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U.S. 7th Army and French FFI during the recapture of Metz, Strasbourg and Belfort in France during World War II.

U.S. 7th Army and French troops recapture French cities during World War 2. French troops parade in Metz. The troops march in formation through the city streets. U.S. Army Major General Walton H. Walker, who led the U.S. Army and the FFI (French Forces of the Interior) in the capture of the city from the Germans. General Walker with other officers walks out of a building. French soldiers stand in a formation during a ceremony in which the city is to be returned to the French. In the official ceremony, General Walker returns the city to French Lieutenant-General Andre-Marie-François Dody, acting for his country.The crowd cheers. The Generals walk away. Scene shifts to Strasbourg, where Provost Marshal McIntyre, of the U.S. 7th Army, accepts the surrender of Two German Battalions (5 thousand troops) from their commanding General. The surrendered German soldiers are lined up in the street. German officers waiting to get into trucks. In another sequence, a sign on a street in Belfort reads 'N.463 Montbeliard'. French 1st Army troops on tanks advance through the streets in Belfort. A sign showing the direction to Belfort Castle. French troops fire at the castle in Belfort. Soldiers behind a wall and an M-3 Stuart tank and an anti-tank gun fire from behind the Theatre Granit building at the Belfort Castle. Explosions occur at places in the castle. An underground tunnel of the Belfort Castle is inspected by a French General. Several officers walking with the General. The French flag hoisted on the castle. U.S.Major General Walker proceeding with officers over a bridge. The officers on a path on a hill. Aerial view of buildings.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069989
USAAF General Henry Arnold briefs a B-29 combat crew on Saipan, Mariana Islands before a mission to Tokyo, Japan.

A B-29 combat crew is briefed on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War 2. Several aircraft parked on an airfield. Few baggages in front of an aircraft. United States Army Air Force Generals Henry H Arnold and Lauris Norstad and another officers walking up to B-29 crew standing on the airfield. General Norstad introduces General Henry Arnold to the combat crew of B-29 Superfortress and the commandants who are on their way to Tokyo, Japan after joining the 21st Bomber Command. General Henry Arnold shakes hands with the commandants. The crew standing in a row beside a USAAF heavy bomber B-29 Super Fortress. General Arnold briefs the crew. The General says the 21st Bomber Command has been operating out of China and the crew has the best of the aircraft which could carry the heaviest of loads. The General tells the crew that the message which is to be conveyed to Japan, is to be written on bombs. A few members of the crew wheel a cart loaded with bombs beside the aircraft. One of the crew members writes a message on a bomb as the General dictates. The Generals, the commandants and the crew members beside the cart of the bombs. The General wishes the crew good luck and shakes hands with the commandants. The message on the bomb for the enemy reads 'To the Warlords of Japan, We have not forgotten - The B-29s will remind you again and again and again'.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069994
USAAF B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers drop bombs over target areas in Tokyo, Japan during World War II.

Tokyo bombings during World War II. A map shows a flight path from Saipan island, Mariana Islands to Tokyo, Japan. Several United States Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers in flight on their way to Tokyo. Aerial view of buildings in Tokyo. A B-29 drops bombs over target areas in the city. Aerial view of the city shows explosions occurring and smoke rising. The B-29s in flight. View of the sun on the horizon.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069995
Target areas are bombed by United States aircraft and smoke rises in Tokyo, Japan during World War II.

Tokyo bombings during World War II. Flames rise from a target area in Tokyo, Japan after bombings by U.S. aircraft. A truck on fire. A burning aircraft. A field with a few trees. Thick smoke rises into the air in the background. Smoke rising from bombed areas. A road in view. Smoke rising from areas on one side of the road. A burning aircraft on an airstrip and thick black smoke rising into the air. Parts of the aflame aircraft strewn on the airstrip.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069996
Children swim under an aqueduct of a bridge over a river in the vicinity of Corsica Harbor in France.

Corsica Harbor in France. Several boats at the harbor. Buildings along the side of the harbor. A car on a road beside the harbor. A sunken ship in the harbor. A cargo ship. A bridge over a river. Two children swimming under an aqueduct of the bridge get out of the water and run away. A man seated on a donkey. A small baggage kept on the donkey.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070017
Buildings along a harbor and scenic views of Corsican port city in France.

People in Corsican port city in France. Views of Corsica Harbor. Buildings along the harbor. Several boats in the harbor. Small children jump into water and swim. Aerial view of the buildings. A coastline in view. A waterfall into a small stream lined by rocks. View of a graveyard. Grave markers on the graves. Buildings along the side of a road. A woman carries a bundle of firewood. A man and a boy moving on a countryside road on donkeys. The man is smiling. Buildings in the background.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070018