NORMANDY INVASION Part 1

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1) CU Words "D" Day, Transports taking off".2) LS Huge flight of aircraft in formation.3) AtoA MS Large formation of bombers in formation. G4) MS Small bombs heading for target below.5) AtoG MLS Bombs going off.6) AtoG MS Large flight of Transports in formation; men begin to jump from aircraft.7) CU Men leaving aircraft. G8) MS Huge amount of parachutes floating down.9) AtoG MLS Huge flight of aircraft, with sky filled with parachutes.10) LS DD firing at the beach area.11) CU 8" guns firing at beach.12) CU Troops disembarking into a LCM.13) CU Hospital medics in the landing craft.14) MS Cruiser firing.15) CU Men disembarking down the net from Transport.16) HA MS Cargo net of supplies going over to the transport.17) HA CU Looking down into LCM, showing troops in the LCM18) MLS Cruisers firing.19) HA MS LCVP loaded with troops underway.20) MS LCVP alongside the transport.21) MLS Landing craft heading towards the beach.22) MLS LCVP"s underway.23) MS BB firing.24) LS LCVP"s near the beach area.25) MLS Heavy cruiser firing.26) LS Ship burning, listing to starboard.27) CU Looking down over guns firing.28) MS Hits being made on beach.29) CU Words "H" Hour, as troops disembark into the surf and onto beach.30) MS Troops wading thru surf at Normandy from LCVP"s.31) MLS Troops disembarking from LCVP"s, moving thru the surf and over beach.32) MLS LCU underway.33) MLS LCI underway.34) LA CU Officer hollering into a megaphone from bridge of a ship.35) MCU LCU underway in heavy seas.36) MLS LCI underway.37) CU Men up on open bridge of a ship.38) LS Hits being made on beach.39) CU Looking down over men on deck of an LCI underway towards beach.40) LA CU Officers on the bridge.41) CU Words "H plus 65 min.".42) MS Looking down over deck of LCI, with troops beginning to disembark in surf at Normandy; smoke is filling the beach in BG.43) LA MS Man on a megaphone up on bridge.44) LS Men wading thru the surf, with bullets hitting around them, throwing up sprays of water; men continue to off-load from the LCI. G45) CU LST.46) CU LST-28247) MLS Vehicles moving along the beach.48) CU 6X burning on beach area; dead man in FG.49) CU Dead soldier in FG; vehicles in BG.50) MLS Transport.51) CU LCI tying up to side of a transport.52) MLS Troops disembarking down side of transport.53) MS Troops disembarking down from transport to the LCI alongside.54) MS Vehicles off-loading from a LST onto a smaller craft.55) LS Barge loaded with supplies heading in towards the beach area.56) MS Causeway up to beach, with tanks underway.57) CU Looking down over troops in a LCU, with LCU nudging up to beach.58) CU Officer talking on a phone next to a jeep.59) MS Vehicles leaving the LCU into the water; beach in BG.60) MLS Troops walking over beach.61) LS Troops on the beach.62) CU Amphibious jeep moving thru the surf.63) CU 6X trucks moving thru the surf towards the beach.64) MS Amphibious jeep moving over beach.65) MS German prisoners, with their hands behind their heads on beach barbed wire in FG.66) MCU Prisoners ducking, probably from an air raid.67) CU Patrol boat, with men aboard.68) LS Patrol boat; tattered American is flapping in breeze.69) HA MS Dead soldier floating in water; landing craft approaches to pick up the dead man.70) LS Hospital ship and amphibious ships.71) MCU Hospital ship; Red Cross on its beam.72) MLS Wounded being taken back aboard a LCM.73) MCU Wounded man being handled and taken aboard a LCI from beach area.74) HA MCU LCI in the sea.75) LS Looking towards bridge of LCI.76) HA CU Wounded man taken aboard ship.77) CU Man in a stretcher taken aboard ship with a sling.78) HA MS Four wounded men on a pallet being lifted up over deck of ship, as crewmen look on.79) CU Looking down over some of the crewmen on deck.80) CU Looking down over four wounded men on a litter being lowered to the deck.81) HA LS PAN Normandy beach and thousands of ships and landing craft out in the water in BG; a barrage balloon floats over the water; b

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities