Watch an Original Film about D-Day

“As dawn broke on that grey June morning, the greatest Armada ships the world has ever seen filled the narrow waters of the English Channel. Protected from the sea by the combined fleets and by the air forces in the sky above. Once again, we were back on the soil of France. Parachutists and airborne troops had done their work well. The much-vaunted Atlantic wall has cracked. And through the crack flowed our main assault forces to fight their way inward.”

Back on the soil of France

A clip from 'Left of the Line', a Ministry of Information short film showing the advance of British and Canadian troops from the beaches into Western Europe. © IWM (CVN 315)

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