View of Church in a French town. A German truck enters a French city. Street sign identifies Merville, France. German Pz.38t and Pz.II tanks cross Somme river in France on a bridge. Early model German StuG III tank destroyer seen firing. A French Char B1 tank is hit and its crew evacuates the tank, surrendering to German soldiers nearby. (World War II period).
German Luftwaffe aircraft get ready for attack on Paris. The planes take off. Several German aircraft in flight. German pilot seated in cockpit. The buildings and hangar of Paris destroyed. German planes in formation. German bombers blast railway yards in Paris. French tanks burn. Aerial view of Paris. (World War II period).
Momentary glimpse of French Regimental flag held by French collaborator militia German officers and civilians at the Longchamps racetrack in Paris, France. German officers examine damaged areas of the city. Closeup of a heavy concrete structure with writing on it reading: "St. Pierre des Corps" and "Entree de La Gare" (This is the severely damaged entrance to a central train station of the city.) Heavy smoke seen rising from a fire in the background. Somewhat blurred views from a vehicle driving through portions of Paris. One apartment building displays a sign reading "Soldatenheim" (Soldiers' Home). Major buildings displaying Nazi Swastika flags. View from overhead of German army truck, covered in foliage camouflage, driving along a boulevard. Posters on a wall lamenting France's suffering. Parisians going about their ordinary activities, walking in a town traffic circle. View from close overhead of another German army truck covered in foliage camouflage with soldiers riding on its rear. Another view of the posters on the wall.
View of Paris Opera House. German occupation force soldiers mingle with French population, at metro station Opera, in Paris. Children are selling flowers. Automobiles on the street. Buildings in the background. (World War II period).
Departing passengers and luggage crowd sidewalk outside of Paris train station. Automobiles jam the street in front of the station. Travelers include very old people and families. Two women carry babies. View of the Champ Elysees at night. Cars and lights in shops.
A flight of three Curtiss P-40 aircraft, from the U.S. Army Air Corps 8th Pursuit Group, make a formation takeoff at Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York. Next, two flights of three aircraft each, take off in a formation of six P-40s. Scene shifts to a formation of 15 P-40s in flight overhead. The aircraft return and land by flights of three, in formation. Closeup of several taxiing, with canopies open, after landing. A flight of three with landing gears down, flying on a downwind leg in formation. Closeup of two P-40s touching down on the runway. All three squadrons of the Group (33rd, 35th & 36th) appear to be represented.