Aftermath of aerial bombing of Paris before the surrender of the city to German forces in World War 2. Thick clouds of smoke cover a burning suburb in Paris. Fire in the backyard of a house. Dead cattle lying on their sides. A modern brick apartment with damaged façade. Remains of cars bodies after bombing. Dashboard and wheel of burned car after German bombings. A street with damaged buildings, including a creperie. A destroyed corner shop, with cans of foodstuff still on shelves. Body of a burning truck. Apartments partially destroyed from bombing. Rubble and remains of a partially destroyed façade. Water flowing from water pipes of a bombed building. A burning truck, outside a Metro station entrance. A traffic barrier with the skulls and crossbones symbol, denoting danger. Smoke emanates from destroyed building façade.
Policemen hurl smoke grenades at student protesters at the Sorbonne Campus of the University of Paris during “May 68” riots. Smoke bombs exploding on the street. A protester hurls a smoke bomb in the Latin Quarter. Students running away from smoke bombs and police. Some students are hit by smoke grenades. French policemen brutally hit demonstrators with batons. Police beat and manhandle student protesters. Policeman punching a student. Hard helmets, garbage lids, and other protest supplies are found inside a makeshift armory in the Sorbonne Campus.
French Forces of the Interior (FFI) and Allied banners on top of a pole after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. A man climbs down ladder. French civilians gather and crowd to see Allied soldiers on a moving car in park. Hanging shop sign reads “Tabac”. French civilians waving to the camera during celebration.
French civilians waving at Allied soldiers on top of moving M4 Sherman tank after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. Tank passes by a Caisse d'Epargne bank and a banner advertising Lux soap. French civilians clapping and cheering for Allied troops in Paris. Allied soldiers on top of tanks wave back at civilians. A man holds on to a street sign to watch. French Second Armored Division pass by cheering crowds in celebration.
Allied troops on trucks touch the hands of cheering French women after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. A group of French men toss a Nazi German uniform jacket on the street and trample it with their feet. Other French civilians join in trampling the German uniform. A female French guerrilla fighter receives kisses from civilians. French women playing musical instruments such as an accordion, saxophone and flute on the street during celebraiton.
Clip begins with footage of an attack transport ship and a tug boat alongside one another, before cutting to a scene of U.S. medical corpsmen lowering medical gear over the side of the ship they are on, presumably onto a smaller ship below that is out of sight. A WW2 LCVP Higgins Boat is then seen maneuvering through semi-choppy water, presumably toward the beaches of Normandy during D-Day invasion. Three groups of planes in formation are then shown far overhead, before the clip cuts back to footage of Higgins Boats. Low level shot across choppy seas of many more Higgins Boats in the water. View of another LCVP moored beside a much larger attack transport ship.
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