German troops captured in the battle of Verdun, during World War One, are held temporarily at prison camp in Souilly (Meuse), France. French soldiers stand guard with the prisoners. Conditions are rainy and muddy. German prisoners line up to receive canvas tents for their immediate shelter. For their first meal they receive bread and canned food. Group of captured German officers pose. The German prisoners are loaded into army trucks for transport to more permanent prison camps, in the rear. (Slate says "They will return to the peace camps in France" or words to that effect.)
A press conference by Princess Grace and Prince Rainier III of Monaco in the Monegasque legation (22 Boulevard Suchet, 75016 Paris, France) in Paris, France. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace (pregnant with her first child) seated in a sofa. A cameraman uses a camera. A microphone placed at the table. A journalist sits and talks to them. The royal couple pose and talk.
Aircraft C-47s lined up for takeoff in France during World War II. They make successive staggered takeoffs from two queues on dirt strips. C-47s, in formation, flying over Chartres, France. C-47s on way to Drop Zone for paratroopers. Paratroopers drop from C-47s. Sky filled with parachutes. Orange smoke seen on ground.
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and French Marshal Henri Petain meet in Montoire France during World War II, during a tour by Hitler of occupied France. Henri Petain arrives (historical records indicate meeting also included Laval). Building in the background. Marshal Petain inspects troops. Soldiers stand at attention. He meets Adolf Hitler. Interpreter Paul Schmidt and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop also present.
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Cherbourg, France during World War II. General Eisenhower walks with Major General Henry Aurand, across railroad tracks in port area of Cherbourg, France. Steam locomotives and railroad trains in the background. Eisenhower walks along the docks, past a ship being offloaded to a railroad box car. General Eisenhower and Major General Henry Aurand, step from staff car upon arrival at 165th General Hospital. They are escorted along established paths lined with post and rope fencing. The large hospital tents display red crosses. General Eisenhower gives some soldiers his autograph. He and his party stand by a large pressure tank, as a soldier uses a wrench to adjust a control. Eisenhower chats pleasantly with U.S. Navy personnel at the camp. General Aurand stands by Eisenhower as he talks with an Army Colonel. His staff car and driver are in the background. Eisenhower warmly greets Naval and Marine officers on board a ship in port, where supplies are being offloaded. He looks down into the ship's hold from the deck above.
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.
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