Signs on a board at beachhead in France. "Water point", "Collection and clearing station" indicated by the signs. United States military policemen directs vehicular traffic on the beach. Heavy traffic on the beachhead. United States soldiers carrying full field packs walk on the field.
General Charles De Gaulle addresses the people in France. The French guards stand in a line. Several people around watch. The General and the other officers move. General De Gaulle stands on a raised platform and speaks to the people. Several microphones on the platform. The officers around the platform. The crowd listen to the General. Few people with umbrellas. Several people hold flags. The general moves towards the French guards. Other officers look on.
Scenes of destruction and death in France, during World War 2. Film begins showing heavy smoke from burning military vehicles and tanks. Closeup of a dead German soldier. German soldiers pulling a dead soldier from the turret of a destroyed tank. A dirt road with a knocked out German tiger tank and other destroyed vehicles along its sides. Destroyed trucks and debris in a field. Bodies of dead German soldiers laid out on a field. German prisoners of war (POWs) marching under guard along the side of a road, past a dead horse and broken wagon on the other side. A dead German soldier lying atop the dead horse. A dead German soldier curled up in a ditch, like he was taking a nap. Closeups of German POWs marching past the camera. Two more dead German soldiers on the ground. More closeups of marching German POWs and Many in a field guarded by an American Military policemen manning a heavy machine gun. Closeups of POWs, many very young German soldiers, and some older and seasoned. Some captive German officers preserving semblance of military bearing and others appearing glad to be done with fighting, They are being searched and processed in open containment areas. A German soldier with a white cloth surrendering to an American soldier, who removes his steel helmet revealing a young man wearing glasses. More closeups of German prisoners of all ages and ranks. More views of POWs being marched to the rear as American troops walk past them headed toward the front. POWs being herded into a field.
Allied invasion of southern France during World War II. FFI (French Forces of the Interior) activists with British, American and French flags on streets. French flags on cars. FFI activists talk to each other on a street. FFI activists gathered on a street. A man being kissed by women.
Animated map shows France, Germany, and England during World War II. An arrow points to Marseilles. Paratroopers of Airborne Infantry prepare to jump from flying aircraft. Parachutes on paratroopers descending from aircraft. Allied amphibious ships land on the coast of the French Riviera. Barrage balloons are seen. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) waves the French flag in Paris. Free French troops and guerrilla men and women stand at attention. View of Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre Museum. French forces engage with German troops in street fighting. A French guerrilla shoots a German soldier. M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and other vehicles moving in the streets of Paris. A French man throws a grenade out from his window. A German soldier on fire escapes from burning vehicle. A French couple seizes weapons from an unconscious German soldier. French civilians with rifles sit behind sandbags. French Second Armored Division moving towards Paris. French civilians welcome the arrival of the French Second Armored Division at Montmartre. Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque talking to another soldier. A tank in front of a fence written with “Bois Charbons” (“Charcoal”). French Second Armored Division and German forces engage in street fighting. A woman grabs her son, taking him inside their house. French men watching the street fighting. French Second Armored Division M4 Sherman tank firing on the street. A machine gun of the French Second Armored Division. Thick smoke from a building. German soldier with white flag. German troops captured in Place de la Concorde. German troops raise their hands while being searched. Civilians cheer and hug each other. A soldier receives kisses from women. General Charles de Gaulle enters the city. A sign reads 'Avenue des Champs Elysees'. People buying newspapers on street. Children play in liberated France. Men and women singing the La Marseillaise is heard from the background. (World War II period).
U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery opens U.S. Embassy in Paris, France during World War II. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery escorted by two U.S. officials enter the U.S. Embassy. Jefferson Caffery takes out his hat. The soldiers stand in formation and greet him. A soldier salutes in the foreground. The U.S. Ambassador meets French officials and dignitaries in the Embassy. Jefferson Caffery talks to a dignitary.
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