A sports meet organized with various athletic events underway, in Great Britain. Dignitaries arrive at the sports stadium. Crowd waiting outside the stadium to see dignitary arriving. A woman descends from a horse drawn carriage. Escorted by guards she moves in to stadium. Several other dignitaries and military officials escort ladies.
Experimental testing for loading a railway rolling stock onto a landing ship tank (LST) in England. Workers load a railroad box car on crane ropes. Crane hoists the rolling stock and put on a floating dry dock. Shackled locks on the car. Workers work on various levers and wheels of the car. A tank landing ship (LST) arrives at the dock. Worker and officer discuss, roll gears, wheels move, and the box car gets into the LST.
Flames and smoke rises off a bombed oil supply depot near base of British Army, during World War II. A building nearby catches fire and British soldiers and firemen use chemical foam apparatus to fight fire at the building. Firemen spray chemical foam to extinguish fire from a crater caused by bombing.
Opens with preparations for the D-Day invasion on France by Allied Forces, during World War II. Warships and LCV, LCT sail from British harbors. British and other Allied soldiers loaded with battle packs and rifles. Tanks and jeeps loaded on ships and LCV. Soldiers climb cargo nettings on the ships. Warships and boats loaded with soldiers move on ocean for invasion of France. Aerial view of invasion fleet at sea. Bombing and explosions at sea. Burned and destroyed LCV and explosions in water from bombing. Soldiers reach the beach and advance under heavy firing and shelling from German artillery and gunners.
Newsreel titled 'RAF (Royal Air Force) and YANKS in a boxing match'. View of indoor boxing ring at an American air base in England during World War 2. British and American boxers put gloves on. Royal Air Force pilots and Americans in boxing tie during the Second World War. Crowd cheers them In the end, winner is awarded a cup.
Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles) prepare their equipment and prepare to drop behind enemy lines in France, the night before D-Day. They assemble in "sticks" and board C-47 transports painted in large white stripes to assure they will be recognized and not shot down by U.S. Navy ships, or other friendly fire. They are bid farewell by a three-star General. The aircraft take off one after another bound for the Normandy coast. (World War II period).
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