German forces rushing to combat Allied forces following the invasion of Normandy during World War 2. German sturmgeschütz (stug IV) tank destroyer and other armor heading toward the Allied invasion forces in Normandy France, during World War 2. German infantrymen moving and firing mortars. German infantry moving alongside armor camouflaged with tree branches and other foliage. German infantry moving cautiously by side of dirt road. Huge explosions nearby from Allied shells. A knocked out and burning American M4 Sherman tank. Several more Knocked out Shermans. Closup of parts of a destroyed Sherman tank. German soldiers climbing over and inspecting a knocked out tank of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division. A German officer points out places where shells had penetrated the tank. German Army vehicles passing burning U.S. trucks burning at the roadside. Views from a German vehicle moving along a paved road past several destroyed Allied tanks and trucks. Several British prisoners of war being escorted by a German armed guard. Sign in German pointing to prisoner collecting place. A large number of American soldiers walking into a courtyard of sorts. Camera closeup of wriing on back of one soldier's jacket, reading: "Patchie, P.A. Hershey." American POWs sitting and standing in the confinement area. Armed German guard at the prisoner compound.
U.S. 377th AA (Antiaircraft) Battalion supports infantry attack in Saineny village, Normandy, France during World War II. A soldier loads and fires a multiple 50 caliber machine gun on an M-16 motor carriage in support of the infantry. The M-16 fires. An officer speaks over a field telephone.
Invasion troops of U.S. Army establishes beachhead in Saint-Tropez, France during World War II. A tractor levels beach area. Sappers search out mines. German mines lying on the field. Soldiers lay mesh wiring for road bed. Wounded U.S. soldiers are placed aboard LCVPs (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel)
Invasion troops of U.S. Army on beach of Saint-Tropez, France during World War II. Soldiers of FFI (French Forces of the Interior) greet U.S. troops. A brassard on the arm of a soldier reads 'FFI'. Poker game being played aboard a ship. Players of card game and soldiers watching.
Invasion convoy of U.S. Army off the coast of Saint-Tropez, France during World War II. U.S. Navy battleships USS Nevada (BB-36) and USS Texas (BB-35) with cruisers and destroyers of convoy.
U.S. infantrymen advance in Saint Lo, Normandy, France during World War II. Opening slate calls this subject "Big Push," referring to the Allied offensive to break out of the Normandy beachhead and push inland, during World War 2. (It's official name was "Operation Cobra.") An M4 sherman tank followed by a jeep, pass the camera. Another jeep passes in the opposite direction. Next, are seen a Sherman tank and two 3-inch Gun Motor Carriages,M10, loaded with sandbags and displaying aerial recognition panels on their tops. U.S. infantrymen move cautiously in brush at side of the dirt road, as more armor passes. A soldier positions his aerial recognition panel in place on his jeep. (These were fluorescent panels to prevent friendly fire from Allied aircraft.)
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