Joint Army & Navy Amphibious Maneuvers, Slapton Sands, Devon, England, 02/14/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #1545. National Archives description "1) LS MS Wave LCMs hit beach, ducks & LCMs BG-SV. 2) GV Cub plane passes over men on beach, tanks on beach LCMs BG. 3) GV 2 LCIs, shore BG. LS-Pan LCI, LCMs & ducks underway. 4) MS LCI passes, duck & LCI BG. LS Wave of LCPs. 5) MS LCT with tank, tank fires, shore BG. 6) LS Phosphorus smoke shells burst on beach. 7) LS Beach, man on tank with binocs.-SV. 8) GV Water-proofed tank leaves beached LCT over barbed wire. 9) LS 3 water-proofed tanks leave beach in surf, (dirty & scratched)." National Archives Identifier: 76060 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.

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy, Landing Craft -- United States, Slapton Sands, Battle of, England, 1944, World War II, Military maneuvers -- England -- Slapton Sands, Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States

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