Marshall Philippe Pétain delivers a speech in France during the dedication of the American Monument at Montfaucon, France. Large crowd of French citizens and dignitaries gather for the speech. French war leader, Marshall Philippe Pétain pays homage and delivers speech about U.S. Army's achievement. U.S. officers seated behind French Marshall Petain on a podium. Large crowd of U.S. people and French people listen speech. United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his speech via radio to the event, honoring the U.S. Army heros and pleading for world peace.
Miss World France contestants walk on the ramp during a beauty contest held at the Coliseum in Paris, France. They vie to appear in the Miss World title to be held in London. French pageant contestants on the ramp in swimsuit attire. Men watch the models to judge the winner. A male judge gestures with his hands while judging the contestants. The winner, Denise Perrier (eventually becoming Miss World 1953 in London), smiles on stage holding a bouquet.
The conditions of Verdun and surrounding after the Battle of Verdun, France, during World War I. Wrecked buildings near the Meuse River. A wrecked bridge over the river Meuse. French soldiers walk on the street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Military vehicles pass on the street. French soldiers stand outside a building. Ruins of buildings and rubble near the river Meuse. Trees in the area. Interior of the wrecked Verdun Cathedral (7 Pl. Mgr Ginisty, 55100 Verdun, France).
The Second Armistice at Compiegne is signed between Nazi Germany and France at Compiegne, France on 22th June, 1940 during World War II. Seen are German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and German officers, including Deputy Fuhrer, Rudolf Hess; General Wilhelm Keitel; German Foreign Minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop; strolling past German Army honor guards on their way to railway carriage number 2419D, in which the First Armistice in World War I was signed. (Hitler had it removed from the museum where it had been stored, and brought to this location) A band plays the German National Anthem. French General Charles Huntziger, head of the French delegation, and Rear Admiral Maurice R. Leluc enter the railway carriage. Huntziger, Leluc, and French Ambassador Leon Noel are seen seated int the carriage. Huntziger signs the armistice document. General Wilhelm Keitel presents the document to Hitler, outside the train. He gives Hitler a pen, which they drop and pick up again, and Hitler signs. General Huntziger, Ambassador Noel, and Admiral Leluc leave the rail car. Hitler stretches his arms gleefully, rubs his stomach and kicks ups his heels.
Battalion of British Manchester Regiment occupying "Dantzig Alley" trench, near Mametz, after capturing it during Battle of the Somme in France, during World War 1. A captured German 17cm Trench Mortar. Ambulatory wounded British soldiers seen among other troops at their army post, near Minden, France.
U.S. Army Air Service production center number 2, at Romorantin, France during World War I. A tractor pulls a DH-4 plane along a road to a group of hangars. French and American officers of World War 1 in front of a DH-4 plane with an American flag draped over its engine. Women carry French and British flag. Edith Normant presents Captain Osborne with a bouquet of flowers on behalf of the French government. A ceremony in front of DH-4 with French and American officials. United States Army Air Service officer ties an American flag to the strut of DH-4 plane. Plane taxis, takes off and in flight over Air service production center no 2 at Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France. Pilot and observer get out of DH-4 plane and people walk up to congratulate them. Officer of the production board of the Air Service center number 2 stands in front of a DH-4 plane. French General de L' Espee and Major Robert J Bates Commander of Air Service Production Center stand in front of DH-4 plane. Lieutenant Colonel WC Allen and Major WH Wardwell shake hands. American officer lined up in front of a headquarters of Air Service Production Center no2. Colonel EV Summer, Junior Commander Air Service Production. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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