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President Poincaré addresses the crowd in Paris on the eve of return of Alsace-Lorraine to French rule.

Citizens celebrate the return of Alsace-Lorraine to French rule in Paris, France. French and American flags atop a building. Thousands of citizens gather and celebrate on streets. French President Raymond Poincaré, French Prime Minister George Clemenceau and French Marshall Joseph Joffre accompanied with other dignitaries take their seats on the dais. President Poincaré addresses the crowd.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1919
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029216
French and Allied troops parade at Champs Elysees in Paris on the eve of the liberation of Alsace-Lorraine.

Celebrations on the return of Alsace-Lorraine to French rule in Paris, France. French cavalry and troops along with troops of Allied nations exhibit a parade at the Champs Elysees. Citizens gather in large numbers to celebrate. French, American and British flags hoisted in parade. A parade by Red Cross nurses. French President Raymond Poincaré, French Prime Minister George Clemenceau and French Marshall Joseph Joffre along with other dignitaries review the parade.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1919
Duration: 6 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029218
German army prisoners of war taken in Mulhouse (Mulhausen), Alsace-Lorraine, France, in World War II.

Large number of captured German soldiers is marched along a pathway,in Mulhausen (Mulhouse), Alsace, guarded by French soldiers of the 1st Army, during World War 2. They are followed by groups of French irregulars, who also perform guard duties as a contingent of the German soldiers is marched through the center of town, past Mulhouse Cathedral.German prisoners are herded into a narrow alleyway where they are searched and processed by French troops.

Location: Mulhouse Alsace France
Date: 1944, November 22
Duration: 1 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055073
German forces advance in France in WW2; scenes of World War I monuments; Germans take Versailles in World War 2.

German occupation of France during World War 2. The cathedral in Reims, France. Vehicles and a few men on a road in front of the church. Trees lining the road. The railway car in which an armistice agreement was signed by Germany and the Allies at end of World War 1. The Memorial Tablet symbolic of the 1918 armistice, the Alsace-Lorraine, and Ferdinand Foch's Memorial in Compiegne Forest. Ferdinand Foch's carriage in which the first armistice was signed. In 1940 : German troops cross River Marne in rafts. A signboard showing the distances to Paris and Soissons. Another signboard showing the distances to Grand Fitz James and Paris. Troops on tanks moving on roads. A signboard shows distances to Pontarme and Paris. A soldier with a gun on his back. Soldiers moving with carriages on a path between fields. Trees lining the path. German troops moving on tanks advancing deeper into France. The troops on the road in front of the castle in Versailles. The German flag hoisted on a flag pole over the Palace of Versailles and German soldiers occupy the Palace of Versailles.

Location: France
Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070101
The fall of France and entry of Italy, on side of the Axis Powers, in World War II

Crowd fills the Plaza Venezia in Rome where Benito Mussolini appears on the balcony of the Piazza Venezia (formerly known as the Palace of St Mark) in Italy, on June 10, 1940. He announces that Italy has entered World War 2 on the side of the Axis powers. Views of the jubilant crowd waving Italian and some Swastika flags. Next, a road sign points to Paris and to Poissons, in France followed by view of German troops triumphantly entering Paris, through the Arch of Triumph. View of the Eiffel Tower, and of a German flag flying atop it. More views of German troops marching through Paris. A German railway gun firing. (Narrator implies that the target is the Maginot Line, which is not correct. It was bypassed by the Germans, negating need to attack it directly.) Other German railway guns and siege mortars firing and many huge explosions and fires are seen, including some from flame throwers. Next, German troops are seen marching around a circle where a railroad car is parked near Compiègne, France. This rail car is the scene of Germany's surrender to France in World War I. Statue of French Marshal Foch, who had then, received the delegates of vanquished Germany here. Adolf Hitler walking past a German Honor Guard, salutes. He is accompanied by Marshal Hermann Goering and other high ranking military persons. The nearby 1918 "Alsace-Lorraine monument" is covered by a German flag. The German delegation headed by Hitler and Goering, enter the rail car and take their places. Outside, the French delegation, headed by General Charles Huntziger, is escorted by German officers. They enter the car and he German delegation stands. Both delegations exchange salutes. Next, Hitler is seen stepping from the rail car, followed by Goering. The German delegation walks past the honor guard, and Hitler salutes them. German and French officials still in the rail car exchange salutes. Hitler expresses jubilation.

Location: France
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046081
German Army operations in the assault on France, during World War II

The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War II. French and other Allied soldiers surrender. The soldiers surrender to German officers on a street. Officers question the soldiers. French African soldiers surrender. German troops proceeding through places made famous during World War 1. The World War I battlefield at Compiegne. World War I memorials at the site. French Marshal Ferdinand Foch's statue and a memorial tablet with a dedication to him. A swastika placed on the memorial. A museum containing Foch's railway car in which the World War I armistice was signed. The Alsace-Lorraine Memorial. German troops battle their way through a village. Soldiers march with rifles. armored vehicles advance on roads. Street fighting between German and French soldiers. Soldiers fire machine guns and take cover among the ruins on the village. Rubble strewn across the streets. Soldiers enter and inspect damaged buildings. Smoke due to a sudden explosions nearby. The soldiers pass a corpse on the street.

Location: France
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021839
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