The SS Normandie passenger ship capsized in the Hudson River off New York City, New York, United States. A diver wearing a scuba diving suit prepares to dive. Other people help the diver to put on his helmet and adjust it The diver steps down from a ladder into the water. Other sailors aboard hold and loosen their ropes. Three divers float in the river near a pier on the side of the ocean liner.
French superliner 'Normandie' capsizes in the Hudson River in New York, United States. The ocean liner lies on its side at the harbor. Sailors view the passenger ship from a scaffold. Water is pumped out of the Normandie. A measuring scale measures the level of water from the bow of liner.
A parade of Policemen on the streets of Berlin. Slate early in clip reads, "Die Polizei - unfer Schutzer und helfer." Policemen on horseback carrying German eagle flag lead the march along with several policemen playing trumpets. The policemen wear a variety of ornate uniforms across varying ranks and functions. Following the leadership, a police band marches carrying a variety of instruments, in turn followed by policemen on foot. Large crowd of civilians gather to witness the march. The citizens are reserved; not boisterous. A policeman on horseback carries a cup close to parade watchers so they can contribute money to the police force. He crosses from one side to the other of the parade route. Police with dogs (K-9 or canine unit) parade on roads. The troops march past the Brandenburg Gate; the Quadriga visible atop. Ambient sound of the parade in the background.
German fire fighters in Berlin, Germany on Museum Island. On the Lustgarten parade area of Museum Island (Museumsinsel) the firemen demonstrate fire fighting techniques and equipment outside the Old Museum building (Altes Museum) and the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom). Fire brigade trucks move out from positions outside the Old Museum, toward the Berlin Cathedral. They stop in front of the Cathedral and in synchronized fashion they raise the ladders high into the air. A fireman operates a crank to turn on water, while standing in a small boat. Fire fighters standing in a line with hoses direct a flood of water from combine hoses southward from the Old Museum, high into the air, raining down into the Lustgarten in front of the Berlin Cathedral. Includes German narration and ambient background sound from the scene.
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.
Houses and buildings destroyed during battle in Gudershoffer, France during World War II. Smoke arises from burnt houses and burnt crops. Infantrymen of the 410th Regiment, 103th Division of Allied forces run in woods carrying their weapons towards town. German prisoners marched in by Allied soldiers. Red Cross servicemen carry wounded on litter, from woods. Soldiers enter a town with signboard 'Gudershoffer'
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