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Germany concludes armistice with France in Compiegne, France during World War II.

The Armistice at Compiegne, France on 22nd June, 1940 between France and Germany during World War II. German officers including General William Keitel, accompany Chancellor Adolf Hitler as they walk past a German honor guard lined up, while a band plays the German National Anthem. French General Charles Huntziger and another officer arrive and enter a railway carriage (the same one in which Germany signed the 1918 armistice). Interiors of carriage showing French General Huntziger signing the documents. Adolf Hitler has left and is chatting with German officers outside. General Keitel presents the document to Hitler for countersigning. Hitler asks for a pen, and they drop it as Keitel hands it to Hitler. Keitel quickly retrieves it and Hitler signs. French General Huntziger steps down from the rail car and is escorted away with others of his party. Hitler expresses pure delight in chatting with members of his staff.

Date: 1940, June 22
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675074283
Ground crewmen start the engine of a USAAS Nieuport 28 C-1 which takes off in France.

United States Army Air Service (USAAS) 94th Fighter Squadron in France during World War I. 2nd Lieutenant E. K. Delaney climbs into the cockpit of a USAAS De Havilland Airco DH-4 bomber. An officer and a ground crewman are standing near the nose of the aircraft. 2nd Lieutenant Allan F. Winslow seated in the cockpit of USAAS Nieuport 28 C-1 . A ground crewman turns the propeller of an Airco DH-4. Another crewman holds the first crewman's arm. The DH-4 bomber taxis away. The parked Nieuport 28 C-1 with its engine running. Lieutenant Douglas Campbell of the 94th fighter Squadron seated in the cockpit of the Nieuport 28 C-1. Two parked Nieuport 28 C-1s start to taxi. Third Nieuport 28 C-1 parked in the foreground. A Nieuport 28 C-1 taxis away. Bi-wing of a parked aircraft in the foreground. Ground crewmen starting the engine of a Nieuport 28 C-1. Ground crewmen hold onto the wings as the wheel chocks are removed and the aircraft turns. The aircraft takes off. Two ground crewmen standing beside a parked bi-winged aircraft in the foreground. American fighter ace Lieutenant Eddie Rickenbacker seated in the cockpit of a SPAD S. XIII fighter aircraft. 94th Aero Squadron "Hat in Ring" insignia on the side of the aircraft. Lieutenant Rickenbacker seated in the cockpit of a SPAD S. XIII near Rembercourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France on 18th October, 1918. A Nieuport 28 C-1 takes off.

Date: 1918, April
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072178
French Schneider CA1 Tanks being demonstrated for U.S. 1st Infantry Division at a farm in Picardie, France, in World War I

Demonstration by French tanks for American forces in France during World War 1. A French Schneider CA1 tank passes in front U.S. troops from the 1st Infantry Division, assembled at the Bois Plante's farm in Picardie, France. Close-up of tank's caterpillar tracks. Several Schneiders maneuver in field, followed by French infantrymen. Schneider passes camera, showing signaling device on roof and "spade" marking on side, indicating it belongs to the First Section of a French Tank Company. (Note: Twelve Schneider tanks of the French 5th Tank battalion accompanied the U.S. First Infantry in the battle of Cantigny, May 28, 1918.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918, May
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048480
U.S. 39th and 58th infantry Regiments advance under fire at Montfaucon and Nantillois in Meuse, France, during World War I.

Shows U.S. Army troops at the war front in France during World War I. U.S. 39th and 58th infantry Regiments advance under machine gun and artillery fire at Montfaucon and Nantillois in Meuse, France on September 28,1918.

Date: 1918, September 28
Duration: 4 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029580
U.S. 305th and 306th Infantry, 77th Division troops march towards Longueval (France) during World War I.

Shows U.S. 305th and 306th Infantry, 77th Division approaching Longueval (France) under heavy enemy artillery fire on their drive from Vesle to the Aisne on September 5th, 1918. U.S. medical corps give first aid to wounded troops under heavy enemy fire. General Pershing decorates U.S. 42nd Divison troops at Bagneux (France).

Date: 1918, September 5
Duration: 4 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029597
Three ground crewmen work on a SPAD S. XIII and a group of officers of 94th Aero Squadron in Toul, France.

United States Army Air Service (USAAS) 94th Fighter Squadron in Toul, France during World War I. Captain J. A. Meissner climbs out of the cockpit of Eddie Rickenbacker's SPAD S. XIII fighter aircraft and walks away. "Hat in Ring" insignia on side of the aircraft. Three ground crewmen work on a SPAD XIII. 1st Lieutenant Allan Rankin who is an Engineering Officer reads a notice. They pound each other on the back and jump around. Commanding Officer 1st Pursuit Squadron Major Hartney and Operations Officer 94th Aero Squadron Lieutenant Cunningham stand in front of a Fokker V-8 shot down by Lieutenant Rickenbacker. In Toul, France on 18th April, 1918: A group of officers of 94th Aero Squadron including Major J. W. F. M. Huffer, Major Raoul Lufbery, Captain J. N. Hall, Captain Kenneth Marr, Captain D. McK. Peterson, Lieutenant J. B. H. Smith, Lieutenant C. A. Rankin, Lieutenant Reed Chambers, Lieutenant Douglas Campbell, Lieutenant W. L. Loomis, Lieutenant James N. Neissner, Lieutenant M. E. Green, Lieutenant A. L. Cunningham, Lieutenant A. F. Winslow, Lieutenant C. W. Chapman and Lieutenant P. H. Walter, Surgeon, standing in front of a USAAS Nieuport 28 C-l.

Date: 1918, April
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072180