Trial of Marshal Henri Petain in Paris, France. Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Petain seated in the courtroom. People seated in the court. Lawyers, guards and civilians move around in the court. Some address the guards. Justices of the court seat themselves. President of the court reads a document. Petain addresses the court and reads from a paper.
Trial of Marshal Henri Petain in Paris, France. Interior view of courtroom. Counsel pleads during the trial. French lawyer Paul Reynaud in conversation. Prime Minister of France, Edouard Daladier enters the courtroom. The people in the courtroom stand in his honor. Reynaud continues his conversation. Petain listens to the Reybaud. Petain fingers his ears. He enters the court followed by the counsel. A lawyer addresses the court.
A flag hosting ceremony in Paris, France. An official walks with an officer. A flag flutters as the officers walk along the street. Soldiers in uniform with military motorbikes. An Army officer stands as the troops march. The troops fire guns and raise flags during the procession. An official inspects the troops. An officer puts on a flag onto a rod. The Army troops and officers salute during the flag hosting ceremony. (World War II period).
Pierre Laval executed for treason in Paris, France. View of Prime Minister Pierre Laval with Nazi officers, during the German occupation of France, in World War II. A military firing squad and an empty hearse enter the Fresnes Prison (All. des Thuyas, 94260 Fresnes, France) where Pierre Laval is held. Several people standing in countryside with prison in background. Sound of rifle fire. The hearse carries Laval's body to the Thiais cemetery.
Armistice Day Parade in Paris, France during World War II. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill, French General Charles de Gaulle and Foreign Secretary Robert Anthony Eden watch Armistice Day Parade with the crowd at curb. French and American troops parade on the Champs Elysees. French civilians cheer and applaud. British troops on parade. Churchill and De Gaulle pass in car. Another car with Anthony Eden follow them. Churchill waves his cap. They walk to curb to great notables. Crowd follow them.
Armistice Day Parade in Paris, France. The band of the Republican Guard play in the parade. Mrs. Eden and Mrs. Churchill applaud. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill, French General Charles De Gaulle and Foreign Secretary Robert Anthony Eden watch parade. Churchill shakes hands with De Gaulle. Armored vehicles in the parade. Churchill and De Gaulle walk to car and get into it. The car is driven along street followed by mounted guard. Mrs. Eden with Mary Churchill, daughter of Winston Churchill, watch parade. Mrs. Churchill followed by two women leave the area.