INVASION OF FRANCE WW II, FLEET AND BEACHHEAD SCENES (RAF, 8TH AF, COAST GUARD, USN) Part 2

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Signal Corps ADC 1932 ADC SOURCE: AFCF M-217) 1932 FILM: ARCH DN & APC MP 550'ea Silent BR 5 INVASION OF FRANCE WW II FLEET AND BEACHHEAD SCENES (RAF, 8th AF, Coast Guard, USN) June 44 LS, fleet of landing craft, merchant vessels and warships in Channel. MS, US soldiers and equipment on landing craft. LSs, MSs, warships fire at French coast. Seq: US soldiers climb down cargo nets from transport to LCMs. MS, transferring trucks from transport to LCMs. MS, swamped LCM sinks; crew is rescued. MS, stalled dukw is pulled ashore by bulldozer. CU, beachmaster signals landing craft off shore; MCU, dukw comes ashore. MSs, Br soldiers wade ashore from LCTs. Record Group 111 MSs, CUs, captured German soldiers on beach. Accession Number III-NAV-210 VS, general activity on beach, movement of supplies and equipment. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/es

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities