Global News recently shared archival footage of the invasion of Normandy in honor of D-Day's 75th anniversary this year. D-Day can be read about in countless history books, and thanks to footage shot that day, it can be viewed online as it unfolded. The invasion liberated France from Nazi Germany, and ultimately led to the Allied victory on the Western Front in World War II. Approximately 2,700 British troops lost their lives during the D-Day offensiveĪ US paratrooper is covered with a blanker after being killed in action near St Mere-Eglise in the days after thousands of allied soldiers had landed in NormandyĬaptain J M Stagg (left), Chief Meteorological Officer with the Royal Air Force, was responsible for forecasting weather conditions for D-Day. Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory (right) was the Allied Air Commander in Chief.įor more colorized history head over here and here.On June 6, 1944, Allied troops carried out Operation Neptune-the code name for the landings on the beaches at Normandy that came to be known as D-Day. Men of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on the march in Normandy in July 1944. Brazilian artist Marina Amaral painstakingly researched the images as she gave them a new lease of life with color using Photoshopīritish Army’s Infantry of 50th Division moving forward near St Gabriel, Normandy, between Ver-sur-Mer and Crepon. Thousands of British and US airborne troops parachuted into Ranville and St Mère-Église in Normandy Royal Marine Commandos attached to 3rd Division move inland from Sword Beach on the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944. More info: Marina Amaral (h/t: dailymail) The results are simply breathtaking, giving us the perspective of these men who had to experience the horrors of war first-hand. “Then I go slowly building up the atmosphere I want to reproduce, always keeping the original lighting in mind, through many different layers, exploring and using as many colors as I can.” Because it’s not simply adding color to the picture, it’s also doing a painstakingly thorough research and getting all the details right: “I like to keep in mind that I’m working with historical facts, and it’s not my job to change that story and make it look the way I want it to look.” From the uniform colors to the natural lighting that day, everything is considered and only then the actual coloring begins. This is what I’ve been trying to do since I began colorizing photos two years ago,” Marina told Daily Mail.įor those who haven’t dealt with colorized photos before, it might be surprising to hear that each photo took artist days or even months to edit. “The generation of World War II are almost all gone, so I think it is extremely important to rescue these photos through a process that interests the new generation – so maybe people will be able to better understand what happened.

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