Units of Darnand's Vichy militia capture members of the French Resistance. German officers checking travel documents on a French highway. SS troops confront a French farmer accused of being in contact with the Resistance. The set his farmhouse ablaze. French currency circulated by the Allies. German Reserve Forces on their way to the combat front, carrying small arms and recoilless anti tank weapons. They clear the road to allow a military vehicle to pass. General Von Kluge confers with his staff. Many Allied aircraft seen in formations overhead. German Antiaircraft gun downs an Allied plane. German troops skirmish with Allied forces in a forest. German Befehls Panther tank advances. German forces in combat. Views of the Channel coast with Allied warships and supply ships seen. Black smoke streaming from an Allied vessel hit by German coastal defense guns of the Atlantic Wall. (World War II period).
German prisoners of war march to jobs at Etaples. They are searched by French soldiers. Prisoners are then classified and registered for work details at the prison camp.
Guarded German prisoners of war at a prison camp taking food. Faces of prisoners. French soldier issuing books to prisoners. A prisoner reading book.
Scene opens showing large ocean liner at a pier with some American soldiers on board at the end of World War 1. . A dozen people stand on the dock, some holding umbrellas. Scene shifts to soldiers crowded on the upper deck, outdoors. Next, boys are seen on a cobblestone wharf beside the ship looking expectantly up towards the soldiers who occasionally toss things down to them. Some of the boys tussle over over these items as they attempt to catch them as they fall. A black dog mingles with the boys. Suddenly, a contingent of American soldiers marches past on their way to board the ship. View from a high vantage point on the ship shows the top deck completely filled with soldiers crammed together, waving happily. A tug boat moves close to maneuver the ship from the dock. Camera captures soldiers gathered around as two of their group take turns tap dancing on the wooden deck, while those watching clap in time to the dancers and express their approval of their performances. Next, two women are seen standing on the balcony of a building. They wave white scarfs in farewell. The ship makes its way slowly away from the port.
American cavalry and horse-drawn wagons carrying artillery shells. French troops crossing a partially destroyed bridge. French cavalry and infantry moving through a war-torn village. Australian troops digging trenches and field "dug-outs." (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
French troops starting cleanup of destroyed railroad station in World War 1.. Women sit in rubble and grieve in front of makeshift cross marking a grave. French troops in chow line, with their personal mess gear, receiving soup. Troops examine bombed area and destroyed buildings in French Town. Woman, accompanied by small boy, pushes a long wheel barrow. Two officers examine ruins. (WWI; WW1)
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