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keywords: wwii, european theater, d-day invasion, general dwight d. eisenhower, german fortifications atlantic wall

Synopsis: Scenes From D-Day Normandy Invasion, General Eisenhower Plans Normandy Invasion, Scenes of German Defenses And Fortifications along the "Atlantic Wall" , War Equipment Massed Ready For D-Day, Allied Troops Practice Their Part For D-Day...(read more)

  • Date: 1944
  • Duration: 00:08:58
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: England, France

Military Newsreels: 1944 - Issue 31

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Military Newsreels: 1944 - Issue 31

General Eisenhower and his aides look at wall map as they plan the invasion of Normandy France, Operation Overlord in 1944. Shows slave labors building the German “Atlantic Wall” (Atlantikwall) an extensive coastal fortification and defense system built along the west coast of Europe. Various scenes of large gun emplacements.

Shows the hugh stockpile of tanks, trucks, artillery guns, bombs, aircraft, and other supplies amassed in England (Great Britain) to support the Allied invasion of European Continent.

Shows the naval armada assembled to transport the troops, war equipment, and supplies across the English Channel. Shows unloading of landing barges from decks of ships. Troops practice loading operations. Shows the armada of ships underway across the English Channel for the invasion of Normandy France.

On June 6, 1944 planes loaded with paratroopers of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions spearheaded the Normandy invasion by jumping behind the German lines and coastal defenses. Shows paratroopers jumping from C-47 aircraft. Shows landing craft underway to beachhead firing artillery guns. Shows rocket ship firing barrage of rockets. Shows Allied troops landing on beachheads on D-Day. Soldiers using flame throwers and charges to destroy gun fortifications. Troops wade ashore from landing craft under cover of barrage balloons.