Ardennes, France in World War 2. Green hills in the countryside. American General Joseph Collins talks to General Maurice Rose of the 3rd Armored Division (who was later killed in Cologne, Germany). 3rd Armored Division units celebrate. Soldiers on M3A1 Scout Car; Willys MB U.S. Army Jeep; and Harley Davidson WLA Military motorcycle, coming.out of a gate. French children in school uniform with the soldiers. Soldiers talk to them and pose for pictures with them. White flag on a pole outside a German home. French children stand before Dragon's teeth on the Siegfried Line, pyramidal fortifications built by slave labor. They shut their ears due to the loud noise made by gun fire nearby. Soldiers walk among the fortification. A GMC CCKW 5.3 ton 6X6 U.S. Army cargo truck seen in background.
Allied fleet advances during the Invasion of France in World War II. A Montecuccoli class cruiser. One of the barges underway, small craft in water, some laying smoke screens. Beach area in Normandy. Smoke on the beach. Ships bombarding, beach in background. Several Landing Crafts Mechanized (LCM) close together in the water. A Landing Craft Tank (LCT) anchored in the background.
Allied fleet advances during the Invasion of France in World War II. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter with a skull and cross bones insignia on the side of conning tower. Rear view of the cutter as she is rolls heavily in the water. Several men on deck in life jackets and steel helmets. Beach area, a Landing Crafts Tank (LCT) and Landing Crafts Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) on the way to the beach. Large explosion on the beach, mushroom cloud comes up. Structure of a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) in the foreground. Smoke covers the beach. Small landing craft in the water. Heavy black clouds in the background.
Allied fleet advances during the Invasion of France in World War II. Invasion force, barrage balloons in the sky. Soldiers aboard a cutter manning their stations. Two soldiers seated on the cutter, 20MM gun in the background. Broadside view of a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) underway, bow of another LCI on the left. A large steel barge loaded with equipment. Assault wave heading for the beach, cruiser in the background. An amphibious craft heading for beach, bow of an LCI on the left.
Allied fleet advances during the Invasion of France in World War II. A Landing Ship Tank (LST), large steel barges pushed up to its bow. Vehicles off-loading onto the barge. LST-337, deck loaded with equipment. G-A Squadron of aircraft flying overhead. Several LSTs and a tanker. Conning tower on a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI). Men on the conning tower of the LCI. Broadside view of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Landing Crafts Tank (LCT) in the background. CG cutter underway, amphibious craft in the background. Crash boat, several soldiers on deck man the guns. Skipper of the crash boat as he talks over a microphone. Two soldiers on the conning tower of the LCI.
Allied fleet advances during the Invasion of France in World War II. Several aircraft flying overhead. Barrage balloons in the sky. Soldiers on conning tower of LCI-87.
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