Battle of the Somme, in World War 1.Two batteries of Royal field artillery moving to a position beyond Mametz, over battlefield where Gordons' and Devons' suffered losses during a charge on a ridge near Mametz. Horses pull numerous British artillery guns and limbers. The artillery assembling at the new location.
The British Dressing Station for slightly wounded at Minden Post, during Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. Medics providing first aid to the wounded. Watching in the background are several soldiers of the 24th Oldham (Pioneers) Battalion, awaiting orders to advance and occupy captured German trenches. German curtain artillery barrage outside the Minden Post. Their shells exploding in a line across the battlefield. A lone British soldier standing in the remains of British fire trenches wrecked by German high explosive shelling, minutes before. British patrol moving cautiously and stepping over barbed wire, in no-man's-land to clear the area of German snipers and hidden machine guns. They move along line of captured trenches checking for German soldiers hidden in dugouts.
French dignitaries meet in Paris. French Premier Edouard Daladier along with Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet board a flight to London. They meet with Chamberlain and decide to exert pressure on Czechoslovakia to succumb to Adolf Hitler's demand to annex Sudetenland territory. Aircraft taxis and takes off.
Victory in Europe Day, at end of World War II in Europe. French girls with pilots wearing small Allied flags. French man fist pumping. Civilians march as they carry Allied flags. A girl with a poodle on a truck during the celebrations. A French girl in a traditional costume with an Allied soldier. A "liberated" Fieseler Fi 156 Storch aircraft flies over a crowded Avenue des Champs Elysees. A girl with a bicycle wears a dress made of Allied national flag.
Building of the 65th Fighter Squadron club at Alta Corsica, in World War 2. Airmen use bamboo stalks to landscape their club. View of the partially constructed wooden club building. Fighting Cock Squadron Logo on the club building. Airmen remove a wall from the club and someone inside falls with it and they all fall down. Inside, many airmen are having drinks and enjoying themselves.
Scenic view of Paris in spring. Huge traffic on the street. Cars pass on the street. Pedestrians stand on the street. Cars cross the road. Arc de Triomphe in the background. Cafe du Coliseon at Champs Elysees. Chairs arranged in the cafe
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