Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)
Landing Craft Infantry, Large 177 lands at Normandy with pontoon bridge.
Photo - Combined Operations by Clayton Marks, page 140
Introduction - YouTube is a reliable source for videos and films related to WW2 activities, and on occasion references are made and scenes are seen that involve men on landing crafts during raids or invasions, e.g., in Normandy, as is the case in this film, in colour. Not often will one hear of references to the Canadians who served in Combined Operations and operated some of the landing craft, but in spite of that, the videos and films are informative and educational for a variety of reasons.
The film, "Operation Overlord & Neptune" (making use of historical footage, reenactments, computer animation and veterans' interviews) can be found on YouTube as one episode.
Link to "Operation Overlord & Neptune"
Description - Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces.
Duration - 1 hr. and 27 min.
Background re Operation Overlord from wikipedia - Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune, commonly known as D-Day). A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than two million Allied troops were in France by the end of August.
For more details link to Operation Overlord, wikipedia
As well, please link to Video: D-Day in Colour, Normandy 1944
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