82nd Airborne Division Liberation of Western Europe
Liberation of Western Europe Series - DVD - 67 Min. - $24.99
August 1944 - September 1944
World War II
U.S. Army
Liberation of Western Europe Series Volume 21
67 Min.
SKU: S2V21
Price: $24.99
This DVD about the 82nd Airborne Division takes place in World War II during the Fall of 1944, Europe.
On August 10th, 1944 the 82nd Airborne Division, also known as "All Americans", was assigned to XVIII Corps of the First Allied Airborne Army. The division was stationed in England after their return from the "Normandy Invasion" and preparing for the next airborne operation.
82nd Airborne Division History on Film
Our Series II DVD, Liberation of Western Europe begins here and continues to late September 1944. The contents of this video show the action as was recorded by the 163rd, 165th and 21st Army Group Signal Photo Companies, during this historic operation. The military history footage in this video is intended to be strictly that of the 82nd Airborne Division and only shows other unit footage when two or more units are intertwined. Combat Reels has researched and compiled all of this raw combat film footage, then reformatted it into the DVD format for your viewing pleasure.
82nd Airborne Division DVD Highlights
Great for veterans, families, military historians and military enthusiasts, this DVD has many different scenes of 82nd Airborne Division soldiers.
Watch as a bridge is built near Etteinville and men string phone lines. Then see Generals Eisenhower and Berenton review troops of the 82nd while in England. Then see the "All Americans" prepare and load up for the jump in Operation "Market Garden". Watch troopers come out of the plane and land in a daytime drop over Holland. The series closes with scenes of glider landings near Nijmegen.
This combat film of the 82d AB contains scenes in:
Grantham Field, England
Normandy, France
Ettienville, France
Leicester, England
Le Muy, France
St. Tropez, France
Kent, England
Cottemore Field, England
Nijmegen, Holland
Bonus Footage: As a Special bonus enjoy some recently uncovered footage of D-Day Invasion not previously released in Series I, Invasion of Normandy DVD. Begin with scenes of men loading gliders for the invasion and then view captured German footage showing 82nd POWs at Normandy.
Order your copy today and enjoy these and many more up close shots of equipment, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, helmet markings, and of the faces of the men of the 82nd Airborne Division themselves on these candid movie film reels of history, presented to you on popular DVD formatted video!