Free French 2nd Armored Division convoy enters Ducey, Normandy during World War 2. French men and women cheering as Free French troops enter Ducey. French women raising their hands while cheering. Sign reads “Centre d’ Accueil” (“Reception center” in English). Lieutenant Philippe de Gaulle, the son of Free France leader General Charles de Gaulle, checking a map in Ducey.
United States troops and tanks enter the town of Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly during World War 2. Soldiers walk alongside M4 Sherman tanks upon entering Notre-Dame de Cenilly. Road sign reads “D. 38 Notre-Dame de Cenilly Manche”. Soldiers talking in front of an amphibious Jeep parked on Rue des Tilleuls. A smiling priest stands by a gate. A soldier salutes to troops entering Notre-Dame de Cenilly. A captured German prisoner with hands up is frisked by Allied troops near the damaged Café Breton Epicerie (2 Rue des Tilleuls, 50210 Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly, France). Army Jeeps pass by destroyed buildings. United States soldiers gaze at dead German soldiers among ruins. Bodies of dead German soldiers and equipment debris on the street. United States armored vehicles driving through the destroyed town of Periers. A tank passes by a man planting the French tricolor flag on a statue. An M3 half-track in Periers. Behind the half-track is the ruins of Église Saint-Pierre (Place du Général de Gaulle, 50190 Périers, France). The tricolor flag of France waves in hands of statue in Periers.
Italian studies and heritage of the Columbia University in New York City. A man reads a book while sitting under the statue, Alma Mater, in front of the Low Memorial Library of the Columbia University. People walking outside the Low Memorial Library and the grounds of the Columbia University (2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, United States). View of the Casa Italiana building (1151–1161 Amsterdam Ave., New York, New York) of the Columbia University. Entrances to the Casa Italiana and its library. Entrance reads “CASA ITALIANA LIBRARY DONATED BY CHARLES V. PATERNO M.D.”. Students and visitors study and read books inside the Casa Italiana Library. A teacher approaches a young woman reading a book. A bespectacled young man reading a thick book inside the library. A young man flipping through the pages of a book. A young woman reads a book about Italian historical figures such as Dante Alighieri and Giuseppe Garibaldi. A professor holding a lecture on Giuseppe Garibaldi at Columbia University. Male students listen to a lecture. Students viewing a portrait of Lorenzo Da Ponte, the first professor of Italian literature at Columbia University. Students passing through the Morgan Gate of Harvard University. Widener Library (1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States) is in the background. A woman admires a vespa scooter parked outside Harvard University. Students walking on the grounds of Harvard University. Professor Charles S. Singleton, an American scholar who specializes in medieval Italian literature, speaks about Dante Alighieri in Italian. Professor Singleton talks about Italian culture in America while surrounded by many books.
Italian fighter pilots train in Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) crewmen put on helmets and climb the ladder of a fighter jet. United States Air Force instructors and Aeronautica Militare students in Mess dress watch the fighter jet taking off. Italian Air Force pilots wave at their colleagues from the tarmac. Italian Air Force pilots visit The Alamo Mission (300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205, United States ) during their free time in Texas. A car passes by the Italian Embassy (2700 16th St NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20009, USA) in Washington DC. A man exits the Italian Embassy. Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Giovanni Brosio, speaks from his office. Ambassador Brosio speaks about his role as the Italian ambassador in raising awareness of Italy in the United States. Ambassador Brosio says that Italy known in the United States not only for its art, history, natural beauty but also as a modern and productive country- the new, postwar Italy is known in America today.
French Forces of the Interior (FFI) fighters and Free French 2nd Armored Division soldiers’ parade after liberation of Paris in World War 2. Crowds of French citizens gather on the sidewalk to watch victory parade. French people holding banners reading “Vive De Gaulle” and “Libération” (“Long live De Gaulle” and “Liberation” in English). French people cheering. Soldiers marching with the French tricolor flag along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. The Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) is seen on the background. Soldiers marching in front of a building displaying flags of Allied nations- the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom and France. FFI fighters (men and women) marching, some with rifles and banners, down a road. Banner reads “FFI”. Another Free French placard reads “2e. Section Libération”. FFI men and women in casual clothing marching along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. FFI fighters march with rifles on their shoulders along Boulevard du Montparnasse, passing by Le Sélect brasserie, a notable meeting place for French intelligentsia. Staff car and a group of half-tracks along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Soldiers with a gun sit on top of a tank during a parade. Soldiers and FFI fighters celebrate their victory by raising the “Victory Sign” on top of a moving military vehicle during the parade. French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank “St. Anne d’ Auray” moves during the parade. Soldiers on top of a moving vehicle. Crowds running along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. French people running on the sidewalk of Place de la Madeleine, near the Madelios menswear department store.
Aerial view of the United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) in Cuba. Aerial shot of Guantanamo Bay harbor. A few ships are seen sailing on the Guantanamo Bay harbor. A submarine partially submerged in the water. A boat sails away from a U.S. Navy ship. Aerial view of the Guantanamo Bay airfield, with various aircraft parked. Hangars, housing unit are seen near the harbor. A ship and an aircraft carrier in Guantanamo Bay. A Douglas R4D transport aircraft takes off from the airfield. View of Guantanamo Bay. The Sierra Maestra mountains are seen on the background.
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