Aviator Charles Lindberg in Paris after his trans-Atlantic flight. Lindbergh honored at a dinner attended by the distinguished men of France. The guests seated at a table. Lindbergh's plane 'Spirit of St Louis' parked in the background. Guests including French President Gaston Doumergue. U.S. Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick bids farewell to Lindbergh. Men prepare his plane for the flight. A large crowd looks on as his plane taxiing at Le Bourget aerodrome (Paris-Le Bourget Airport, Rue de Prague, Zone Aviateurs, Le Bourget, F-93350). The Spirit of St. Louis takes off for Brussels, Belgium.
Teams of horses transport German 21cm morsers (heavy siege morters) along a road leading toward the front during World War 1. Gunners walk along beside them. Battery of the mortars being set up in a field by some houses near Mechelen (Malines) Belgium. The gun crews load and fire their mortars. Supplies are brought by horse-drawn wagon. Officers, soldiers, and some medical corpsmen (with red crosses on their sleeves) stand nearby as the battery of mortars fires. . (Note: The church shown, beginning TC: 1:28 is reportedly St. Joseph's, of the St. Joseph-Coloma parish on the southern outskirts of Mechelen/Malines, a city midway between Brussels and Antwerp. The church survived the war and still stands in 2014, although it is also reportedly in a bad state of repair.)
U.S. Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, en route to Camp Mourmelon, France, after Operation Market Garden,in Holland, during World War 2. They stop briefly near Borg Leopold, a former Belgian Army Depot, East of Brussels, where they receive coffee and doughnuts from a Red Cross Clubmobile. The troopers line up with their personal mess cups and receive hot coffee and donuts. Various views of the troopers receiving their refreshments and mingling together as they enjoy them. One view from inside the clubmobile, looking out at the troopers.
Visit of film executives from Brussels, Belgium to Frankfurt in Germany. A boat trip of producers on the Rhine River. Producers smoke cigars and drink wine sitting on deck of the boat. Major General Oliver P. Echols, Major General Ray W. Baker, Major General Robert W. Harper, General Robert Erskine and Major General Surtees on the boat talk to each other and watch the river and its banks. Mistresses of some producers also accompany them.
American troops and war correspondents in Paris during World War 2. Correspondents take pictures and record the event. U.S. troops march to the front lines. Arc De Triomphe. Soldiers hold the U.S. flag as they march on the Champs Elysees Avenue. Civilians on the streets. Intact bridges, Opera House, Eiffel Tower, and other monuments. A war correspondent and A Frenchman on the Eiffel Tower. View of Paris including River Seine and bridges. People cross banners that read 'France Libre' and 'Monde Libre.' Crowd in a park. Brussels, Belgium: Spectators gathered at a Race Track. Jockeys race their horses. French women in elaborate hats watch the race.
German invasion of France and the Low Countries during World War II. German panzer infantry and tanks advance in France. They pass French civilians and wrecked vehicles en-route. A map depicts German movement from Sedan to Abbeville. Men transfer war material and barrels from freight cars into military trucks at a storage facility. German soldiers carry fuel cans to parked German aircraft. Soldiers nearby as the convoy of trucks leaves. A sign for places including Mecheln and Brussels in Belgium. The convoy crosses a bridge. French policemen direct traffic on the city roads. The convoy passes wrecked and abandoned French automobiles and military vehicles. French civilians return to their homes with their belongings. People on foot and in horse carts. Families seated with their belongings. Elderly men, women, children and new born babies. German volunteers distribute food to French refugees. A sign reads 'Revitaillement pour les Refugies'. Women distribute food and water to refugees. People wait in lines. A volunteer holds a child.
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