A documentary on a helicopter school in France. The entrance to a helicopter school. A helicopter in flight over the entrance. A board at the entrance reads 'Base Ecole 725'. A number of helicopters parked in the school compound. An instructor with the students beside a helicopter. The instructor with a student in a helicopter lifts off. The helicopter in flight through the ranges of the French Alps. The helicopter lands on a snow covered area in the Alps. The helicopter in flight by the mountain ranges.
French Marshal Philipppe Petain in France. French airmen lined up at an airfield. A Farman F.220 bomber takes off and flies past the military assembly. Marshal Petain reviews the troops. French Farman F.220 bomber aircraft parked in the background. An officer being decorated at a ceremony. The troops march past the reviewing party.
The Aisne-Marne Operation in France during World War 1. U.S. 111th Infantry returns to Coulonges. A damaged truck parked near a dwelling in the village. Five American soldiers walk past it, followed by a small dog. Two American soldiers talking to the driver of a field ambulance parked by a severely-damaged church, where about 20 other soldiers are relaxing in the church yard. Damaged trees still stand near the church. Camera focuses on the damage to the church which has section of its bell tower destroyed. Its clock is stopped just a minute after 6 O'Clock. Gravestones are seen in churchyard. Soldiers are seen standing near pews inside the church, looking at its interior. Roof beams have fallen and rubble is piled outside. A chandelier still hangs from the center of an archway. Soldiers clamber over the rubble at the rear of the church. A lone soldier walking along a rubble-filled street near damaged buildings. Change of scene shows field ambulances parked amongst trees lining a grand boulevard. An American soldier cranks the nearest one to start it and climbs aboard. Two soldiers (one with binoculars) standing by damaged buildings, looking over the scene. Complete change of scene to the Chateau Chenye, headquarters of French 3rd Army Corps, apparently unscathed. French officers rush to greet another senior officer who steps from an automobile at the chateau. A gathering of French officers posing on steps of the chateau. (Several American officers are also present.) Closeup of General L. Lebrun, Commander of the French 3rd Army corps.
Military remnants on Utah beach in France during the 30th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Houses on the Utah beach. An old German fortification along the Atlantic Wall. Artillery remnants on the beach. A barrel of an artillery. Debris on the beach.
U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Regiment in France during World War I. Commanding Officer of U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, Major General Joseph Theodore Dickman, with two officers. They review a parade of U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Regiment in Dancevoir. The troops march and a band plays. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. 3rd infantry Division, 7th Infantry Regiment in France during World War I. Troops on a horse drawn wagon carrying supplies. The troops on horses. Some soldiers in mule-drawn wagons. Vegetation on either side of the road. The soldiers drink water. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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