D-Day Minus One Reel-1

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keywords: wwii, european theater, d-day invasion, 82nd airborne division, 101st airborne division, paratroopers, general dwight d. eisenhower, indian war paint

Synopsis: Scenes of a staging area in England for troops and war materiel preparing for D-Day, the extensive fortifications of the "Atlantic Wall" Nazi Germany built along the Western coast of Europe, Paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne as they travel by bus to English Airfields where they make last-minute check on equipment, a visit by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Indians in the 101st Airborne putting on "War Paint", planes take off with paratroopers towards Europe...(read more)

Date: 1944
Duration: 00:08:27
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: England, France

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D-Day Minus One Reel-1

D-Day Minus One Reel-1

Images of Allied forces wading ashore from landing craft on D-Day June 6, 1944 during the Normandy invasion. Various scenes of "Shanty Town", the staging area in England for the men, equipment, and supplies that would be needed for the Normandy invasion. Shows a glider being removed from a shipping crate. Shipping crates used a "living quarters" for the soldiers. Soldiers having "mess" (eating) in a shipping crate. Soldiers getting a haircut in a barber shop located in a shipping crate.

Shows the "Atlantic Wall" an extensive system of coastal German fortifications built by Nazi Germany along the western coast of Europe. Scenes of large coastal gun emplacements. Animated map of the west coast of Europe. Shows the Allied forces Chiefs of Staff (Military Officers) planning the Normandy Invasion with wall map of Europe in BG. Animated map identifies the coast of Normandy as location for the landing of invasion forces.

Shows paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne loading into buses for transportation to English airfields. Scenes of English buses loaded with airborne troops en-route to secrete airfield in England. Activities of the Airborne troops as they wait to board planes on D-Day minus one. Shows soldier band called "Hot Lick Swingsters (Swingers)" playing, soldiers exercising, playing volleyball, reading and writing letters home. Shows "invasion markings" being painted on planes and gliders. French money is given to soldiers, soldiers cleaning their weapons. Scenes of soldiers at various church services. General Eisenhower arrives to speak with the soldiers of the 101st and 82nd Airborne before they board the invasion planes (aircraft). Shows line of "Pathfinder" paratroopers. Footage of the paratroopers of the 101st and 82nd Airborne marching to planes, putting on parachutes. Indians in the 101st Airborne put on "war paint". Early morning footage of the "Pathfinder" C-47 planes take off followed by dozens of other C-47 aircraft loaded with paratrooper.