A U.S. delegation visits Normandy, France, 25 years after the Allied invasion of France during World War II. Soldiers and Honor Guard lined up. Military band plays. A cameraman records as a correspondent speaks. Children carrying American flags lined up along a path. Military officers seated in chairs. Civilians stand behind barricades. French officers at the ceremony. A helicopter in flight. A French Breton woman wearing a traditional hat of the Concarneau region. American officials including General Omar Bradley and his wife, along with General J. Lawton Collins. U.S. Ambassador to France Robert Sargent Shriver is also seen. Close views of General Bradley and General Collins seated side by side. British and American flags raised at the ceremony. A sign on a memorial reads 'In memory of our dead 1st Engineer Special Brigade'. A French flag raised. British, American, French and Canadian flags near the memorial at Utah Beach in Normandy. Military Honor guards standing at attention. Two U.S. Army soldiers in a small tank vehicle near the officials. The turret revolves. General Collins assists a soldier in lighting a flame torch. The soldier gets onto the tank. General Collins places flowers at the memorial.
Scenes from ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy, France. An archway and the British War Memorial in the Bayeux British War Cemetery CWGC near Ranville. High ranking British military leaders and political leaders, along with a French delegation. A former commander of British forces (possibly Bernard Montgomery?)
Ceremony at Pegasus Bridge, a bascule bridge over the Caen Canal, at Ouistreham, France. Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, a group of civilians and British Military and political leaders gather to lay wreaths and honor those who died. The bridge, also known as the Bénouville Bridge, is seen along with crowds gathered. High-ranking British Military figure (possibly Bernard Montgomery?) and a political figure lay wreaths at the bridge. Uniformed musicians play bag pipes and bugles. Children lined up to participate in the ceremony. Canadian, British,American and French flags fly near the memorial on Pegasus Bridge.
In Lisieux, the Basilica of St. Therese in Lisieux (Basilique Sainte-Thérèse). A sign reads 'Lisieux'. A couple stands at a railway station. A train pulls up at the platform. View of the Basilica of St Therese as seen from a moving train. Filmed by former war correspondents visiting France, 25 years after the Allied invasion of France during World War II.
View of Pont Royal and Notre Dame de Paris from a bridge over the Seine River. Car traffic near the Grand Palais. Views of the Grand Palais and bridges over the Seine. A river barge on the River Seine. A couple viewing the Grand Palais, standing beside the Seine. Sunset view of the Grand Palais. In Paris' 8th arrondissement.
Monuments and sights in Paris, France as seen from the Eiffel Tower. Cars parked on the road as seen from Eiffel Tower. Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Aerial views of the Victor Emmanuel Memorial. Views of the city of Paris. The Lena Bridge and the Trocadéro Gardens. The Palais de Chaillot. The Musée de l'Homme and Passy Cemetery. The Champ de Mars and the Ecole Militaire (Ecole militaire 1 Pl. Joffre, 75007 Paris, France). The Debilly footbridge and the Palace de Tokyo (13 Av. du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris, France) along with the Palais Galliera (10 Av. Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75116 Paris, France). The Sacré Coeur basilica in the distance on Montmartre hill. A boat underway in the Seine River. Traffic on the road. Former war correspondents from the second world war enjoying views from the Eiffel Tower elevator as it goes up. The metal framing structures of the Eiffel Tower as seen from the moving elevator. The very top of the Eiffel tower with radio communication equipment and lighting systems, as seen from the observation deck.