French prisoners stand raising their hands in a town during the Battle of France. A group of French men comes out of buildings and surrenders to Germans. French prisoners line up on sidewalk during German occupation. Railroad cars in which Allies signed '11 November 1918' armistice. German Infantry advances over bridge through town in France. Soldiers advance behind tanks through a French village. Dead Frenchman on ground as troops advance on street. (World War II period).
German motorcycle troopers advance on street in France during the Battle of France. Heavy German artillery put into position and fired. Troops advance over water gate on canal. German Infantryman lifts up pontoon bridge, takes it across field and places it into water. PzI, Pz.II, Pz.III and Pz.IV Ausf.A tanks advance with German troops marching holding rifles in hands. vehicle tows artillery on dirt road. Artillery and vehicles move over bridge. Building dilapidated. (World War II period).
Horse drawn artillery advances through Chateau-Thierry in France. Signboard reads Paris and Soissons marked with an arrow. French prisoners march on foot in the foreground. Mortar drawn artillery advances. Horses and horse carts. Officers in cars drive. German soldiers sleep on wagon. (World War II, Battle of France period).
A French oil field is opened with U.S. aid in France. Cattle and cow carts on an oil field. Oil drilling equipment on the field. An oil drilling operation in southern France with the aid of Marshall Plan funds. The newest American drilling techniques are employed. Workers work to process the oil. The refined oil is transported via railroads.
Farmers protest against the government in France. Farmers barricade the roads with wooden wagons and farm equipment, a traditional gesture of protest in France. Cars and police trucks stop near farmers' barricades. Angry farmers against removal of farm price. Policemen arrive, talking to the farmers. Farmers watch calmly as policemen remove barricades.
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. After a mission in France. A B-17 in flight with its number-3 engine smoking. A formation of B-17s. The planes leave vapor trails behind.
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