HD Historic Archival Stock Footage WWII D-Day Minus One Normandy Invasion Reel 1

D-Day Minus One - Reel 1
Synopsis: Documents the activities of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the 9th Troop Carrier Command prior to and on June 5 and 6,1944. Shows "Shanty Town", near an English Village, that was built from glider shipping crates by the U.S. Troops that would soon storm fortress Europe. Shows the German defenses along the coast of Europe, including a German railway or railroad artillery gun (not firing). Shows troops on busses on way to a "sealed" airport to await orders to board invasion gliders.

Shows activities waiting for orders, writing letters home, painting invasion markings on aircraft and gliders, receiving French money, cleaning weapons, and attending church services. General Eisenhower with the Troops and final inspection of the Pathfinder Troops. Troops of the 82nd and 101st Airborne check gear, paint faces, and board aircraft. Parachute and glider troops land behind German lines in France on the day preceding the full invasion. Aerial views of Normandy Beach. Shows how fields were obstructed to wreck invading gliders. A Treasury Department trailer promotes war bond sales.

COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Stephen F. LTC (Join to see) LTC Jeff Shearer LTC John Mohor Maj William W. 'Bill' Price LTC (Join to see) Maj Marty Hogan SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas TSgt David L. SFC William Farrell SSG Robert Webster Sgt Randy Wilber @ sgt jim SGT Jim Arnold SGT (Join to see) SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins