Normandy Invasion
1944
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Soldiers and Coast Guardsmen practice amphibious landings in the United States and Great Britain; they play cards, sleep, write letters, and mend clothes aboard a transport. Shows allied planes bombing German positions in France, jeeps going aboard LST's, and troops embarking in LCV's and transports for the invasion. Airborne troops drop on Normandy and amphibious forces go ashore. German prisoners taken in the invasion embark on U.S. transports. Wounded U.S. troops are transferred from LCI's to hospital ships. Shows wrecked war material on Normandy beaches.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard.
National Archives Identifier: 5952
Full Citation: 26.7; Normandy Invasion; 1944; Moving Images Relating to Coast Guard Activities, 1967–1992; Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, Record Group 26; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/normandy-invasion, September 16, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
