Activities of Allied troops in France during World War II. The French flag at mast on a church or cathedral. U.S. Army soldiers fire mortars and artillery. Soldiers use sighting equipment to hone in on targets. Smoke in the background. Mortar and artillery round crashing near partially destroyed bridges over a river.
The activities of German soldiers in France during World War II. German Atlantic Wall fortifications on the French Channel coast. A soldier watches through binoculars. A tank traps on coast. The soldiers march with the rifles in one line. The officers and troops walk beside the tanks. The soldiers stand at attention and the tanks in the background. An officer reviews the troops. The German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel inspects coastal defenses and the Panzergrenadier unit (German mechanized infantry) with their Sd.Kfz. 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track armored personnel carriers. An alarm is sounded. The soldiers take positions and advance. The soldiers move into action. The German soldiers remove camouflage from coastal guns and fire artillery. A soldier in fox hole. German artillery guns.
Landing of U.S. troops in France during World War II. Landing crafts underway at sea and heads to beach. The U.S. troops disembark the LSTs (Landing Ship Tank) on the Normandy beachhead and move towards beach area. The troops advance. Artillery is fired. Two soldiers on a tank. Smoke due to firing. The soldiers on the beach move into action. Smoke rise from explosions. Soldiers advance and fire artillery.
Maquis guerrillas in France during World War II. Maquis operate mortars in a snow covered area. Members of the Maquis stand in a group, smoke in the foreground. Maquis move into action and advance. They enter into a house.
Maquis guerrillas in France during World War II. Maquis move on an open field. They push a cart. Maquis in summer uniform. They move into action. Maquis lying on ground. They enter forest area. Maquis stand in attention and officer salutes as Free French flag is raised.
Maquis guerrillas in France during World War II. Guerrillas in various types of dresses. They eat and construct camouflaged hut. They move into a forest area. Maquis shave and wash their faces. Two members of Maquis boil the water. Guerrilla gets his hair cut. Maquis stand in a group and pose outside the camouflaged hut, smoke rises in the background. Maquis fill their bucket with water. Free French flag is hoisted.
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