29th Infantry Division: Invasion of Normandy Series: Volume
X
The 29th Infantry Division, also known as the “Blue
and Grey”, was one of only 4 American Infantry Divisions
used in the invasion of France on June 6th 1944. The division
would have the responsibility of invading an “Omaha Beach”
sector on one of the bloodiest days in American history. The
contents of this video show the action as was recorded by the
165th and 166th Signal Photo Companies, during this historic
operation. The footage in this video is intended to be strictly
that of the 29th Infantry Division and only shows other unit
footage when two or more units are intertwined. This video contains
footage covering the time from June 5th, to early August 1944.
Images included on this research video are soldiers of the 29th
Infantry Division aboard ships as they go over maps and receive
final instructions for the invasion. Then, D-Day, see the men
loading equipment and vehicles onto invasion craft headed for
Omaha Beach and men rescued from a wrecked landing craft. Men
of the 29th liberate small port towns like Isigny, as medics
take out wounded. Men of the 29th Division fight in the hedgerows
to liberate St. Lo. Tank mine sweepers and engineers remove
mines from roads near the town of St. Lo. General Montgomery
visits the Commander of the 29th Division, General Gerhardt,
and General Bradley presents awards to men for their gallantry
in Normandy. German POWs are searched and processed by men of
the 29th and medics tend to casualties. There are also shots
of the division at rest, relaxing in fields and hedgerows at
a Red Cross Clubmobile. Finally scenes of a cemetery in Normandy
that has been dedicated too fallen soldiers of the 29th Division.
Enjoy these up close shots of equipment, vehicles, weapons,
uniforms, helmet markings, and of the faces of the men themselves
on these candid reels of history. Add To Cart
29th Infantry Division: Invasion of Normandy Series: Volume
X
Run Time: 80 Min.
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