View of Canadian troops on D-Day huddled in a landing craft approaching Juno beach in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944, in World War 2. The landing craft reaches the beach and all the Canadian infantry leave the boat, two or three at a time, and wade ashore during the invasion of Europe by Allied forces. Steel obstacles placed by the German forces can be seen on the beach. Several houses, stand along the beach. Two other landing craft with Canadian soldiers arrive near beach and soldiers wade ashore. The troops advance on the beach.
Aerial views, from light observation plane, of destroyed and damaged houses and buildings in town of Mortain, France, from bombardment by U.S. Army 155mm long tom guns, during World War 2.
A French boat named the "Wenette" ferrying American troops, is seen alongside a two funnel ocean liner, in Brest Harbor, France, at the end of World War 1. A Connecticut class American battleship is also seen in the harbor, to transport troops home from the war. Another two-stacker ocean liner anchored in the harbor. American soldiers fill the decks of an armed transport ship, flying the American flag. Several views of French tug boats assisting a transport ship as it leaves the harbor. A large 4-funnnel transport ship surrounded by tugs and other small boats. Closeup of an armed transport ship filled with soldiers, making way slowly out of the harbor.
Closeups of American soldiers walking across a pier at the Port of Brest, France, to board ferry boats that will take them to ocean-going transport ships in the harbor. They descend gangplanks and stairs to boats below. An Army band plays music on the boat deck. View looking upward from the boat to soldiers arriving on the pier above. (A French seaman with two little dogs is seen on the lower ramp.) A ferry boat filled with soldiers pulls away from the dock. View of soldiers packed on the ferry boat deck. another ferry boat seen pulling away from the dock. RMS Mauretania in camouflage paint. Ferry boat ans ships in Brest harbor. Ferry boat pulls up next to camouflaged transport ship. View from high point overlooking a transport ship jammed with soldiers on her upper deck, as she steams away from a pier. Closeup of the RMS Mauretania in camouflage. Camera pans across her while ferry boats are tied along her side. Cargo being loaded on her from small boat.
U.S. Army medical corpsmen and several nurses pose on a pier in Brest, France. two ambulances arrive and ambulatory soldiers climb out with their gear. Next, medics are seen carrying wounded on stretchers. Soldiers climbing a gangplank to the deck of a ship. An Army band plays on a lower deck. Troops lined up in front of a Red Cross building. Soldiers boarding ferry boats that will transport them to ocean-going ships in Brest Harbor. A large loaded ferry boat pulling away from the dock.
Opening scene shows clear images of the ocean liner, RMS Olympic (sister ship of the RMS Titanic) in the harbor at Brest, France, right after World War 1. American soldiers boarding a small ferry boat at a pier. The ferry boat is then seen tied up beside the Olympic. The deck of a large ferry boat filled with United States soldiers. Soldiers entering a hatch of the ferry boat. A barge containing coal, tied up to the RMS Olympic. Workers smile for the camera as they shovel coal into the bunkers of the Olympic. Civilian passengers on deck of the RMS Olympic, chatting with an American Navy and Army officer. Soldiers with their gear gathered on a pier. They use a gangplank to board another transport ship.
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