A film on the development of air power. Chief of U.S. Army Air Service Colonel Frank P. Lahm in Toul, Meurthe-Et-Moselle, France on November 8, 1918 during World War I. Col. Lahm speaks to an officer.
Trucks experience difficulties on muddy roads in Sanzey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France during World War I. Trucks drive on muddy roads and experience difficulties. Men loaded on trucks. People standing beside the road in a wooded area. Horse carts coming from front, ride on the muddy road. A truck in the background.
Horses return from front for rest in Sonzay, Indre-et-Loire, France during World War I. Horses return from the front for a rest. A grass land in the foreground.
American 3rd Division, 30th Infantry Regiment forces in Aix-en-Provence France, while pushing northward through Southern France in World War II. Group of French civilians with flags in hand, including a French flag with FFI symbol, walk near Town Square. Two cars drive past among huge crowd. Men and women collaborationist prisoners held at gun point by FFI forces and forcibly marched in public in area of Place de l'Hotel de Ville near the Aix-en-Provence City Hall (Pl. de l'Hôtel de ville, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France) as crowd jeers them. U.S. Army forces stand on a balcony of the City Hall as French citizens below cheer and wave. View of Belfry bell tower in background of shot, at Place de l'Hotel de Ville. Civilians with flags in hand. Men with various handguns in hand hold an accused collaborationist and forcibly move his head. Men, women, and children gather near the Fontaine de la Rotonde fountain (Place du Général de Gaulle, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France) at the bottom of the Cours Mirabeau. They wave and cheer happily at American Army tanks, trucks, and forces passing through Aix-en-Provence.
During final phase of the first Battle of France, leading to occupation of Paris and France in World War 2, while the British Expeditionary Force was evacuating at Dunkirk, Adolf Hitler decides to visit troops at the front. He is seen riding in an open car with military staff, from German Army Group A's headquarters at Charleville, France. They drive through war-torn area of Ypres, Belgium. View of the Ypres Cloth Hall and Cathedral of St. Martin. Hitler and entourage walking through the damaged Menin Gate (Memorial of World War I). Closeup of Hitler conferring with General Walter von Reichenau, Commander of the German 6th Army. He reviews troops, waves to the gathered soldiers. Soldiers give a Nazi salute. Hitler eats with other officers and soldiers at a field kitchen. He stands and waves from the car while departing. Soldiers cheer and wave. Hitler visits a WWI German cemetery at Langemark. He is greeted by soldiers upon entry. Hitler offers Nazi salute. He pays his respects. Soldiers on guard along the cemetery border.
The Swiss flag hangs on the railing overlooking Geneva, Switzerland. Leaders of Germany, France and United States are seen. Former United States President Herbert Hoover and Prime Minister Albert Sarraut of France are each seen stepping from their respective cars. Military parades are conducted in various European countries including France and Germany. The French flag waves on top of a building. The French national anthem “La Marseillaise” is played by a band. French soldiers marching in a parade. German marching band plays music during a parade in Berlin, Germany. Building construction is seen taking place in Berlin. Street scenes in Berlin shows a train approaching Friedrichstrasse station, the Capitol am Zoo (Budapesterstrasse 42-46,. Berlin 10623) in Charlottenburg. A man closes the cabinet door of an Autoruf or taxi stand. German novelist Thomas Mann speaks to a woman. German artist Käthe Kollwitz speaking. German notables are seen, including the boxing champion, Max Schmeling. German film director at work. Views of the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship.
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