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NORMANDY INVASION, SCENES OF UNLOADING SUPPLIES AT ARTIFICIAL HARBORS & SALVAGE DUMP Part 2

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1) GV LCT & LCM unload trucks to pontoon causeway.2) MS-CU AK unloads supplies to rhino barge alongside.3) MS Truck & vehicles unloaded from AK to rhino barge alongside-SV.4) MCU Men heave on lines.5) HS Repair barge loaded with equipment, moored to gooseberry.6) MCU Trucks exit rhino barge, drive thru shallow water to beach.7) GV Bulldozer attempts to push rhino barge into deep water-SV.8) LS-MS Loaded rhino barge underway.9) GV Bulldozer tows rhino barge to shallow water.10) MS Truck & jeep exit rhino go thru shallow water to beach.11) MCU Man on beach signals semaphore.12) MS Scenes at salvage dump.13) MS Men work on engines, etc.14) GV-Pan Bivouac area, many ships of shore BG.QUALITY: GOOD

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Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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Date
1944-07-18
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3:48