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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
U.S. Army General George S. Patton and elements of his 3rd Army armor enter Coutances, France during World War II.

Lieutenant General George Patton, Commander of the U.S. Third Army, rides, standing up in a jeep, as he arrives in Coutances, France during World War II. He appears to say something as he passes some soldiers standing atop a Sherman tank. He then salutes in the direction of the camera. His jeep passes an M3 half-track carrying soldiers. Closeup of Patton as he passes them, and they smile. His jeep continues along the dirt road, past soldiers waving salutes from atop a Sherman M4A1 tank. View of a Sherman tank equipped with plow blades and camouflaged with foliage. Another Sherman tank (M4A3) with foliage camouflage. Closeup as it passes. Several more Sherman tanks followed by trucks and jeeps carrying infantrymen. Closeups as they pass. An M3 half-track, towing a field piece, is directed at an intersection by an MP (military policeman). More armor and trucks are seen including a Sherman tank equipped with a bulldozer blade, followed by an M3 Lee tank. A spire of the Église Saint-Pierre (Rue de l'Église, 50570 Marigny-le-Lozon, France) at Marigny-le-Lozon is seen in the background as vehicles pass it. A truck and a wheeled vehicle equipped with an A-Frame are parked at the side of the road. An M8 Light Armored Car passes. A jeep carrying medics, displaying red cross emblems, passes a truck towing a field piece.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072545
American Refugees arriving at Le Verdon Railway Station in Bordeaux, shortly before the fall of Paris to Nazi Germany

Railroad train station of Le Verdon in Bordeaux, France is shown, early in World War 2. American refugees, including men, women, and children, getting off train and crowding onto platform at train station in Le Verdon, having arrived from Paris France just before the Battle of France and occupation by Nazi Germany. Baggage of travelers seen at station, some refugees going through customs and some are lined up for passport and customs inspection. French officials checking the money and passport of American refugees before they board the SS Washington ocean liner ship.

Date: 1940, June
Duration: 3 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032332
Female U.S. Marines drilling during their training at Camp LeJeune in the United States during World War 2.

A film on the recruitment of women in the United States Armed Forces. The training of the women Marines. The training camp for female marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. A sign board at the camp reads: 'Headquarters Marine Corps Women's Reserve Schools'. A train passing on the railroad station. Women Marines arriving for their "boot camp" training from all over the country. They come out of the train with their personal belongings. A woman playing with a dog. The Marines board a truck and arrive at the training camp. 'USMC' written on the truck. Women walking towards the building. A man and some women seated at a desk and discussing. Exterior of a building at Camp Lejeune. Marines inside the building. A sign board reads: 'General Physical Exams'. The physical and medical examination of the Marines being undertaken. Eye sight test of the Marines. A doctor checking the blood pressure of a woman Marine. Their fingerprints are taken. A Marine posing for a identity photograph. Identity cards being issued to them. Uniforms and shoes being issued to the women Marines. Men taking measurements for uniforms. An officer addressing the women Marines seated on chairs inside a classroom. The Marines take notes. They march in formation on a parade ground. A man giving instructions to them. A woman serving as a drill instructor and instructing the women Marines. The Marines march in formation. Trees in the background. A U.S. flag flying atop a flag pole. A bell rings and the drill instructor blows a bugle. The women Marines in barracks. They rest on their beds. A woman writing a letter.

Date: 1944
Duration: 6 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076574
The drivers drive along turns and darkened straight-ways during 24 hours auto racing competition in La Mans, France.

Auto racers drive for 24 hours and thrill crowd in Le Mans, France. The racing cars at the starting spot and the race starts. A board reads 'Bougie champion'. The drivers drive on sharp turns and darkened straight-ways. Spectators stand on side of the racing track and cheer. The car race finishes. A man gives signal for the finish of the race. The drivers seated in cars.

Date: 1938, July 6
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033916
Newspaper headlines Wilbur Wright sustained demonstration flight in France.

Headline of the newspaper 'New York American' reads 'Wright Glides in Air as a Hawk, Flies 2.17 miles in 106 seconds'. Pictures of the Wright Model A Flyer under the headlines. Wright Model A Flyer being readied for flight at the Hunaudieres horse racing track near Le Mans, France. A horse-drawn wagon pulls the flyer into a field. Crew of men pull rope to raise a launching weight in a tower. The plane is catapulted along a rail and into the air, when the men release the weight. Spectators in a grandstand look through binoculars. Louis Bleriot is seen. Views of the Wright plane in flight, where it attained an altitude of 360 feet.

Date: 1908, August 8
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044880