Loading LST on D-Day

In a port somewhere in England, cranes swing combat vehicles and supplies aboard an LST (Landing Ship, Tank) for transport to the D-Day beachhead. Combat-loading a ship was a job for a highly-trained specialist, since every inch of shipboard cargo space had to be efficiently used, and items that were needed first had to be loaded last. In this scene, combat-loaded trucks are shown entering the LST’s cargo deck through its open bow doors.
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- World War II 1939-1945
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