Alsos mission carried out by United States Alsos mission personnel in Europe during World War II. Unit welcomed by the French civilians in Paris. Alsos personnel pass on vehicles and crowd from roadside cheers. Colonel Boris T. Pash meets an officer in a building. Celebrations in streets of Paris. Plane over Arc de Triomphe and crowd march on street. Alsos personnel walk out of a building and get on jeeps. Personnel leave in jeeps.
Allied preparations for the battle of the Marne in World War 1. Several French troops are seen in a deep crater-type defensive position. Others are seen in a shallow linear trench. French soldiers begin digging in at the side of a road, near a telephone pole. More French troops deepen their circular protective position on relatively high ground. Finally, others are seen in relatively unprotected positions in a grassy field. Several French soldiers stand near a Schneider CA1 tank. American troops are seen dimly in the far background, as they enter the area single file. Closer view of American Expeditionary Forces troops moving into position along a tree line. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Ship underway at sea. United States troops aboard ship. Troops on lower and upper deck of ship.
United States Secretary of State Christian Archibald Herter and other Foreign Ministers at Policy conference in Paris. Secretary of State Christian Herter enters the French Foreign Ministry. He talks with the British,French and West German Foreign Minister to establish a common grounds in preparation for their Summit meeting in Geneva.
French Marines, returning from overseas, are met and welcomed by a French official. He goes aboard the ship as it docks, and converses with several of the returning marines. French tricolor flies from the ship. The ship carries the name: "Kairowan." and home port Marseille. The marines disembark onto pier with all their belongings, including rifles.
An award ceremony and review of French troops at the Court of Honor (Cour d'Honneur) primary courtyard area of the French military hospital known as the Hotel des Invalides. Field Marshal Philippe Petain pins a medal on a French general as an honor guard stands at attention and photographers capture photos. The receiving general may possibly be Paul Maistre, Maxime Weygand, or Marshal Louis Granchet d'Esperey. Following the ceremony, French Army troops march out of the courtyard while being reviewed by Petain and the other high-ranking officers. At the end of the line, several early armored vehicles join the procession, including a French Renault FT tank and small personnel carriers.
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