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Allied bombings over France by RAF Boston (A-20) and Mitchell (B-25) bomber aircraft during World War 2.
Close-up front view of nose of parked A-20 aircraft with two French crew members of RAF 342 Squadron during World War II. Symbol of Free French Forces seen painted on their Boston (A-20) aircraft. Aerial view of several A-20 aircraft at low altitude flying on daytime bombing run over waters of the English Channel with white cliffs of Dover in background. Dramatic low-altitude gun camera footage as A-20 flies over coast of France, with shadow of A-20 on ground while in flight. Dramatic point of view shots from moving aircraft at very low altitude as bomber aircraft skim just above buildings, homes, railroads, and factories in France while en route to target area. Target area comes into view, with smoke rising from recently hit bombing targets. Higher altitude gun camera shots as bomber aircraft passes through smoke and near smoke plumes rising from bombed targets, and then begins return trip home. Close up aerial view of two B-25 aircraft of Dutch Squadron on bombing run over German held targets in France from medium altitude . Gun camera footage as bombs hit targets and raise huge clouds of smoke. A B-25 aircraft is hit by enemy fire. The B-25 bomber is seen falling out of control in smoke and flames.
Allied warships bombard German positions inland in Menton, France (WW2). Human torpedoes found.
Naval battle between Allied warships and German forces inland at Menton, France during World War II. Aerial view of German shells landing in Menton, near the Italian border. The French battleship Lorraine and United States destroyers are sailing off the French Riviera. Smoke rises from bombardment of German positions in the mountains. Battleships fire their artillery, bombarding German positions. Smoke rises from the coast of Menton. Allied soldiers find two German sneak craft human torpedoes, also known as mini subs, beached in Cape Martin, a headland situated between Monaco and Menton in Southern France.
U.S. troops in landing crafts approach the French shoreline during the invasion of Normandy, France.
During the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Landing crafts approach the French shoreline. The crafts underway off the coast of Normandy. A rocket is fired from a naval vessel offshore. Water splashes due to a fire. A landing craft and an invasion fleet move towards the beach. U.S. troops in the landing craft.
United States Army Air Forces bombers drop bombs on French countryside, signalman uses a signal lamp during D-Day in WW2
United States Army Air Forces bombers drop bombs over Normandy during the Battle of Normandy (D-Day landings) in World War 2. A Martin B-26 Marauder flying over Normandy. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber drops bombs in flight. Bombs dropping over Normandy. A North American Aviation P-51 D Mustang fighter with D-Day invasion stripes in flight. Rockets fired from planes head downwards to German positions. Smoke seen in French countryside after bombing. Allied soldiers fire field artillery from ships off the coast of Normandy. A signalman emits flashes of light using a ship signal lamp (also known as a Morse lamp). United States infantrymen with grim expressions on board LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized). Various Allied LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) ships and navy vessels sailing towards Normandy beachheads.
French Forces of the Interior (FFI) clear the way for Allied troops in Paris.
August 1944: French patriots clear the way for Allied troops in Paris. A map shows entry of Allied troops into France. French patriots draw and distribute hidden arms. Frenchmen march towards Paris. Demolition fires set by the Germans throughout the city. Quiet streets and areas of the city before the August uprising. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) Headquarters. FFI men in hideouts. A FFI command post in the city. The members map strategy and prepare arms and ammunition. A woman with a sleeve band with the letters FFI and the Free French Cross of Lorraine insignia. FFi men and women erect barricades throughout the city. Men load rifles. German tanks advance. FFI men in a street fight. A wounded African French man is helped to safety. French patriots behind barricades. A burning vehicle on the road. Smoke from explosions. A man near a wounded on the street. French man and woman disarm a German soldier. German Panther tanks flee. The French take German soldiers prisoners. (World War II period).
Activities of Free French Forces in France during World War II
French General Marie-Pierre Kœnig and his staff (plus a civilian official) review U.S. Army troops in Paris, before they depart, after the liberation of Paris,in 1944, during World War 2. General Koenig has been appointed by General Charles de Gaulle to consolidate French control and administration in Paris. In the opening scene, He and the group are seen walking past the U.S. troops as they stand at attention. Later Koenig and the others stand at attention as the American troops march past, on parade. Views of the U.S. troops marching out of Paris, past landmarks and along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées and through the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Arch of Triumph). Complete change of scene, shows an American armored personnel carrier moving through a French town and an M3 half track firing at a building. Then U.S. infantry spread out as they attack the area. Next American jeeps are seen traversing a steep bridge. Winding roads in rugged country are seen. A GI using binoculars. American artillerymen firing M116 75mm Pack Howitzers, including some under camouflage nets. Soldiers working to repair and strengthen a timber bridge. A truck carrying Free french soldiers who climb down and receive small arms from another French soldier in a jeep. Camera pans over the boots worn by the French soldiers. Closeups of two. Change of scene shows Free French troops in snow at an Alpine location, where they set up military equipment. French soldiers scanning mountain peaks. A soldier on skis. The soldiers responding to a whistle signal from an officer. They take up positions and fire weapons.
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