Several days after the liberation of Paris in World War II. Several M3 (M3A1) Stuart Light tanks parked at the side of road. Parisians stroll near the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral (Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, Paris). Nurses and medics in white garb and U.S. soldiers in a Jeep in front of the cathedral. Armed French civilians drive German soldiers away in and open truck. A crowd of civilians milling about in front of the cathedral. A white Red Cross ambulance van passes through the crowd. American troops on military vehicle, in midst of crowd.
United States soldiers greeted in Milly, France. View of an island from a rowboat. U.S. soldiers walk in single file along the sides of street in Milly, France, and are greeted by civilians. The civilians standing on either side of a road. Local officials speak to a large gathering of citizens. Townspeople parade down a street, led by several citizents playing musical instruments. An M4 Sherman tank maneuvers past a soldier and a horse. Truckloads of U.S. soldiers move along a road.
German soldiers surrender in Paris, France, during liberation of Paris in World War 2. Mass surrender of German soldiers. The German soldiers are marched with hands on their heads, surrounded by French civilians, along the streets to the courtyard of the Chamber of Deputies. An American soldier on an M4 Sherman tank looks over the scene through binoculars. Smoke rises from a burning German Panther tank. A large group of German prisoners in the courtyard. (World War II period).
French military and government officials at a ceremony in Indochina on the ground of a Buddhist temple. The group gathered in an outdoor courtyard with a giant black cauldron or pot with steam coming from it. Shift to an indoor setting where a French official addresses the audience gathered from a lectern on a stage. Shift to an outdoor scene with a large group of monks entering the Wat Phnom Daun Penh temple by ascending the stairs in front. An arch bridge over a river. Cars on a road in Indochina. A steam locomotive pulling rail cars through a pass and racing toward camera position at high speed. An aqueduct in Indochina and a series of canals funneling water to rice fields, and a view of a farmer plowing on a wet field with the help of oxen. Views of the Pasteur Institute ("Institut Pasteur" over the doorway) in Indochina. Scientists in white lab coats working in the Institute with microscopes. Glass sample jars labeled "Cholera" being packed into boxes.
Native, colonized armed forces in French Indochina performing calesthenics and training exercises. They march in formation with arms. Elephants stand nearby as the troops pass. French General Charles de Gaulle addresses a group of uniformed Indochinese military leaders and various civilians in a packed auditorium. A group of European men and women stand behind him on a staircase as he speaks to the gathering. The group applauds his speech. (World War II period)
Activities of Free French Forces in France during World War II. The leader of the Free French Forces, General Charles De Gaulle, reviews troops and decorates badges on soldiers. The soldiers standing at attention.
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