Task force formed in Italy for the invasion of Southern France during World War II. A United States destroyer escort lays smoke screen over the sea. Landing crafts underway at dawn in Rend area. Planes in formation.
36th Division troops march in Southern France near Saint Raphael. Trucks pass by marching soldiers. Sign on road reads, '36th DIV PW Enclosure' Burning LST (Landing Ship, Tank) as seen from behind wall of a building at night. (World War II period).
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.