RARE COLOUR FOOTAGE of British and American troops making their final preparations in Plymouth ahead of the D-Day invasion of France in 1944 has resurfaced this week, giving an insight into the mindsets of the men who gave their lives for our freedom. The video, taken in 1944 by news cameraman Jack Lieb as he accompanied troops in the allied invasion of Normandy, shows soldiers laughing and joking as they prepare to board the ship that will take them across the channel and toward the enemy. Further footage from the film shows troops climbing on board their ships and attempting to entertain themselves on the journey across to France. This included one man, who is said to have been subsequently killed while in France, attempting his best Adolf Hitler impression, while another man does his best to get a life jacket on the ship???s mascot, a small puppy / mediadrumworld.com