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The City of Paris, France, before and after the Nazi invasion of 1940, and America preparing for World War II

Views of Paris in the late 1930s, prior to World War II. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Arch of Triumph). The Tuileries gardens (Jardins des Tuileries) with bed of tulips in full bloom in foreground. The Eiffel Tower (la tour Eiffel). The fountain of River Commerce and Navigation at the Place de la Concord, Paris, with the Madeleine church (L'église de la Madeleine) directly behind, the Hotel de Crillon,barely seen at left, and its twin building, the French Naval Ministry, opposite, on the Rue Royale. People strolling and shopping on the Boulevard Haussmann. Awning of Les Deux Magots café and patrons seated at tables outside, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris. People relaxing in the Tuileries gardens, with Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and Musée du Louvre in background. An artist at work, seated at a bench in the foreground. The west facade of Notre Dame Cathedral. Parisians looking at posters, reading in parks, visiting bookstores. Sign directing visitors to the Congres des Ecrivains (Congress of Writers) held at Maison de la Mutualité conference center at 24 Rue Saint-Victor, 5th arrondissement of Paris, France.in June, 1935. Several writers seated at a table with others standing around. Closeup of three. Closeup of British writer, Aldous Huxley, wearing eyeglasses. Two writers conversing. Scene shifts to Paris at night. Car traffic on streets of Paris at night. Illuminated sign at Moulin Rouge cinema theatre, topped with illuminated arms of a windmill. Lighted sign of nightclub, Le Rat Mort, in Place Pigalle. Interior of a Paris nightclub with sophisticated clientele. French entertainer musician playing a guitar. An official posting an announcement called "Counseil de Revision," calling for conscription (military draft recruitment) of citizens for military service. Parisians preparing defenses in the city, in front of the Eiffel Tower. Man deep in a trench preparing a shelter. Men carrying sandbags up a ladder to protect a national monument. Copy of the New York Times newspaper annnouncing the German attack on Poland. Copy of New York Daily News announcing fall of Holland. The New York World-Telegram paper announcing capitulation of France. German Panzer II tanks and motorcycle troops entering Paris. German infantry marching through the Arch of Triumph, on the Champs-Élysées. A Frenchman wiping his eyes as he watches the occupying troops. Hermann Goering with other officers riding in an open car along a Paris street. Closeup of Arch of Triumph. Adolf Hitler, accopanied by staff, looking at the Eiffel Tower. Nazi flag flying from the tower. Closeup of Hitler looking around. The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in Academic garb, at the University of Virginia commencement ceremony, in Memorial Gymnasium, on June 10, 1940. (FDR's son Franklin Jr. was among the graduates assembled, from the UVA Law School). Roosevelt expresses American sympathy and support for nations invaded by the Nazis. American street scene. Women preparing gifts intended for France. A poster showing a French soldier, entitled: "Le Paquet Au Front." American draftees in training at an army post in the U.S. Smoke billowing from American industrial facilities. Workers at an American shipyard. View of warships under construction at the yard. A Huge gun barrel being moved on special rail dollies, in a U.S. arms factory. U.S. Navy F4U Corsair Production Line during World War II. M3 Lee medium tanks being manufactured in U.S. factory. Closeup of finished one being transported via transverse crane. M4 Sherman tanks moving on flat rail cars. A speeding steam locomotive pulling freight cars. Martin PBM-5 Mariner in flight over an Atlantic convoy carrying war materiel to the United Kingdom. Sailor wearing headset, standing near depth charges at stern of a ship. British Naval Ensign flying from mast of a ship.

Date: 1940
Duration: 6 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041990
Triumphant German soldiers marching after the fall of France to Nazi Germany (WW2)

Triumphant Nazi German parade after Battle of France and successful occupation of Paris during World War 2. German Generals Fedor von Bock and Georg von Küchler watch the triumphant parade in Paris. German soldiers on horses transport artillery. Unhappy French men and women watch the parade by Nazi German forces. German forces look at French locals while marching at the Place de la Concorde. Aerial view of Paris. German soldiers stand on guard outside the Dôme des Invalides (originally Chapelle royale des Invalides) inside the Les Invalides compound. German soldier with map speaks with French gendarmes. A Nazi military parade near the Les Invalides. French women talking as they watch the Nazi military parade on the street. Tired German infantry marches over dusty roads after crossing the Maginot Line and occupying France. A German soldier smiles and salutes at the camera as he rides a bicycle to Paris. German soldiers on horseback smiles at the camera. A German soldier smiles as he marches with the troops. Various German soldiers smiling. Triumphant German troops marching all over France. The Parteiadler eagle, symbol of Nazi Germany.

