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American A.E.F. observers pose with French fliers at airfield in World War I. A French Letord twin engine reconnaissance plane.

A French airfield, in World War 1. Escadrille of French Officers, pilots, and American observers (some from the A.E.F. 42nd Infantry, Rainbow Division) pose in front of a Spad biplane on May 25, 1918, in Viefvillers, France. An American flag has been affixed to one of the wing struts of the plane. Front View of a large French Letord twin engine biplane used for armed reconnaissance and photography, parked on a grass field in France. A soldier turns one of its curved propellers.Fliers occupy pilot and gunner positions. Tents seen in background.

Location: Viefvillers France
Date: 1918, May 25
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068478
French workers remove sandbags from Luxor Obelisk and remove defenses following German capture of Paris (WW2)

German newsreel shows activities of French workers in Paris, France following capture and occupation of the city by Nazi German forces in World War II. French workers and soldiers lined up on a ladder and removing sandbag defensive protections from the Luxor Obelisk (Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France) at the Place de la Concorde. Buildings in the background. Workers pull nails from boards as they disassemble defensive positions and gun emplacements. Long line of saddened workers and French soldiers pass buckets slowly in a bucket brigade. Eiffel Tower in the background.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1940, June
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675072695
American Expeditionary Forces reviewed by Wilson and Pershing; U.S. troops return home; Franklin Roosevelt meets French officials after WW1

Intertitle saying “1919”. United States President Woodrow Wilson reviews troops alongside General Pershing at Pershing's headquarters in Chaumont, France. American Expeditionary Forces, wearing “doughboy” helmets, march with American flag. Assistant Secretary Franklin Delano Roosevelt with French army officials in France. American Expeditionary Forces climb stairs. American Expeditionary Forces smiling as they assemble to return home to the United States after World War I armistice. Franklin Roosevelt speaks to French officials. Crowds celebrate the return of the American Expeditionary Forces from Europe at the Victory Arch in Madison Square Park in New York City. American Expeditionary Forces, who fought in Europe during World War I, parade with their bayonets at the Victory Arch in Madison Square Park New York City.

Location: Chaumont France
Date: 1919, March 25
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079074
Paris leisure in spring and winter during WW1

Spring and winter city scenes in Paris, France during World War 1. Men rowing boats leisurely on a lake, likely at the Bois de Boulogne park (75016 Paris, France). Two women rowing a boat on a lake. Boats on frozen lake in winter. A woman feeds ducks and swans beside frozen lake. Ducks peck on bread crumbs. Snow-covered bronze Triton and Nereid from the Fontaine des Fleuves in the Place de la Concorde in the center of Paris.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1916, January
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079215
Canadian forces successfully captures Caen, celebrate with flag ceremony (WW2)

Anglo-Canadian soldiers holding the city sign saying “CAEN” after a successful capture from German forces in World War 2. Debris from houses damaged from bombings. Caen almost completely wrecked. Bulldozer clears out debris in the city center. The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes ("Men's Abbey"), is seen from the background. A Nazi propaganda poster written in French, depicting British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a vulnerable woman. “Aurai-je assez” (“Will I have more”) is written on the poster. Debris and a road sign showing the direction to “Paris Rouen Le Mans Laval” in front of a pharmacy. Anglo-Canadian soldiers perform a mop-up operation near the pharmacy. French locals gathered to raise the flag of Free France (France Libre et les Forces françaises libres) in front of the Lycée Malherbe (building is now the Caen City Council 9 Place Mgr. des Hameaux).

Location: Caen France
Date: 1944, July 9
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079312
German troops hoist the Nazi swastika flag on top of the Versailles Palace and the Eiffel Tower (WW2)

Thick cloud of smoke above burning oil tanks near Paris during World War 2. A burning oil tank. German troops on horseback and carts cross a bridge near Paris. German military vehicles are parked outside the Palace of Versailles. View of the gate of Versailles. German troops raise the swastika flag over the Palace of Versailles. Façade of the Versailles palace, with the words inscribed “A toutes les gloires de la France” (“To all the glories of France” in English). A German observation plane lands in Paris. German soldiers surround the observation plane (likely a Fieseler Fi 156 Storch) in Paris. View of Paris. German troops climb the Eiffel Tower. Triumphant German troops hoist the Nazi swastika flag on top of the Eiffel Tower. German soldier laughing. The Nazi swastika flag flying on top of the Eiffel Tower.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1940, June 14
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079328
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