Allied soldiers landing on the shores of France.

FTG FOR COVERAGE ON D DAY / D-DAY / NORMANDY FRANCE BEAUTIES / GERMAN BUNKERS, BEACH BEAUTIES, BEACH POV CAM / WORLD WAR TWO / WWII / YORK PRODUCTIONS TAPE 940A

Shots of buildings burning at night (06/06/1944).

US paratroopers invading Normandy in 1944, World War II. Aerial invasion of Normandy, France, by US paratroopers during World War II (1939-1945). The paratroopers are deploying from a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft. This is part of the airborne assault that preceded and accompanied the amphibious invasion on D-Day. The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 successfully liberated the Normandy coast of Nazi-occupied France, contributing to the Allied victory in World War II.

Paratroopers land in Normandy on D-Day during World War II

DOCUMENTARIES & NEWSREELS

--SUPERS--\n:00\nMay 23. 2019\n\nNormandy, France\n\n:30\nMay 24, 2019\n\nNormandy, France\n\n\n1:51\nMay 25, 2019\n\nNormandy, France\n\n\n2:30\nMay 23, 2019\n\nNormandy, France\n\n\n3:22\nMay 25, 2019\n\nNormandy, France\n\n\n --VIDEO SHOWS--\n\nDrone shots of the remains of the Mulberry harbour at Arromanches in France\nDrone shots of Omaha beach and the surrounding cliffs in Normandy, France,\nDrone footage of the gun battery at Longues Sur Mer in Normandy France\nDrone shots of the US cemetery in Normandy, France\nDrone shots of Pointe du hoc in Normandy France \n\n --VO SCRIPT--\nEVENTS FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY INVASION ARE SET TO BEGIN.\nTHE LARGEST SEABORNE INVASION IN HISTORY BEGAN ON JUNE 6TH.\nIT SIGNALED THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR...\nAND WOULD HELP LEAD TO THE EUROPE WE KNOW TODAY.\n160 THOUSAND ALLIED SOLDIERS FROM ACROSS AMERICA, CANADA AND ENGLAND -- RISKED EVERYTHING TO STORM THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY, FRANCE.\nBRITAIN WILL COMMEMORATE THEIR SACRIFICE.\nU-S PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS TO JOIN THE QUEEN AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY IN PORTSMOUTH FOR SPECIAL SERVICES.\nAHEAD OF THE ANNIVERSARY 16 NATIONS HAVE SIGNED A PROCLAMATION SAYING IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE HORROR OF WORLD WAR TWO IS NEVER REPEATED.\n\n -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n --KEYWORD TAGS--\nD-DAY NORMANDY WORLD WAR GERMANS BRITISH AMERICANS INVASION\n\n

Events immediately post D-Day by Allied Forces during invasion of Normandy during World War II. Activities on section of Normandy beachhead the day after D-Day in World War 2. Trucks with troops and supplies move across the beach. Two small bulldozers, several DUKWs and other vehicles are seen. A Military Police sentry stands next to a stockpile of supplies on the beach. Location: Normandy France. Date: June 7, 1944.

UNITED STATES PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AND FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS MITTERRAND PRESIDED OVER MEMORIAL CEREMONIES ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE

Allied Occupied Normandy operations

The Allies make their amphibious landing on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

1944 UNITED NEWS 4

THE USS NORMANDY DEPARTED NEW YORK TODAY, BOUND FOR TRANCE AND CARRYING TEN D-DAY VETERANS TO PARTICIPATE IN CEREMONIES COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALLIED FORCES INVASION OF FRANCE, CONSIDERED THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF WORLD WAR TWO.

D-Day (06/06/1944): CU of the face of a soldier in a trench.

