On D-day, the 6th of June 1944 the allied forces commenced their invasion from the beaches of Normandy, under the code name Operation Overlord, in order to free Europe from the German occupation. The invasion was launched with large-scale mass amphibuous beach landings and airborne landings.

The U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the British 6th Airborne Division were tasked with the airborn landings. These landings consisted of parachute droppings as well as the use of glider planes for large scale troup transports.

Heavy fighting took place on the Normandy beaches. Over 4400 troups were killed on D-day itself, followed by 73000 casualties and 153000 wounded in the follow weeks of trying to capture Normandy. It took until 25 August to liberate France with the capture and surrender of Paris.

In this film we will focus on the period after D-day, especially how the allies went about advancing towards German with as main objective to get rid of the Nazi leadership by capturing Berlin. In particular the film shows how massive numbers of troups were transported to compat areas by means of glider planes.

It should be noted that not a single glider survived WWII. Many crashed caracusses were converted into temporary homes by bombed out Dutch residents or used for firewood. The gliders that can still be seen in various museums, e.g. in Oosterbeek NL and Saint Mere Eglise in Normandy FR are recreated replicas.

This footage has been meticulously restored, A.I. enhanced and colorized using the latest A.I. video software.

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