Aerial view of an airfield in Dreux, France during World War II. Gliders parked on a field. A mass formation of U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrains with double glider tow in flight..
French soldiers and civilians pay tribute to the victims of R101 British rigid airship in Beauvais, France. The survivors of R101 British rigid airship crash stand with a French officer. Buildings and civilians in the background. French soldiers carry guns on their shoulders and march. Dead bodies of the victims on carriages. The soldiers march past the coffins on the carriages. A statue in the center. Civilians in a street and few carry umbrellas. The cavalry unit advances. Horse drawn carriages carrying the coffins of the dead. The civilians stand on either side of the street.
People commemorate the 500th anniversary of Salaun de Foll's death, at the Basilica Notre-Dame of Folgoet , Lesneven, Britanny, France. People crowd in front of the Basilica. Several carry umbrellas. A procession to the Basilica. A Bishop speaks from steps of the Basilica. Women dressed in traditional Breton lace hats. A close up of a young woman as she smiles. A close up of another woman. Several women converse.
On 26th May 1940, Over 300,000 allied troops evacuate beaches in Dunkirk, France during World War II. A beach at Dunkirk. Smoke rises due to bombardment. Allied British and French troops being taken aboard British ships. Smoke rises due to attack by German forces. Troops evacuating in small boats. Allied troops are taken aboard a ship by British troops. The troops in boats underway approaching a ship. Buildings burning in the background. The troops wade through water and approach a ship. British troops help other Allied troops aboard a ship. Smoke in the sky. Evacuated troops aboard the ship. A soldier looks at the smoke rising from the beach. Barrage balloons in flight. The troops climb up a ladder. Allied troop are greeted by British troops in Britain. The troops disembarking from the ship. Two soldiers help a wounded. The troops help the injured in disembarking from the ship. A soldier eats food. The evacuated Allied troops look out from the windows of a train. The troops smiling and eating. The troops smoke cigarettes. Evacuees at a railroad station. Clip is from a UN newsreel dated May 9, 1963, recounting events years earlier.
U.S. Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker and U.S. Army General John Joseph Pershing arrive at SOS Headquarters in Tours, France during World War I. People crowd in streets. Newton Diehl Baker and John Joseph Pershing get off from a car. Baker and Pershing are escorted by officers. They talk to the officers in front of a building. Jeeps being parked in the background. Baker, Pershing stand with other officers on the steps of the building and pose. German prisoners stand in formation. Baker and U.S. Army General James Guthrie Harbord inspect German prisoners. Buildings in the background. Harbord and Baker leave after the inspection. The soldiers stand in a group. An officer in a jeep reads from a paper. A close up of a dignitary. The officers stand in a group. Two officers pose.
French General Philippe Petain decorates General Russel and General Richard O' Connor in Tours, France during World War I. U.S. 4th Cavalry Regiment on horse back. Soldiers stand in the background. U.S. Army Brigadier General James Guthrie Harbord reviews 4th Cavalry Regiment. James Guthrie Harbord leaves after reviewing the cavalry regiment. He is escorted by officers. Soldiers stand holding umbrellas in the background. They stand in formation as they are reviewed by Harbord. An officer reads from a paper. Others stand near him. Harbord is decorated by General Farnsworth. The officers who are being awarded stand in formation. French General Philippe Petain shakes hands with General Russel and General Richard O' Connor. The soldiers stand holding flags.
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