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Normandy Invasion: Airborne Assault Over France - Reels In HD: Reel-6
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keywords: wwii, european theater, normandy invasion, airborne parachute divisions, c-47 troop transports, troop gliders
Synopsis: C-47 transports towing troop gliders fly over the invasion fleet below during the Normandy Invasion, troop gliders make their landings, Airborne Divisions begin their advance, securing towns and villages...(read more)
- Date: 1944
- Duration: 00:08:42
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: England, France
Normandy Invasion: Airborne Assault Over France - Reels In HD: Reel-6
Aerial view coast of England, light house on point of land. Footage of C-47 tow aircraft and gliders over water with fighter escort to landing zones during the Normandy invasion in WWII. LS taken from coast showing invasion fleet at sea. C-47 aircraft and gliders overhead. Aerial view of invasion fleet. German anti-aircraft fire downs Allied plane, plane crashes into the sea. Air-to-air shot of British Airspeed Horsa glider in flight. Aerial view of area flooded by the Germans. Aerial view of gliders on ground that has landed. Gliders are cut loose from tow planes, various scenes of gliders descending to landing zones, escort fighter planes passing in BG. Shows one glider landing in flooded area. Shows stakes or poles mounted in field as traps against glider landings. Shows troops rushing from Airspeed Horsa glider.
Scenes of the Allied invasion forces firing artillery, tanks firing, loading and firing of mortars. Paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions advancing into towns and villages, "Saint Marcouf", "Ste Marie-Du-Mont", "Carentan", "Notorious". The 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions received a commendation from the Commanding General. Two paratroopers riding in a German Kettenkrad all terrain vehicle (German motorcycle tank), another paratrooper riding a horse. Two soldiers in a German Kettenkrad towing a small trailer. German prisoner with hands on head escorted by two U.S. soldiers. Shows gliders that were damaged by small arms fire, wrecked on landing in Normandy, or destroyed by German cannon fire. Paratroopers on parade. Reviewing Officers: General Eisenhower, two-star general, 3-star general, and one-star general reviewing paratroopers. Troops passing in review.
