Description
Beachhead To Berlin
The D-Day or Normandy Invasion fleet off coast of France waiting for H-hour. Shows fleet of ships and faces of men aboard ships waiting for H-hour. Naval bombardment of Normandy Coast of France. Wave of landing craft headed to shore with planes providing air cover. Rocket ship firing salvos of rockets. Shows beach obstacles. Shows LCVP craft dropping ramp on beach, LCI with more infantry move in. Panning shot of troops landing on a Normandy France beachhead on D-Day. Shows soldiers wading through deep water to reach shore.
Shows larger LCI landing craft approaching beach and unloading infantry troops. Coast Guard cutters pick up dead and wounded from the water. Shows wounded soldiers being transported to hospital ship. LST bring heavy vehicles and equipment ashore. Shows amphibious vehicle, a DUKW, driving onto the beach loaded with supplies. Nazi German flag taken down, an American flag hoisted. Shows Allied Forces moving through village, captured German POWs. Shows older ships that were scuttled to provide a breakwater. Shows the full fury of a Channel gale that struck the Normandy Coast and the aftermath of destruction caused by the storm.
Runtime: 00:10:33
Sound: yes
File: high definition 1920×1080/24p ProRes422.
Also available in PAL. Please designate PAL at checkout. There is a PAL handling fee per order of $25.
