German occupation of France during World War 2. The cathedral in Reims, France. Vehicles and a few men on a road in front of the church. Trees lining the road. The railway car in which an armistice agreement was signed by Germany and the Allies at end of World War 1. The Memorial Tablet symbolic of the 1918 armistice, the Alsace-Lorraine, and Ferdinand Foch's Memorial in Compiegne Forest. Ferdinand Foch's carriage in which the first armistice was signed. In 1940 : German troops cross River Marne in rafts. A signboard showing the distances to Paris and Soissons. Another signboard showing the distances to Grand Fitz James and Paris. Troops on tanks moving on roads. A signboard shows distances to Pontarme and Paris. A soldier with a gun on his back. Soldiers moving with carriages on a path between fields. Trees lining the path. German troops moving on tanks advancing deeper into France. The troops on the road in front of the castle in Versailles. The German flag hoisted on a flag pole over the Palace of Versailles and German soldiers occupy the Palace of Versailles.
Two landmarks in France: Grounds of La Cour des Adieux at the he Château de Fontainebleau in France. Wide view of various buildings on the courtyard. Horseshoe staircase seen at Cour des Adieux (also known as the Cour d'Honneur). A few people walking on the grounds. Scene changes to Versailles, France, and various buildings on grounds of the Palace of Versailles. A few pedestrians walking on the grounds of the Palace. Next view is looking toward Apollo Fountain and onward toward the Palace, inside the Palace garden at Versailles. A man seated in a horse-drawn carriage. Several carriages on grounds. A man and woman pass on road between rows of trees on garden grounds. (Amateur home movie.)
French President Albert Lebrun's son, Jean Lebrun, marries a tennis player in Rambouillet, France. People gather outside the Rambouillet City Hall (2 Pl. de la Libération, 78120 Rambouillet, France). A man greets a woman. Photographers take pictures of the bride and groom. President Lebrun with his son and the bride. Guards and minister walk out of the Église Saint-Lubin-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church (Pl. Jeanne d'Arc, 78120 Rambouillet, France) after the wedding ceremony. The newlywed couple poses. President Lebrun with his wife, Marguerite Lebrun.
Animated map showing the Atlantic coast of France in World War II. Allied and German officers facilitate a prisoner exchange at Dunkirk, France. A group of Allied prisoners of war are gathered at a port in Northern France for a prisoner exchange. Red Cross workers exchange papers with officers. An injured prisoner is carried by two soldiers as the prisoners of war board a boat. A boat loaded with German soldiers pulling away from the port. Some of the soldiers wave happily to the camera. Soldiers taking pictures and videos with cameras. German soldiers getting out of boat and celebrating. German officers at staff meeting, with maps behind them. German military officials broadcast to the people of Germany about the repatriation of captured troops back to Germany.
Soldiers of U.S. Army 1st battalion, 8th infantry regiment, 4th division in the days after invasion of France. The U.S. Army soldiers stand in front of a house in Saint Mere Eglise, France. A French woman pours coffee into canteen cups held by soldiers. Soldiers drink coffee and several smile and enjoy the coffee. They talk amongst themselves. (World War II period).
Free French 2nd Armored Division troops in Lucé-sous-Ballon France during World War 2. Road sign reads “D. 123 Lucé sous Ballon”. French soldiers converge outside a shop at 7 Rue Louis Louaze 72290 Lucé-sous-Ballon, at the intersection of D123 and Le Grand Champ du Sablon. Sign on the wall of the shop says “Chocolat Menier”. A motorcycle is parked outside the shop. A French woman holding a “Cross of Lorraine” (symbol of Free France and French resistance against Nazi Germany) distributes chocolates from her basket. French woman smiling. Two soldiers kiss the French woman’s cheeks. French soldiers, vehicles and locals crowd outside the café. Two French Red Cross soldiers in an armored vehicle receive a bucket of water. Convoy of Free French soldiers continues down Le Grand Champ du Sablon as they leave Lucé-sous-Ballon
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