German newsreel on German 19th Army Panzer Tank Corps and Von Kleist group offensive against France during World War II. German 19th Army Tank corps advances in Battle of France. German soldiers and tanks move forward in open battle field areas amidst heavy firing. German soldiers in streets of a French town. Dead British soldiers of British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and rubble on the streets of Amiens. Pz.II's, Pz.III's and Pz.IV tanks of 1.Pz.Div roll into the city as buildings burn. A dead British soldier machine gunner. Dead bodies of British soldiers scattered over the area and destroyed British tanks and British military trucks. Soldiers and workers digging earth (possibly for burial of dead.) Cow stands near a dead cow cow in a farm yard. German officers and French officers confer. Civilian refugees (mostly women and children) flee the town, migrating away from battle with many belongings packed on wagons and walking on foot with luggage. A tower or steeple of a church or town hall burning at night. German forces advance into the town during occupation. Convoy of trucks and jeeps advance as many refugee civilians rest along the roads with their belongings. Weary prisoners of war (British soldiers and French soldiers) march into an a camp under German guard. View of empty encampment that had housed British or French soldiers.
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin visits French President Charles De Gaulle in France. View of the meeting hall with Kosygin and De Gaulle meeting. Dignitaries shake hands with the guests at a reception in the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). View of chandeliers and decorated dining hall in the Élysée Palace. Dignitaries seated at their tables.
Several formations of U.S. Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft over France in the last few days of World War Two in Europe. These bear the distinctive white tails of the 9th Air Force, 98th Bomb Wing, 323rd Bombardment Group, stationed at Denain Airfield (A-83), France.
Outtakes from the Memphis Belle documentary movie. Combat missions of U.S. Army Air Force B-17 planes over France. B-17 plane in flight. Large formation of B-17s in flight over France heading for target area. Radio operator sends code message. Aerial formation of B-17s. Ball turret view B-17's shadow on ground. Ball turret view of farms.
French trucks and tanks on road in France, during Battle of France. Trees in background. French soldiers loaded on jeep and tanks. Guns in view. French soldiers rest in the countryside. German prisoners of war behind wire fencing. A French officer sits at a table. The German prisoners questioned by a French officer. Other French soldiers stand in background. (World War II period).
Annual Maritime Marathon across the English Channel in France. Contestants prepare for the competition at the seashore. A man vigorously massages a swimmer. Contestants swim from Cape Griz-Nez, France. People on boats watch the contestants swimming. American swimmer Greta Anderson wins 7th place. The winner, Argentinian television salesman Alfredo Camarero, with the British Newspaper’s trophy in Folkestone, England.
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