Seen from inside the airplane, a "stick" of U.S. paratroopers jumps from open door of a C-47 during a World War 2 practice exercise in England. Aircraft crewmen retrieve their static lines after they jump. An aerial view from adjacent airplane, of paratroopers jumping from a C-47. View of the formation flying South to North over RAF Ramsbury in Wiltshire (home to the 437th Troop Carrier Group between Feb 44 and Feb 45). Numerous hardstands can be seen on the airfield, below, as paratroopers jump from aircraft. A U.S. paratrooper captain leads his men in a jump. A formation of C-47s overhead with parachutes deployed below them. Close views of paratroopers hitting the ground after the jump. Camera focusing on a single paratrooper, as he descends, hits the ground, flips over, and is dragged by his still open chute.
U.S. soldiers in Mortain, France during World War II. Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 120th Infantry, 30th Division move through the ruins of Mortain. Rubbled buildings, wrecked American trucks and tanks along road side. Troops walking through the town. A memorial to the people of Mortain who died in World War I. A wrecked American jeep and a tank at a stone wall. Weary soldiers leaning against the wall. Other sit along the curb.
U.S. soldiers in Laval Pl. du 11 Novembre, 53000 Laval, France) France during World War II. 3rd Division vehicles entering the main square. The Laval City Hall decorated with French flags in the background. 3rd Armored Division tanks, trucks and other vehicles cross a repaired masonry bridge and enter the town. People cheer. A military policeman directs the traffic. French civilians walk across the repaired bridge.
British prisoners in Normandy, France during World War II. The prisoners with their hands raised are led by German guards towards a prisoners of war compound. Smashed British gliders on a field. German troops drive out a jeep from a grounded British glider. Shoulder patches of the prisoners read: 'Nova Scotia Highlanders' and 'Canadian Parachute Battalion'. Interrogation of the prisoners. Wounded prisoners.
German soldiers in Normandy, France during World War II. A soldier is looking through binoculars. A German anti-aircraft crew fires a heavy gun. German batteries fire at dusk. German soldiers point skyward. A huge explosion near a house on a beach. Two Allied airplanes fall to the earth. Heavy German guns aim towards the sky and fire. Columns of smoke rise from the fire.
German soldiers in Normandy, France during World War II. Rubbled buildings in the city. Civilians on a street as they evacuate the damaged city. Civilian refugees carry their personal belongings. Camouflaged German tanks roll on a highway. The tanks move across fields.
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