D-Day 1944 Office of War Information.webm

Creator(s): Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. New York Office. News and Features Bureau. 12/17/1942-9/15/1945 Series: Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, 1942 - 1945 Record Group 208: Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951 Scope & Content: Gen. Eisenhower and his aides map the Normandy invasion. German pictures show the extent of their coastal defenses. Tanks, guns, locomotives, and other military equipment is massed on the English beaches. Troops practice loading operations. Landing craft is tested in the English Channel. Pictures of practice landing and airborne operations are used to dramatize the actual invasion on June 6, 1944. Transcript (PDF): http://archives.gov/social-media/transcripts/transcript-d-day-39013.pdf SUBJECTS Air warfare Amphibious operations Coast defenses World War, 1939-1945 Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 United News Company, Producer Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov National Arch