Infantry and military tanks advance through Mayenne and fire at the Germans across a river in Laval in France.

US tanks and infantry advance in France during World War II. People in a balcony hold the French and the United States flags. An official in the balcony speaks to the crowd assembled below. Troops enter Mayenne. Civilians cheer the troops passing in truck. The troops march across debris of houses and buildings. A sign board reads ' Boulevard Du Marechal Petain'. The troops march along a road as they cross Mayenne. A United States truck drives past the soldiers. The troops in military cars drive past a Christian cross. Tanks and infantry move past a Renault factory. They enter Laval. Infantrymen fire at the Germans across a river in Laval.