1944 Newsreel: "D-Day!"

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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from June 1944. National Archives description "Gen. Eisenhower and his aides map the Normandy invasion. German pictures show the extent of their coastal defenses. Tanks, guns, locomotives, and other military equipment is massed on the English beaches. Troops practice loading operations. Landing craft is tested in the English Channel. Pictures of practice landing and airborne operations are used to dramatize the actual invasion on June 6, 1944." National Archives Identifier: 39013 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

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United News

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy, Newsreel, United States. Navy, Landing Craft -- United States, World War II

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