D-Day Scenes
D-Day, part of Operation Overlord, required over one million Allied troops to storm the beaches at Normandy. More than 200,000 German soldiers were killed; the Allies suffered major losses as well. German soldiers, having surrendered, can be seen being led away by American forces.
Feeding Polar Bears
Whereas Germans used the chill of European winters to weaken POWs during forced marches, the Russians found themselves at home in sub-zero temperatures. Here, Soviet soldiers take a break to feed polar bears from their tanks.