The French line ship, SS Lorraine, in camouflage paint, seen backing into port at Bordeaux, France, on June 24, 1918. Belgian troops of the ACM Corps (Autos-Canons-Mitrailleuses, Belgian armored unit) disembark. They are seen as they walk down a gangway from the ship, in combat uniforms and steel helmets, and carrying their weapons and personal gear. (Note: Soldiers of this armored unit from Belgium fought alongside the Imperial Russian army against German and Austrian troops in 1915 in Russia, during World War 1, before the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, after which they were stranded in hostile territory. They left Vladivostok for the United States on the SS Sheridan, and docked at San Francisco on May 12, 1918. They were warmly greeted as they proceeded across the U.S. to New York city, where they participated in the Memorial Day Parade. After leaving New York City, aboard the SS La Lorraine, they reached Bordeaux on June 24 1918.)
World War II Nazi German Blitzkrieg (lightning war) in Western Europe. German bombers in flight. Luftwaffe He-111 aircraft taking off. German Paratroopers jump from their Junkers Ju 52 aircraft. French soldiers and police stand on cobblestone street. French civilians seek shelter from the bombing: A woman with her children, a young boy and young girl, hurry to take shelter during bombing. Scenes of bombs exploding and resulting destruction in a French town during Battle of France.
P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes (with bubble canopies) of U.S. Army Air Corps 365th Fighter Group, on parking ramp at airfield (Y-34) in Metz, France. Extensive damage seen to hangars and structures around the parking area. Pilot climbs out of P-47 cockpit, smokes cigarette and talks.
A mass Communist demonstration by indoctrinated Germans in Berlin, Germany. Communists resort to violence in France against Marshall Plan aid. In Tokyo, Japan Communists demonstrations crushed by the police. Communists resort to violence at Union Square in New York, United states. Valentin Gubitchev,a Soviet employee in United Nations, being deported, after being sentenced for obtaining secret documents from Judith Coplon.
Charles Lindbergh poses beside his monoplane, Spirit of Louis at the Roosevelt Airfield in Long Island, New York. He shakes hands with two men. Lindbergh poses with his mother, Evangeline Lodge Land Lindbergh, beside the aircraft. 'Spirit of Louis' clearly visible on the aircraft. A car followed by a truck towing the aircraft backward, passes on road. Men follow. Men inspect the aircraft. Man standing atop engine fills plane with fuel, hands empty jug to another man on ground, and receives another jug from a 3rd man to continue filling. Lindbergh receives help changing into his flight gear and then gets in the cockpit. Plane takes off from the airfield for his famous, Orteig Prize-winning solo non-stop flight to Paris, France. Aerial views of Lindbergh's aircraft from another aircraft, as the expedition begins.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh returns to the United States after a flight to Paris, France. USS Memphis underway at sea with smoke above it. Colonel Lindbergh addresses a crowd. An old type biplane aircraft in flight overhead and a ship underway at sea. USS Memphis on the Potomac River. Aerial view of Washington DC. A U.S. flag flutters on a flag pole. Dignitaries wave from a dock. Lindbergh's mother goes up a gangway to meet him. Lindbergh is accompanied by naval officers. His mother comes down the gangway in the background. Lindbergh rides an old Pierce Arrow open touring car during a parade. People wave in the foreground. Buildings along street sides. People gather in a large number near the Washington Monument. U.S. President John Calvin Coolidge Jr. awards Lindbergh with the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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