JUNE 6, 1944 D-DAY INVASION U.S. COAST GUARD NEWSREEL WWII 87084

Normandy Invasion is a black and white, United States Coast Guard Report number 4 film. It was probably filmed in 1944 as a report of the invasion of Normandy, France. The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and has been active in every war since 1790. Their role is defense operations, maritime law enforcement, and search and rescue. During war time, they carry troops to battle.
The film opens showing a coast guard boat depositing troops on the Normandy, France shoreline (0:19-0:42). Views of the shoreline 3 days after D-Day or Operation Overlord (0:43-1:23). January 1944 - troops were trained in Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A., for the invasion (1:23-2:13). February 1944 - views of the troops on transport ships on the long voyage to Europe (2:14-3:00). March 1944 - training in Great Britain with Landing Barges (3:01-3:29). April 1944 - 3 types of landing craft: LCT (landing craft tank), LST (landing ship, Tank) carried large cargo like tanks and trucks, LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) were smaller and carried troops (3:30-4:02). May 1944 - Bombers dropped bombs in daily raids (4:03-4:26). 4 days to D-Day - Jeeps are loaded onto the LST’s (4:35-4:51), landing crafts are prepared (4:51-5:09), K-rations, an individual daily combat food ration introduced in WWII, are loaded (5:10-5:16). 3 days to D-Day - Troops carried from shore by LCVP’s (landing craft, vehicle, personnel or Higgins boats) to the larger troop carriers (5:17-6:23). 1 day to D-Day - troops waiting, bombing raids intensified, troops prepare for battle by going to religious services, men are briefed, LST’s and transport leave England (6:24-8:18). Destroyers (8:19-8:30). LCI’s (8:31-8:45). Views of the ships headed to war (8:46-9:05). Coast Guard attack transport ship, the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26), participated in this battle and 4 others (9:06-9:10). Loading machine gun bullets (9:11-9:20). Moving toward France (9:21-10:01). Studying maps (10:02-10:13). D-Day - Troop aircraft drop parachuters (10:14-10:56). H-30 MIN - Scenes of big guns being shot from ships toward the shoreline and troops loading onto the LCI’s (11:00-12:13). H-Hour - The troops head for shore (12:14-13:05). H+65 MIN - Troops land with German guns shooting at them (13:06-13:35). LST’s wait to move in (13:36-13:42). Motorized equipment lands (13:43-13:55). LCI’s pick up more troops to transport to shore (13:56-14:19). LST’s unload supplies to smaller LCT’s (14:20-14:30). Heavier equipment is transferred to giant Rhino-ferries, large, flat bottom barges, used to transport large equipment to the shores of Normandy (14:31-14:40). Normandy beaches with German captives ready to be transported (15:08-15:20). Coast Guard looking for survivors in the water from the battle, and aiding damaged vessels (15:21-15:36). Hospital ship and wounded being transferred to it (15:35-16:45). View of the boats and ships off Normandy’s shore from on shore (16:46-17:02). Damaged equipment on Normandy’s shore (17:03-17:15). Troops move inland (17:34-17:47). LST landing equipment on beach (17:48-18:11). Barges being unloaded (18:14-18:19). Bad weather after the invasion which left many damaged ships (19:04-19:35). Landing barges loaded with German prisoners (19:36-19:49). Coast Guard Troop ships now carry German captives to the U.S. (19:50-20:16).
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[@Nikohere]

This is the one memorable day i always have in mind even on my birthday June 6. It's just something i can never forget & all the American lives lost

[@merlemorrison482]

I'm just glad they didn't show the horrific pics some other documentaries did.

[@Yessumm]

They didn’t show graphic pictures because this is what the American people watched to get news and they didn’t want people seeing loved ones getting killed

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I know this happened but it still tears me up whenever I watch anything bout it. May God have mercy because people never learn.

[@your_royal_highness]

There’s a nice Coast Guard plaque on top of a bunker on the west end of Omaha

[@edwinsandel7438]

What a great generation of ww1 and ww2 men , women and families. If our country ever got into another war that depended on our exsistance, would we have the gumption that previous generations had. They are the ones who sacrificed so much and we have our freedoms and the standard of living we have because of them.

[@OmayraPacheco-m7n]

Sacrifice...not a movie. WGNJMN

[@OmayraPacheco-m7n]

Shipmates with Montgomery Scott...🎯🍀🌹☄️USN Nixon

[@brianmccloskey1319]

as long I exist it will not happen again

[@LCMNUNES1962]

Ô SER HUMANO SE MATANDO POR NADA !! BRASIL OK.

[@howboutyomama]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@patrickeh696]

Um, PeriscopeFilm doesn't own the copyright to this film as it is a US Gov production. Why are you trying to criminally scam poeple into thinking they must pay you to use?

[@PeriscopeFilm]

We're not scamming anyone. We're just charging for access to support the preservation of -- other films like this one!

[@patrickeh696]

WRONG CRIMINAL: "this material is available for licensing". It is a violation of U.S. Fed Copyright law to attempt to "license for fee" any of the film taken by the U.S. Gov. I will be reporting your illegal activities to the U.S. Copyright Office. Via treaty the British gov also must enforce those laws.

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

@@PeriscopeFilm ""this material is available for licensing"." If the original source is PD, how could you possibly hope to enforce any kind of licensing at least on the lower resolution offerings?

[@43sumfilmz1]

@@DanknDerpyGamer corporate shill

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

@@43sumfilmz1 You referring to the person from PF giving the "responses?" (silly question I bet XD)