Invasion Of France: POWs & First Air Strip In France, 06/16/1944 - 06/18/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #4422. Extracted from "Invasion of France: New Beach Installations & First Air Strip Established In France; Shots Of City Of Trevieres, 06/16/1944 - 06/18/1944" National Archives description "1) MS Loaded truck deck of LST.2) MS-Pan Concrete barge, installations on beach-SV.3) LS Concrete barges on beach, USCG 83" boat passes-EG.4) GV LST.5) MS Men repair ambulances-SV.6) MS Bomb damage, Trevieres-SV.7) MS US soldiers shake hands with French civilians.8) MS Damaged church, interior views-SV.9) MCU German prisoners-SV.10) GV Air strip, P-47s warm up, take off-SV.11) GV St. Perrie Du Mont-SV.12) MCU Major M. G. Groff, Commander of field.13) GV-Pan Wreckage of bldgs. around strip." National Archives Identifier: 77109 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 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, Thunderbolt (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American

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