Documents the preparations by the Allied Forces leading up to and including scenes of the Allied Forces landing on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, code name Operation Overlord.
Various scenes of the stockpiles of war material. Show troops training and the air assault on German targets. Bombers dropping bombs. Movement of men and equipment to the staging or marshaling areas. Troops issued gas masks, supplies, and French money.
Scenes of troops and equipment being loaded on ships. 3-second clip of men on troop ship shooting or rolling dice. Dice cramp game, others reading, listening to music, or sleeping. Men cleaning their weapons. Aerial view of invasion fleet.
Airborne troops loading into planes and gliders. Tow planes takes off with glider attached (pulling glider). Plane and glider airborne.
Scenes of naval bombardment. Navy signalman communicating by use of flashing light, Morse code. Troops climb down nets to assault boats, landing craft underway to beach. Famous scenes of men under fire on the beach with landing craft obstacles in the background. Shows troops wading ashore.
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