Opening scene shows statue outside Le Musée des Monuments Francais, at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower is in the background. Tourists take pictures of the tower from another building. Views from atop Notre Dame Cathedral, of paris, and of the Seine River and several bridges over it. Sightseeing boat cruising on the river. View from atop the Arch of Triumph of traffic on the Champs-Élysees. Traffic encircling the Arch (Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile). View of bridge over the Seine.
View of Mont Blanc massif alpine mountain range, at Chamonix, France. Newly installed cable car to the summit of the 3,842 meter Aiguille du Midi mountain (Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi) shown in operation. Views from cable car down toward village below, as it ascends through 7 thousand feet elevation. Views of the cable car moving through clouds shrouding the mountains. Views of the mountains from inside the car as it ascends.
French parade escorting the representatives of various participating nations to the meeting hall to hold discussions for the Treaty of Versailles soon after the end of World War 1. Premier Orlando of Italy, David Lloyd George the UK Prime Minister, Georges Clemenceau of France, French PrimeMinister Raymond Poincare. Generals of various armed forces moving to the treaty hall.
Normandy invasion Religious Service before D-Day invasion during World War II. A fleet of warships and amphibious vehicles cruise the sea to reach the beach of Normandy in France. LCM, LCI, LST in the sea water. A warship anchored in the sea.
During the D-Day invasion of Europe. American troops land on a beach in Normandy in France as they carry away injured soldiers on a stretcher. Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division - 16th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion sit on a narrow beach shore shielded against a chalk embankment. A landing craft nears a wider shore of Omaha beach shore as soldiers of the 3rd battalion dig fox holes. (World War II period).
German civilians read newspaper headlines about Allied invasion in Normandy, France, during World War 2. The German newspapers also contain stories about German military operations in Russia. German radio operators wearing headphones in communication centers, being warned of Allied bombers during D-Day operations and relaying information by radio and morse code. German soldiers rush from underground bunkers, grabbing helmets and rifles, to man battle positions in Atlantic Wall defenses. German soldiers running in underground tunnels. Anti aircraft guns being fired at Allied aircraft. Guns aboard German ships being fired at Allied vessels and aircraft at night. Explosions occur causing fiery flashes.
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