Soldiers of the French 501st Combat Tank Regiment (501e Régiment de chars de combat 501e RCC in French) in England during World War II. A French soldier wearing beret speaking. Cattle grazing at a farm amongst soldiers and tanks. Soldiers forging repair parts on an anvil. Soldiers bring various parts to an M4 Sherman tank. The side of a 2nd French Armored Division tank is written “MORT- HOMME”. Soldiers place a steel plate on the side of the tank.
Honor guards present arms to General Jacques Philippe Leclerc in England during World War 2. The French flag on flagpole. Cows grazing and laying down on the pasture in front of Dalton-Holme headquarters of General Jacques Philippe Leclerc French honor guards, possibly Moroccan Spahis, present arms as General Jacques Philippe Leclerc walks past them and gets into a car. French honor guards led by a bugler marches off after the car carrying General Leclerc leaves.
British aviation developments after World War II. A twin-jet English Electric Canberra takes off from Warton Aerodrome, Lancashire, England. The English Electric Canberra A.1 prototype (VN799) in flight. The first Canberra B.2 prototype (VX165) flies over the airfield. Crowds of British civilian men and women watch the first Canberra B.2 prototype in flight. The first Canberra B.2 prototype performs maneuvers.
Multiple Allied transport planes and bombers take off from an airfield in England after the start of Normandy landings on D-Day in World War II. The planes take off one at a time. Allied aircraft flying in formation crossing the English Channel.
Civilians and farmers of England, Arkansas work together to prepare food for the unemployed, after they had received similar assistance due to a prior drought. The people of England Arkansas prepare food for the the affected people of Henryeta, Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Horses walk loop to power a sugar cane press. Men cooking food in large vats. Group of young children kneel on ground in a circle and eat from a shared pan of food using cane sticks as utensils. A man pulls corn from a farm with raised bumper crops. An African American farm family smile and pose for the camera beside a stack of food and canned food. Farmers carry food aid, produce and ration supplies and load them on trucks to feed the people of Henryeta. Close up view of baskets and bushels and bags of food and crops to feed the hungry people. Men load large watermelons into a truck. Convoy of motor trucks drives on the roads. Banner on a truck reads "Food for unemployed. From England, Arkansas and Community. Good land and Good folks."
Enthusiastic German audiences in and around the Berlin Sportpalast in Germany listen to Adolf Hitler speak as he harangues them about the Sudetenland issue. Interior views and exterior views of the Sportpalast. Scenes of German military on wartime footing: German Navy sailors marching, German warships at sea, and German Air Force aircraft in flight. Neville Chamberlain departing London for a last attempt at diplomatic settlement with Hitler, while at home, the British prepare for the worst, placing sandbags around government buildings, enlisting in the military, and generally preparing to defend themselves, if necessary. Adolf Hitler walking along a train platform with Benito Mussolini, who has arrived for the Munich summit meeting, followed by Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler. Munich street scenes with enthusiastic German crowds lining the sidewalks waving flags as Hitler and others proceed through the city streets in a motorcade. Prime Minister Chamberlain riding in an open car with Joachim von Ribbentrop, German ambassador to Great Britain. Chamberlain of Britain, Edouard Daladier of France, German officials, and Mussolini, entering the Führerbau, with their respective retinues. While the negotiations go on in Munich, a crowd gathers and cheers Mrs. Chamberlain, in front of 10 Downing Street, London. Crowd surrounds car carrying Prime Minister Chamberlain, cheering in belief that his mission to Munich was a success. The Chamberlains appear on a balcony amidst cheers from London residents.
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