Allied invasion of southern France during World War II. FFI (French Forces of the Interior) activists with British, American and French flags on streets. French flags on cars. FFI activists talk to each other on a street. FFI activists gathered on a street. A man being kissed by women.
Animated map shows France, Germany, and England during World War II. An arrow points to Marseilles. Paratroopers of Airborne Infantry prepare to jump from flying aircraft. Parachutes on paratroopers descending from aircraft. Allied amphibious ships land on the coast of the French Riviera. Barrage balloons are seen. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) waves the French flag in Paris. Free French troops and guerrilla men and women stand at attention. View of Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre Museum. French forces engage with German troops in street fighting. A French guerrilla shoots a German soldier. M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and other vehicles moving in the streets of Paris. A French man throws a grenade out from his window. A German soldier on fire escapes from burning vehicle. A French couple seizes weapons from an unconscious German soldier. French civilians with rifles sit behind sandbags. French Second Armored Division moving towards Paris. French civilians welcome the arrival of the French Second Armored Division at Montmartre. Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque talking to another soldier. A tank in front of a fence written with “Bois Charbons” (“Charcoal”). French Second Armored Division and German forces engage in street fighting. A woman grabs her son, taking him inside their house. French men watching the street fighting. French Second Armored Division M4 Sherman tank firing on the street. A machine gun of the French Second Armored Division. Thick smoke from a building. German soldier with white flag. German troops captured in Place de la Concorde. German troops raise their hands while being searched. Civilians cheer and hug each other. A soldier receives kisses from women. General Charles de Gaulle enters the city. A sign reads 'Avenue des Champs Elysees'. People buying newspapers on street. Children play in liberated France. Men and women singing the La Marseillaise is heard from the background. (World War II period).
U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery opens U.S. Embassy in Paris, France during World War II. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery escorted by two U.S. officials enter the U.S. Embassy. Jefferson Caffery takes out his hat. The soldiers stand in formation and greet him. A soldier salutes in the foreground. The U.S. Ambassador meets French officials and dignitaries in the Embassy. Jefferson Caffery talks to a dignitary.
U.S. Ambassador to France, Jefferson Caffery occupies the U.S. Embassy in Paris, following its liberation from German occupation in World War 2. A sign on the entrance gate to a building reads 'Rue De La Paix' and another sign reads 'Londres - New York'. The U.S. flag on the American Embassy building. Two guards with the U.S. flag in one of the balconies of the building. Two men look at the guards from another balcony of the building. Two American Military Police open the gates of the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery with other officials enters through the gates of the building and stands on a path. The officials hold their hats in their hands. American Military Police lined up on the sides of the path. 'MP' written on the helmets of the guards. The U.S. flag on a pole in a courtyard. The officials walk past the guards.
U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery in Paris, France. Jefferson Caffery at the U.S. Embassy in Paris. Several cameramen take pictures of the ambassador. The ambassador poses for photographs in the balcony of the embassy. Several views of the photographers taking pictures. The ambassador looking over the balcony. Two American Military Police behind him. The ambassador with the officials inside an office in the embassy. The officials shake hands with Ambassador Caffery. The ambassador and an official converse.
Religious services in U.S. Army camps at Alto Air Base in Corsica, France during the Battle of France of World War II. Tents at the air base. Men sitting before a Jewish chaplain in a tent. The Chaplain reads service in front of an altar. Men seated on benches inside the tent. The men read services. A few men reading seated on benches outside the tent. The Jewish chaplain reading service inside the tent and a view of his raiment. Men seated in front of the chaplain.
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