A group of passengers waiting to go on board the American ocean liner SS Washington, standing at the port of Le Verdon Sur Mer, Bordeaux France. Passengers leaving France shortly before its fall to Nazi Germany are shown inspected for passport and searched before boarding. A car being hoisted onto the ship. View of the clock tower and loading areas at the port of Le Verdon Sur Mer (subsequently destroyed by Nazi Germany later in the war, in November 1944). Captain Manning standing on the bridge. View of ship SS Washington pulling away from dock. June 1940.
Unter den Linden in Berlin, Germany after the end of World War 1. German people angry about the Treaty of Versailles, gathering in protest on Unter den Linden, in Berlin. A poster on a wall lambasting the Allies (British and French, in particular) for the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, especially Article 228 giving the Allies authority to prosecute Germans accused of violating the laws and customs of war. Complete break and change of scene to France. Small unit of French troops, led by officer on a white horse, marching on street in Paris. Closeup of French General Marie-Eugene Debeney, Commandant la place de Paris, as he watches the troops assemble in formation with the officer on white horse, in center, across the street from where he stands . Several Renault FT light tanks parked on pavement next to a building.
U.S. 80th Division reunion in Charleston, West Virginia. Veterans soldiers from World War 1 of the U.S. Army 80th Division take food. African American cooks prepare barbecue and other food at an outdoor grill cooking area. The veterans eat pork ribs and other food and greet each other. U.S. Army Brigadier General L. M. Brett appointed as the president of the association is greeted by his colleagues. General Jamison former Commander of 159th Infantry Brigade in France congratulates L. M. Brett.
Delegates visit places in Europe. Damaged and bombed out buildings. The delegates inspect the damage. Damaged buildings. Legionnaires along with officers visit graves at Lafayette. They put flower bouquets on the graves. Rambouillet, France. Exteriors of the house of French President Alexandre Millerand. A delegate makes a speech. Alexandre Millerand addresses the delegates. In Étain, Lorraine: the delegates drink and celebrate.
Gold medals given to the Wright Brothers for their contribution to the field of aviation. Presentation of gold medals to the Wright Brothers by American Aero Club shows U.S. President William Taft, Orville and Wilbur Wright and other members attending the medal presentation at the White House in Washington DC, United States on June 10, 1910. View of the Aero Club of American Gold Medal which was presented. View of medals presented to the Wright Brothers by the Institute of France and the Royal Society of Art in Great Britain.
U.S. 12th Field Artillery Regiment in action in Bois De Belleau, (Belleau Wood), France during World War I. The troops are wearing masks. The soldiers load shells in a field gun. Wooden boxes in the background. The soldiers sit in a dry grassland and are read papers. A soldier on a radio. A field switchboard attached on a wooden log. A U.S. officer looks at a map and draws a line on it. The troops seated on the ground look at the map. The soldier talks over the radio. The soldiers put shells in the wooden boxes.
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