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2000 to 2500 became casualties, many of them killed outright.

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Members, allies have actually managed to enter the north end of the bunker.

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If you look on the top of the bunker, you'll see something significant in a moment.

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The Allies have taken the north end of the bunker and the Germans are simply melting away.

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Cease firing.

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Over the next 11 months, these troops will penetrate the heart of Hitler's right, liberate millions of captive people, and finally put an end to Nazi domination of Europe.

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A long road that began here on the bloody sands of Normandy in June of 1944.

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Thank you for being with us today, meeting you in our encampments after this brief ceremony.

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In a few moments, the Chicago World War II commemorative committee...

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Well, there's one there. Tell us what you want to say.

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$500.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the pipe band Evergreen Park, American Legion Post, page 54.

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The color guard and honor guard, First Engineer Battalion,

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that sheep mariner squadron.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Okay, alright.

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...thousand airborne troops were dropped behind German lines by moonlight in a very confused drop.

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The Americans were quite confused, but it also confused the Germans because they couldn't find a single point that they felt was the center of resistance.

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282 of the type of aircraft that you're about to see dropped these paratroopers.

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From Denmark to Italy. In the east, Germany and her allies struggled to hold back the Soviets, retreating grudgingly before the Red Army.

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In occupied Europe, the Natalung Europa, Fortress Europe.

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Over the horizon lies England, and in the channel between lurks the largest for you, a few German troops work on their beach defenses.

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Suddenly an aircraft appears...

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...to prevent the moving of reinforcements.

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A level bombing run. Unfortunately...

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...we bombed so much of the French infrastructure.

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In other words, it's level across, like it's full, it's still live. It was a hang fire, it did not go off, it still could go off.

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If it's empty, it's an experiment. If it's still got one thousand, it's still live. So watch out for it.

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Husha! What is it? Husha!

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The man was behind him in his seat. He'd lift that, and he would go in...

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America, give me the

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the French Coast today.

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What's your day, John?

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I'm an attorney in Detroit.

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Attorney? Yes.

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What kind of law?

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I practice in juvenile court in Wayne County, Detroit.

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My brothers are German reenactors,

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and they've been trying to get me to come to the battle,

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so I decided to come today,

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and they got me outfitted with a machine gun.

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So how does this connect with your work with juveniles and violence in Detroit?

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Well, it really doesn't connect.

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You know, you need a good stress outlet.

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This is a good one, I think.

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Do you end up living?

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Yes, I'll be living in this one.

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Although we haven't rehearsed it to the point where we know exactly who lives and who dies,

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I decided I'm going to live.

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Capa?

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Are you Robert Capa?

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I'm his son.

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I'm the son of Robert Capa.

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What are you using?

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Just some old, ancient camera equipment that I've brought back to life.

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We're going to the historic occasion on the Normandy beach.

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Don't let Larry Burroughs process your film, because you only did the Capa's.

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I already ruined it.

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Well, Larry's driving in the other truck,

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so I said I'd grab his film and process it for him.

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And we'll see what happens tonight.

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The beach came under fire over 5,000 yards from shore, and many were sunk.

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The beach was long, over 300 yards, and gently sloped to the runways in the first few minutes of the landing.

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Numeric obstacles were exposed, some cover.

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The British are going to attempt an assault on the trench line just ahead of the people on the grass.

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British troops are going to attempt an assault forward.

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You may notice that the British have landed with their Piper, as was their custom.

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Lord Lovell, the second wave will consist of engineers and commandos that will attempt to overcome the German line on the north end of the beach.

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The British have managed to land further south, and as you can see,

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thus no armor was available at first to help the American troops.

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Looking to the south, a few rounds from the enemy.

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The British have occupied the position at the south end of the beach and will consolidate that position.

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The British are going to attempt an assault on the trench line.

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The British are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The British are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The British are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The British are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The British are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The British are going to take the German position, and Germans are beginning to file out of their bunkers and surrender.

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Once again, ladies and gentlemen,

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headquarters is called for dive bombing attacks.

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Dive bombers were the weapon of choice for precision bombing throughout the war.

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There are a hundred of them in private hands, and they're relatively easy to fly, and maintenance parts are available.

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With anti-aircraft fire, you will notice that some of these aircraft have yellow markings or yellow paint.

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One more near miss.

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The white airplane is British. If you see a black airplane, it's American. If you see no airplanes at all, it's the Luftwaffe.

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P-51s are softening up the beach with a bombing attack.

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You can hear the whistle of incoming rounds as they proceed until they finally impact the beach.

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The German are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The German are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The German are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The Allied invasion fleet has warmed up and sailed out from behind the breakwater.

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The end of the column closest to the pier are two floating trucks. They were called DU-1s.

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The German are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The German are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The German are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The German are going to attempt an assault forward.

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The German are going to attempt an assault forward.