U.S. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson signs the declaration of war during World War I. U.S. ships sink after torpedo attacks. United States troops aboard a troop carrier ship bound tor France. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt. U.S. troops disembarking on docks in France. Navy ships being built in U.S. shipyard. Allied troops attack across no man's land. Allied rail gun firing. U.S.Soldiers fire howitzers. Smoke pours out of Allied biplane aircraft after being shot down. German troops fighting in trenches. A horse falls into a trench after being shot. Tanks in action. Tanks advance and fire. German machine gunners. German prisoners walk in a line. American troops in France celebrate the end of hostilities with the Armistice on the 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month, 1918. The American flag flies on a pole as a symbol of victory. Huge crowds of Americans celebrate in Manhattan, New York city, waving newspapers with headlines announcing German surrender. In 1919, President Wilson and General John (Black Jack) Pershing review victorious American troops marching in Chaumont, France (Pershing's headquarters). Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy with Secretary of the Navy, Daniels, in France. U.S. troops board transport ships to return home after war. Returning U.S. Armies hold a victory parade in Manhattan, New York City, where they parade through a temporary Victory Arch constructed expressly for the purpose in Madison Square. Hydrogen balloons decorate the Arch. New York City mounted police monitor the crowds.
German occupation in Paris France following Battle of France in World War II. French prisoners of war (POWs) remove protective coverings from the Obelisk at the Place de la Concorde. The POWs remove sandbags from around the Obelisk and Napoleon's Tomb. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and Nazi Minister of Armaments and War Production Albert Speer tour the city by car. Hitler and Speer arrive at the Church of Sainte-Marie Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). French policemen salute as Hitler drives by. They visit the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France) and Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Hitler, Speer and others view the Eiffel Tower(Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France).
Women leaders of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI). French women patriots Marquis de Chabannes La Palice and Madame AC Staehling. Both women being interviewed by several men. The women seated at tables. They smoke cigarettes while giving the interview. The interviewers seated around the two women.
French soldiers unload containers of ETO Blood Bank from an aircraft onto a military truck. The military truck passes under a board which reads 'Entrepot Frigorifique Des Halles Certsales.' Soldiers put blood bottles into containers. Doctor inserts a drip into French soldier's arm and checks the flow of blood in the drip. Instrumental soundtrack in background. (World War II period).
View of damaged French railroad yard and destroyed rail track on a bridge. Destroyed rail tracks, damaged trains and electric pole can be seen. French workers weld girders, repair rail engines and rail tracks at a devastated French railroad yard. Workers repair the rail track on a bridge. Instrumental soundtrack in background.
Allied armies face rain and storm. General Eisenhower gets into army jeep with officers. Soldier salutes him and gives hand signals for vehicles to pass by. General Eisenhower reviews soldiers and inspects a unit of the 29th Infantry Division. Army vehicles drive past a flooded highway affecting the 3rd and 7th army routes on their drives to Metz and Strasbourg. The flooded Moselle River (or Mosel) expanded from 50 to 1500 yards. Soldiers drag a plane to shore that brings medical supplies. The 90th Infantry Division troops cross Moselle River in assault boats. Soldiers construct a raft. Tank moves in heavy waters. Wrecker of a tank battalion overturned in an irrigation ditch along with a 2.5 ton truck. Truck towed from ditch. Damaged buildings and broken bridge. French division gunners stand guard at emplacements amidst an early winter snow. Machine gun position. Infantry men line up for a chow meal. Vehicles covered with snow. Army trucks plow slippery roads. Telephone wires strung pole to pole. (World War II period).
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