Video of Saint-Martin-de-Varreville on 6 June 1944
D-Day and Battle of Normandy videos
This section contains archive videos illustrating military operations in the Utah Beach sector during the Battle of Normandy.
Date of video: 6 June 1944
Subject: footage shot on D-Day morning at Utah Beach showing the surrender of German soldiers belonging to 1/Grenadier-Regiment 919, 709. Infanterie-Division, who were taken into custody in the Saint-Martin-de-Varreville sector by American infantrymen from the 4th Infantry Division, supported by Sherman tanks from the 70th Tank Brigade.
Location: Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Manche, Normandy.
Units:
– 4th (US) Infantry Division
– 70th (US) Tank Battalion
– 1/Grenadier-Regiment 919, 709. Infanterie-Division
Source : US National Archives
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