An enormous force of infantry, armoured, airborne naval, and air forces stood poised to strike at the German beach fortifications and dense bocage of Normandy. All hopes for the liberation of ...
Shortly after midnight on June 6, 1944, the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and tanks in history was launched.
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Surviving D-Day!
But, the fortifications at Normandy were still formidable. For this video, we wanted to show another side of the Normandy invasions- that of the medic. We drew inspiration from the real life ...
The "Flying Dustbin" was a mortar shell fired from tanks or landing craft to destroy pillboxes and other defences, and it helped clear the Normandy beaches of both mines and enemy fortifications.