WORLD WAR II D-DAY INVASION PREPARATIONS 1944 NEWSREEL 74622

Produced by the governments of the USA and Britain, "Eve of Battle" is a photographic record of the Allied Expeditionary Forces as they embarked upon the D-Day landings in Occupied France. Starts with amazing footage of German bunkers and coastal installations, and shows the formation of the gigantic invasion force with its multi-national components. The film concludes with vivid footage of June 6, 1944 and the invasion force arriving on the beaches.
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[@naardri]

This looks like it was produced for an USA audience.

[@lukehorning3404]

I didn’t know the United Nations was even a thing in the 40s and thought it was Germany and Italy against the world 😂