The Armistice at Compiegne, France on 22nd June, 1940 between France and Germany during World War II. German officers including General William Keitel, accompany Chancellor Adolf Hitler as they walk past a German honor guard lined up, while a band plays the German National Anthem. French General Charles Huntziger and another officer arrive and enter a railway carriage (the same one in which Germany signed the 1918 armistice). Interiors of carriage showing French General Huntziger signing the documents. Adolf Hitler has left and is chatting with German officers outside. General Keitel presents the document to Hitler for countersigning. Hitler asks for a pen, and they drop it as Keitel hands it to Hitler. Keitel quickly retrieves it and Hitler signs. French General Huntziger steps down from the rail car and is escorted away with others of his party. Hitler expresses pure delight in chatting with members of his staff.
Nisei services at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States. Mr. Michael Masaoka National Secretary of the Japanese-American Citizens League Anti-Discrimination Committee, the first volunteer for service in the U.S. 442nd Infantry Regiment, delivers a brief eulogy. Taps are sounded. The flags which were held over the caskets are folded by men. Soldiers parade. Folded flags are presented to the families by U.S. General Jacob Devers.
German prisoners taken in Carrara during World War II. German prisoners are captured by Italian partisans and are loaded into trucks and driven to enclosure. A road sign 'Cararra' on a building wall. The town of Cararra. Trucks of U.S. 442nd Regiment pass on a road and ford Frigido River north of Massa.
Amphibious landings of U.S. Army on Angaur, Palau Islands during World War II. Non-commissioned officers of U.S. 322nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, A Company attend a briefing session with commander aboard ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. Tanks land on beach, landing crafts move toward shore. Wounded soldiers are carried on litters. LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) comes on beach and infantrymen disembark.
French awards given to U.S. Generals at U.S. 3rd Army headquarters in Bad Tolz, Germany soon after World War II. U.S. General Lucian Truscott and French General Marie Emile Antoine Bethouart inspect French troops of the 27th Alpine Infantry Division and U.S. 3rd Army, 503rd Military Police Battalion, Company A. General Bethouart speaks before microphone. General Bethouart awards the Legion of Honor and Croix-de-Guerre to Commanding-General of U.S. 79th Infantry Division Brigadier General A. F. Kingman and Commanding-General of U.S. 102nd Infantry Division Major General Frank A Keating.
USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) squadron provides air support to U.S. 5th Army in Poggibonsi, Italy during World War II. Animated map of Italy highlights Poggibonsi. Aerial view of bombs being dropped by USAAF bombers over Poggibonsi on 22nd April, 1944. Smoke billows up from explosions on the ground. Aerial view of clouds of smoke rising from the city.
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