FTG FOR COVERAGE ON D DAY / D-DAY / NORMANDY FRANCE BEAUTIES / GERMAN BUNKERS, BEACH BEAUTIES, BEACH POV CAM / WORLD WAR TWO / WWII / YORK PRODUCTIONS TAPE 940A

D-Day invasion of Normandy, France by Allied forces during World War II. Formation of Allied plane overhead. Convoy at sea with barrage balloons above. Invasion fleet off shore. Allied naval vessels bombard Normandy coast. Ships at sea fire. Two guns fire from deck of ship. Ships flying barrage balloons. Normandy beach in the background. Small craft heading for shore. Troops loaded in landing craft offshore. Location: Normandy France. Date: 1944.

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Monday 
Washington

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THE FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR 2 MEMORIAL OBSERVED THE 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY WITH A COMMEMORATION AND WREATH PRESENTATION.
ON JUNE SIXTH 1944-- MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND U-S, BRITISH AND CANADIAN FORCES STORMED FIVE DIFFERENT BEACHES ALONG A 50-MILE STRETCH OF THE NORMANDY REGION OF FRANCE...IN ORDER TO FIGHT NAZI GERMANY IN WORLD WAR TWO. 
ALLIED CASUALTIES ON D-DAY HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED AT 10,000 KILLED, WOUNDED, AND MISSING IN ACTION: 6,603 AMERICANS, 2,700 BRITISH, AND 946 CANADIANS. 
THE OPERATION WAS THE LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS INVASION IN HISTORY.
 -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----

 --KEYWORD TAGS--
WORLD WAR II NORMANDY AMERICA MILITARY



Canadian WWII vets commemorate 59th anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy.

Universal Newsreel

--SUPERS--\nThursday\nNormandy, France\n\n --LEAD IN--\nPRESIDENT TRUMP HERALDED D-DAY VETERANS THURSDAY DURING A SPEECH JUST ABOVE THE BEACHES WHERE THEY HELPED TURN THE TIDE OF WORLD WAR TWO. \nSPEAKING IN NORMANDY AFTER FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON, TRUMP SAID AMERICA'S DEBT TO VETERANS IS "EVERLASTING." \nHE ALSO PUT ASIDE HIS PAST CRITICISMS OF ALLIANCES LIKE NATO AND THE EUROPEAN UNION... AND HAILED TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCES SAYING QUOTE: "OUR BOND IS UNBREAKABLE." \nTHE PRESIDENT DIRECTLY ADDRESSED THE WAR'S VETERANS -- WHO ARE NOW IN THEIR 90'S. \n --SOT--\nPresident Donald Trump\n"To more than 170 veterans of the Second World War who join us today, you are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live. You are the pride of our nation. You are the glory of our republic and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts."\n -----TAG-----\nTRUMP SPENT THREE DAYS IN LONDON PRIOR TO VISITING FRANCE. \nWHILE THERE, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY GAVE HIM A COPY OF THE ATLANTIC CHARTER -- WHICH DEFINED U-S AND U-K GOALS FOR AND AFTER WORLD WAR TWO. \nTRUMP WILL HEAD TO IRELAND FOR TWO NIGHTS AT HIS GOLF COURSE THERE AFTER MEETING WITH MACRON. \n -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n --KEYWORD TAGS--\nUNITED STATES POLITICS WORLD WAR II FRANCE NORMANDY 75TH ANNIVERSARY DDAY\n\n

BARS. HAS SKYLINE VIEW OF THE SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND PORT AREA. CU B & W PHOTO OF TWO SAILORS. VS VETERANS ARRIVE AT THE BUNKER CAFE. VS TROUPE DRESSED IN BRITISH UNIFORMS DRINKING ALE AND SINGING WORLD WAR II SONGS. VS VETERANS SING ALONG. VS TROUPE ON STAGE PERFORMS FOR THE VETERANS. WS RADIO AND PORTRAIT OF PRIME MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL. CI: PERSONALITIES: CHURCHILL, WINSTON (ABOUT). BUILDINGS: SKYLINES. MUSIC: SINGING. WAR: VETERANS.

Allied Forces land at Normandy during World War II D-Day invasion