Date: 1940, June 14
Duration: 1 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079330
German prisoners raising their hands after their capture in Paris (WW2)

Captured German prisoners in Paris after the city’s liberation during World War 2. German troops hold their hands up in front of Café Biard coffeehouse and Pam Pam (an American-style diner restaurant in Paris), likely in Place de la Opera. Crowds gathered to watch captured German prisoners taken away by Allied M3 half-tracks. United States tracked vehicles moving. Bell tower of Notre Dame de Paris is seen on the background.

Date: 1944, August 26
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079500
German soldiers advance through war ruins in Amiens and its vicinity during the Battle of France (WW2)

German invasion of France during the Battle of France in World War II. An animated map depicts the German attack on Rouen and Le Havre in northern France. War ruins in Amiens and its vicinity. Bomb damaged buildings and structures. The Amiens Cathedral (30 Place Notre Dame, 80000 Amiens, France) amidst the ruined city. Military vehicles leave the building. German convoy including soldiers and artillery advances. Close up views of German soldiers as they walk through streets of bombed town and past actively burning buildings. German soldiers in military vehicles. Soldiers march along the ruins and through the rubble, cross railway tracks. Burning structures. Liquid pours through holes shot in water or oil drums, discharging contents onto the ground. Cattle being herded in a town. German Soldiers milk cows. A calf feeds on the mother's milk. German soldiers feed a calf.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021833
German panzer divisions advance, war material transported, and French refugees provided food in France during World War II.

German invasion and occupation of France and the Low Countries during World War II. German panzer infantry and tanks advance in France during Battle of France. They pass French civilians and wrecked vehicles en-route. A map depicts German movement from Sedan to Abbeville. Men transfer war material and barrels from freight cars into military trucks at a storage facility. German soldiers carry fuel cans to parked German aircraft. Soldiers nearby as the convoy of trucks leaves. A sign for places including Mecheln and Brussels in Belgium. The convoy crosses a bridge. French policemen direct traffic on the city roads. The convoy passes wrecked and abandoned French automobiles and military vehicles. French civilians return to their homes with their belongings. People on foot and in horse carts. Families seated with their belongings. Elderly men, women, children and new born babies. German volunteers distribute food to French refugees. A sign reads 'Revitaillement pour les Refugies'. Women distribute food and water to refugees. People wait in lines. A volunteer holds a child.

Date: 1940
Duration: 4 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021845
German troops advance across rivers and through cities in the Aisne and Marne departments of France.

The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War II. German troops cross a river while under aerial attack. German soldiers advance in a wooded area. French aircraft drop bombs. German soldiers load and fire artillery. Soldiers throw grenades, talk over a field telephone, advance amidst thick undergrowth, and cross fields. A sign for Le Chemin Des ames in the Aisne department. The German convoy proceeds on the route. Soldiers in trucks, artillery, military vehicles advance. An animated map depicts the advance of German Army Group A under General Gerd von Rundstedt across the Somme, Le Chemin Des Dames and Rouen en route to Paris. Advance of Army Group C under General Wilhelm von Leeb and another Army Group under Colonel-General Erwin von Witzleben. Oficers give orders to fire artillery. Soldiers put their palms over their ears during the firing. German tanks advance on a city streets. Soldiers ride armored vehicles amidst rubble and ruins. Artillery and armored vehicles pulled across a bridge. A soldier examines a wrecked tank barrel. A sign for Avancon and Reims in the Ardennes department. Tanks advance on a dirt road. Soldiers on tanks, bicycles and on foot. German soldiers care for wounded mates, give water to comrades on tillers. Abandoned Allied war materiel blocks the German advance. Soldiers amidst wreckage and horses on the streets. German troops advance through a city in the Marne department. A sign reads 'La Marne'. Street fighting in a city. German soldiers take cover under enemy fire. hey cross a stream in boats. Soldiers march with horses, on bicycles, and on foot. German forces cross the Marne on a pontoon bridge. Tanks and armored vehicles cross over. Men dig graves for deceased German soldiers. Soldiers buried. A comrade picks flowers and lays them on the graves. Helmets of the deceased on crosses over the graves.

Date: 1940
Duration: 6 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021754