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Beachhead and Breakthrough

Eisenhower inspects the landing beaches and we see the "Mulberry" harbors put in place along the Normandy beaches. Airfields are built and supplies offloaded. V-1 rockets attack London. We see the Germans build V-2 rockets. Storms wreck a Mulberry harbor and damage the other. Cherbourg is taken, but is wrecked by the Germans. The British and Canadians work to take Caen. Operation Cobra is launched to break out of Normandy.

English
  • Originally Aired August 11, 1949
  • Runtime 17 minutes
  • Created May 26, 2016 by
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  • Modified May 26, 2016 by
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