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• ASSAULT UNITS PREPARE FOR THE INVASION OF EUROPE (PART 7) [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-06-06

  More footage of 6th Airborne Division units preparing to fly into battle.

• SCENES IN THE NORMANDY BEACH-HEAD D+1, D+2 (PART 6) [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-06-07

  As the fighting moves inland, reinforcements come ashore on 'Juno' Beach at Courseulles, where the German defences were overcome only after a fierce struggle.

• GENERAL MONTGOMERY ARRIVES IN THE NORMANDY BEACH-HEAD ON D PLUS 1 [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-06-07

  General Montgomery, Commander-in-Chief 21st Army Group and commander of all Allied land forces engaged in the Normandy landings, is welcomed aboard HMS Hilary moored off Juno Beach by Commodore Oliver RN, naval commander Force 'J' during the afternoon of...

• SCENES IN THE NORMANDY BEACH-HEAD D+1, D+2 (PART 4) [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-06-08

  Reinforcements for the assault formations in 2nd Army file through a village behind 'Juno' and 'Sword' Beaches in the St Aubin-sur-Mer / Courseulles-sur-Mer area.

• SCENES IN THE NORMANDY BEACH-HEAD D+1, D+2 (PART 5) [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-06-07

  Commandos in action on D+1.

• SCENES IN THE NORMANDY BEACH-HEAD D+1, D+2 (PART 3) [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-06-07

  Troops from the 3rd Canadian Division are joined by Royal Marine Commandos in their efforts to subdue German defence strongpoints still holding out a day after the initial D-Day landings on 'Juno' Beach.

• SCENES IN THE NORMANDY BEACH-HEAD D+1, D+2 (PART 2) [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-06-08

  A group of Pioneers working with No 8 Beach Group examines the corpses of two Wehrmacht soldiers killed at the entrance to their pillbox on 'Nan Red' Beach at St Aubin-sur-Mer. A military policeman on traffic duty directs three Morris Bofors self-...

• 1st AIRBORNE DIVISION GOES INTO ACTION WEST OF ARNHEM [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-09-17

  This film shows the early part of the glider flight to southern Holland on the first day of "Market-Garden" and the supply drops and airborne landings made over heath and woodland country west of Oosterbeek on the following day, September 18th.

• 1st AIRBORNE DIVISION FLIES INTO BATTLE IN SOUTHERN HOLLAND [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-09-17

  The opening sequences are shot from the cockpit of a No 46 Group RAF Dakota as it flies over East Anglia (?) towards southern Holland on September 17th. During the flight, an anonymous cameraman takes over briefly to film Sergeant Lewis (who gestures at...

• SCENES DURING 1ST AIRBORNE DIVISION'S FIRST AND SECOND DAYS IN ACTION WEST OF ARNHEM [Allocated Title]

  (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1944-09-18

  Scenes showing elements of 1st Airborne Division in action west of Arnhem at Wolfheze, Renkum and Oosterbeek.