Allied Invasion of France during World War II. Animated map shows Nazi German line of retreat and Allied line of advance. United States 7th Army tanks and soldiers advance in South France. Civilians greet and cheer as the soldiers arrive. Stack of damaged aircraft on field in Montelimar. Man inspects an aircraft. Jeeps move through forest. Explosions occur in the wooded area. Soldiers fire artillery on field.
Aftermath of Allied bombings in southern France, Rhone River Valley, Montelimar, during World War II. Wrecked vehicles along a road. Civilians on a bicycle ride past the wrecked vehicles. A partly wrecked bridge. Civilians on the bicycle cross the wrecked bridge. Damaged civilian and military vehicles in a village. A damaged building as a result of Allied bombings. A wrecked truck with its tires burnt off along the side of a road.
Aftermath of Allied bombings on southern France during World War II. Cattle being led by a civilian past damaged houses in a village. A milestone reads 'Broissia 1K1'. A burned building and a torn French flag. A French man and a woman with rakes as they walk down a road past damaged buildings. A sign near a damaged building reads 'La Charme'. Burned houses amidst trees and flowers. A sign reads 'Tassenieres'. Burned houses as civilians on a bicycle ride past the houses.
Aftermath of Allied bombings in southern France during World War II. Damaged buildings. Children walk past a damaged building. A French woman with her children after the Germans killed her husband and burned down their house. A sign reads 'Matafelon'. A burned restaurant. A sign reads 'Le Port'. Machinery at a power plant. Water comes through a spillway.
Allied victory in southern France during World War II. Prisoners of war come down a stairway. Prisoners in a truck with captured arms being guarded by French partisans. German prisoners march as American soldiers guard them. A French woman looks at the prisoners. Boots of the prisoners as they march. A column with a Red Cross flag moves away on motorbikes. The prisoners walk through city streets. Civilians gathered outside a cathedral as they hold hands in a 'V' sign. French flags on the cathedral.
Allied soldiers in Southern France, rhone river Valley, Montelimar, during World War II. Wrecked vehicles along a road. American trucks drive past the wrecked vehicles. French people give wine to American soldiers. The soldiers drink from their glasses. A French woman and an American soldier kiss each other. French children wave goodbye. Soldiers leave a farmyard.