A backstreet alley on the Left Bank of the Seine River in Paris, France. Two men walk in the alley. One of them pushes a cart. A supply truck in the background.
Scenes from a Japanese Yanagi (Willow) submarine mission that carried war-essential minerals and materiel to German-occupied Lorient, France, in World War 2. The submarine (I-30) code-named Cherry Blossom (Sakura in Japanese and Kirschblüte in German) is the first to travel on a visit from the Pacific to Europe during World War 2. Opening scene shows I-30 underway on the surface, with its crew in dress uniforms on deck and officers in the conning tower. Several German Kriegsmarine (Navy) officers, including Admiral Karl Dönitz, Commander of the German U-boat fleet, and another Admiral, are seen rendering classic military (not nazi) salutes. Closeup of some Japanese officers and men standing on the deck of their submarine as it glides past the pier. Local seamen, all giving the Nazi salute, crowd the deck of a nearby ship. Glimpse of Doenitz and the other Admiral walking a gangplank to board the I-30, where they greet officer delegation of the submarine, as the Japanese Naval Attaché to Germany, Captain Yokoi Tadao, and the I-30's Captain,Commander Endo Shinobu, stand nearby. Doenitz, and the two Japanese officers are seen conversing, on deck amidst gathering of German naval officers. Scene shifts to the land, where German Grand Admiral,Erich Raeder (4-striped admiral insignia on sleeve) speaks with Commander Endo Shinobu, as Captain Yokoi Tadao, stands nearby. Next, Officers and sailors are seen saluting from the conning tower of the I-30. A closeup of Commander Endo Shinobu saluting. The I-30 slowly moves away from the pier.
Aerial view of a parade in Paris, France after conclusion of World War 1. Aerial view of a target area. A victory parade by the American Army World War I soldiers ("dough boys"). A large crowd gathers along street sides. U.S. Army troops parade on the street. They parade down the Champs-Élysées with the Arc de Triomphe in the background. Various Paris buildings seen.
The Four Power Paris Summit in Paris, France after the 1960 U-2 incident. Wreckage of a United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 spy airplane in Moscow, Soviet Union. A diagram of a U-2 aircraft. People look at photographs on a wall. A photograph of a man. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the exhibit with Soviet dignitaries. Mr. Khrushchev gives statements to journalists. A Russian aircraft carrying Mr. Khrushchev and Soviet dignitaries taxis in Paris. A United States Air Force aircraft carrying U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and U.S. dignitaries lands. President Eisenhower addresses people at the airport. A motorcade rolls through the streets. French soldiers at attention in review. Cars drive past them. Exterior of a building.
The Four Power Paris Summit in Paris, France after the 1960 U-2 reconnaissance aircraft incident. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev with dignitaries. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower shakes hands with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan and French President Charles de Gaulle Mr. Khrushchev addresses a farewell press conference. He is accompanied by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko and Soviet Marshal Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky.
Inter Allied games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. Preparations underway at the Pershing Stadium for the Inter Allied games. Men milling about the stadium. A sign above the spectators stands reads 'Pershing stadium' . Officers and dignitaries arrive as U.S. Army General John Pershing receives them. Units of Allied troops march in the stadium. A military band plays at the stadium.
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