U.S. troops of 4th Infantry Division in France. The troops walk along a road. Trees in the background. A squad walks at the side of a road. Two German prisoners with hands on heads walk behind. A soldier guards them. Soldiers walk through a rubbled village. They pass a road sign. The sign reads 'Cherence le Roussel'. Soldiers move through the streets. Houses in the background. A soldier ties a handkerchief on the end of a stick to mark the location of a mine. The squad walks cautiously through the village. They check buildings and look for snipers. A soldier walks along a street and talks on a walkie-talkie. A soldier reads a paper. Soldiers near a building. ' Cherence le Roussel, Mairie' written on the building. (World War II period).
United States troops of 79th Division, 315th Infantry cross a bridge and enter the town of Laval, France. Tanks, trucks and jeeps loaded with other vehicles follow. A huge crowd stands on the streets. French civilians clap, wave and cheer as U.S. soldiers pass through. Several civilians stand with bicycles. The civilians talk to U.S. soldiers. Soldiers standing on a tank throw candies and cigars to the crowd in a public square. A French girl climbs a board truck. Soldiers watch as a lieutenant sitting in a jeep is kissed by a French girl. (World War II period).
U.S. troops of 79th Division, 315th Infantry in Laval, France during World War II. A huge crowd stands on the streets. French civilians stand at a roadside. A French woman collaborationist with shaved head walks between two members of the FFI (French Forces of the Interior) after being beaten by the civilians. Damaged houses in view. Several civilians stand with bicycles. A woman collaborationist dressed in a Nazi Swastika flag holding photographs of her German friends is saved from the crowd by the Military Police. They rush her away in a jeep. An elderly woman throws a picture of Adolf Hitler to the ground, smashing the picture into pieces. Civilians gather around a public square.
Vessels in the ocean in France. A vessel in the ocean. Two other vessels nearby in the sea water. The ships in a line sailing in the water. Mountains in view. Hills covered with trees in view. The shore in view with trees and buildings. The convoy of ships moving forward in the water. A ship underway in the ocean.
French civilians watching a motorcade in France. A motorcade passes by a path. Two motorcycles accompanying a few motor vehicles. People gathered on the side of the path. A man on the path. Trees along the road. The officers shake hands. People wait on the balconies of the buildings. Men and women on the side of the path. Men on motorcycles on the road. The French civilians waiting to watch the motorcade. Officers salute as the motorcade passes. People watch on the sides of the road. Officers on heels in front of the motorcade.
A naval mine and a fleet of ships in the ocean in France. A naval mine floating in the ocean water. Hills and mountains in view. A fleet of ships sailing in the ocean. The mine afloat in the water. The guns on the deck of a vessel in view. The convoy of ships approaching the vessel in view.
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