A sign reads ' Saint Lo' 134th Regiment soldiers of United States 35th Infantry Division move cautiously along the hedgerows. An infantry man crouched near the hedgerow.
American soldiers enter St. Lo, France during World War II. American soldiers patrol the street leading to St. Lo, France. They move past a sign that reads 'Saint Lo' 134th Regiment soldiers of United States 35th Infantry Division move cautiously along th hedgerows. Soldiers move up a road as they advance.
U.S. 9th Air Force air attacks against France during World War II. Aerial views of the 9th Air Force aircraft in flight on June 7, 1944. A convoy of Allied ships underway in the English Channel. Landing crafts circle around the ships. Aircraft attacks German gun emplacements and smoke rises as bombs hit the targets. Saint Lo being bombarded. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Marauders bombard marshaling yards. Billows of smoke rises due to bombing. Bombs drop and impact results in smoke and fire.
CIC patrol moves though wrecked streets of the town of Saint Lo in France after allied bombings and D-Day (World War II). Views of city after heavy bombardment. German prisoners captured in battle are marched off with their hands behind head.
M5 tanks rolling on beach docks near Saint Lo during World War 2. Two French soldiers on top of a Free France M5 tank “KOUFFRA”. “BUTTES CHAUMONT”, “LUXEMBOURG 05” and “TUILERIES” are written on the side of three Free French M5 tanks. A French soldier walks towards a line of tanks parked alongside hedgerows as troops meet.
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