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US Forces rest in Pontaubault on their way to Paris in France.

United States Army forces rest in Pontaubault on their way to Paris. Soldiers seated on the roadside. They relax and smoke. Destroyed buildings and ruins in the city. US Army soldiers march on the streets and enter St. James (Marche) France, widening the Brittany corridor, as crowds of French citizens welcome them. Soldiers in jeeps and trucks. Market area in the town. Civilians, nuns and children wave out to soldiers. Civilians with flowers and French flags welcome the troops. Soldiers on vehicles as people cheer for them. People gather around as a man pastes a proclamation on the city walls.

Location: Pontaubault France

Date: 1944, August 3

Duration: 39 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

German troops march and French civilians in Pontaubault, France.

Invasion of Pontaubault, France during World War II. Infantry troops advance along a road towards Pontaubault. Abandoned German horse-drawn equipment on the roadside. Soldiers enter the city of St. James. Men marching along a road. Military men advance forward in trucks. Soldiers rest and smoke in Pontaubault. The soldiers march out of the city. They cut barbed wire obstacles in streets. Troops advance along a road in cars and trucks. Men paste posters on a wall. French civilians read proclamation posters pasted in a town square. A soldier plays piano in a house. Two women and a child cheer.

Location: Pontaubault France

Date: 1944

Duration: 1 min 32 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None