The Battle of Château-Thierry in Château-Thierry, France during World War I. A wooded area. A few dead German soldiers lying on the ground. A statue of Jesus Christ in a damaged church. U.S. soldiers salvage materials from the church. They uncover and dust off part of the altar. A soldier sits at a piano amidst the rubble and plays while several U.S. soldiers gathered around sing.
The Battle of Château-Thierry in Château-Thierry, France during World War I. U.S. soldiers stand around German emplacements on a field. U.S. officers inspect the emplacements. U.S. soldiers walk on a railway track. A soldier shows German equipment.
A tightrope wedding in La Rochelle, Bordeaux, France. Two tightrope acrobats, Roland Schmidt and Francine Pary, cross a tight rope fixed in between two ancient towers, the Chain Tower of La Rochelle (Tour de la Chaîne, 17000 La Rochelle, France) and Tour Saint-Nicolas de la Rochelle (Rue de l'Armide, 17000 La Rochelle, France), over the La Rochelle harbour. The bride climbs the stairs of a tower. A friend holds up the bride’s wedding dress. Claude Bejac, a well-known cabaret singer and deputizing for the mayor of the free community of Montmartre, climbs a fireman’s ladder. Crowds gathered to watch the couple cross a tight rope. A man helps the groom hold carry his pole. Groom walks on tight rope. The bride carefully crosses the harbor on tight rope on the other side. The bride and the groom meet in the middle of the tight rope. Bride and groom are perched on the ropes. Claude Bejac officiates the wedding of the tight rope acrobat couple. The mayor officiates the wedding while standing on a fireman’s ladder. Bride and groom getting married over the La Rochelle harbour. Harbor front of La Rochelle covered with crowds watching the tightrope wedding over the harbor. Groom puts wedding ring on bride’s finger, the newlywed couple kiss.
U.S. troops advance towards Cherence Le Roussel. SOldiers fire at the enemy. A soldier scouts for enemy soldiers through binoculars. Smoke from artillery fire. Explosions across the terrain. Soldiers stand on a camouflaged tank. Barrel of a tank jutting out of the bushes. Soldiers load and fire artillery. Soldiers march on the road and through fields. A sign board for 'Cherence Le Roussel' amid ruins and destroyed buildings. (World War II period).
The BEF (British Expeditionary Force) in England during Battle of France of World War II. British officers standing at a harbor in England. Sailors and officers board a ship. The sailors salute the officer.
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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