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U.S. Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division being withdrawn to Camp Mourmelon,in France, for a rest after Operation Market Garden in World War 2.
U.S. troopers of the 101st Airborne Division, are seen marching in full combat gear along a road in Nijmegen, Holland. Next, trucks loaded with paratroopers drive around a bend on Bow Street, at the corner of Lindenberg, where part of the "hello castle" (aka ""Old Man-Bat-Zate") is seen in background. An MP (military policeman) controls traffic. Local people wave friendly goodbyes from the side of the road, as the trucks pass out of the city. The trucks stop for a break en route, where paratroopers warm themselves by a fire, as local children gather near them. One small boy tries to sell a pair of boots to a paratrooper. A middle age man looks into the camera as it photographs paratroopers reboarding their trucks. View of troopers seated in back of a truck. Camera focuses on several smiling as they climb into their truck. Others posing for the camera as they lean out the side of their truck.
Phoenixes and pier heads in the English Channel during the Allied invasion of Normandy, France in World War II.
A film titled 'Seabees in Normandy' about the role of U.S. Navy Seabees in construction of artificial harbors in the English Channel during the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. Aerial view of several Phoenix units or artificial harbors along the English Channel off the British coast. A pier head in water. Whales joined together to form a 80 feet long bridge. A pier head at the end of a bridge.
American ships sailing towards Normandy, France, in preparation for D-Day during World War II.
A smaller, support vessel (possibly a minesweeper) with a single mast is seen sailing in the English Channel. Then, a U.S. sailor is seen looking out through a pair of binoculars towards other ships far off in the distance, also traveling towards Normandy. Closer camera view shows that they are World War 2 landing craft infantry (LCI). More LCIs are shown off in the distance, this time with a few sailors and an antiaircraft gun in the foreground. The final shot is zoomed in on three more LCIs sailing next to one another.
French politician Jacques Doriot addresses a unit of the "Legion of French Volunteers" at the Velodrom d'Hiver in Paris.
A unit of the "Legion of French Volunteers" gathered at the Velodrom d'Hiver in Paris, German occupied France, under the Vichy government. Banners hung at various places. Officers and soldiers seated. Official at podium gives Nazi salute. A band plays at the ceremony. French politician Jacques Doriot takes to the podium and addresses the troops. (World War II period).
Dover and Calais after various attacks by Germany in World War II.
Dover, United Kingdom: The town of Dover in Kent. Men, women and children move to underground shelters. Women play cards and knit. German artillery fired. British soldiers amid ruins. Scene changes to Calais, France: Calais under the liberating Canadian soldiers. Man cleans a room. Destroyed bridges. Canadian soldiers evacuate French civilians across the Calais Canal. Men, women, children, and wounded civilians helped across the canal by soldiers. Wounded lifted into military ambulances. A woman holds her wounded child. Allied airplanes drop bombs over enemy territory. Explosion and smoke due to bombardment. British and Canadian Army soldiers examine German artillery and coastal guns. A white flag put up at a surrendered German post.
U.S. General Dwight D Eisenhower celebrates the Liberation of Paris at the restored Arc De Triomphe (WW2)
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces General Dwight D Eisenhower celebrates the Liberation of Paris at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. View of the Arc De Triomphe. General Eisenhower and French officers arrive at the venue. Allied officers and soldiers gathered around. General Eisenhower lays a wreath at the French Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. French soldiers give a sword salute. He addresses the gathering regarding the Liberation of Paris by the Allied and French Forces of the Interior (FFI). Photographers take pictures. Soldiers seated on tanks. General Eisenhower presents the Shield of Honor to the people of Paris in World War II.