Retreat ceremonies at a French Army camp in China. Hills and fields in China. Barracks at a French Army camp. The French flag on a pole. Soldiers line up and prepare for the Retreat ceremony. They march and give a rifle salute. Two soldiers play bugles. An officer lowers the flag. Soldiers salute. Soldiers, cows, carts and supplies at the camp. (World War II period).
French Colonial Soldiers at an Army Camp in China. Soldiers in the barracks at Paao Pa. Some stand outside the barracks. Some relax and play cards inside. Soldiers stand and eat food from mess kits. (World War II period).
French Foreign Legion troops at an Army camp in China. Soldiers shell beans. They tend horses at the camp stables. Soldiers lay bricks for a new building. They wash clothes in a stream. (World War II period).
Day time life in London, United Kingdom while night-time raids by Germany on London were still common in World War II. The Big Ben clock tower. A double decker bus on the street. U.S. soldiers visit Westminster Abbey (Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom). Traffic near the Marble Arch (London W2 2UH, United Kingdom). Citizen speakers address various crowds in London's Hyde Park. Several speakers take their turn. Policemen talk to a man. Allied officers and soldiers in the crowd.
Day time life in London at a quiet moment in World War II. British children on swings in a London park on a Sunday afternoon. Boys and girls on a seesaw of the playground. A baby seated on the grass. Children have water from community drinking taps in the park, using a shared communal drinking cup that is chained to the tap.
London during World War II. View of Saint Paul's Cathedral. YMCA board near Saint Paul’s Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom). Various monuments in London. A barrage balloon in the sky. Entrance to Buckingham Palace. A soldier parades up and down at the Palace gates. People watch from outside. A barrage balloon in the sky. Boats sailing near Tower Bridge (Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 2UP, United Kingdom) on the Thames River. Soldiers unload food supplies from the boats. Sacks of food piled on a boat. Soldiers and people on a bridge. An Irish policeman keeps vigil on Fleet Street.
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