During liberation of France in World War 2: As General Charles De Gaulle reaches the Hotel DeVille in Paris, France, snipers begin firing from the rooftops. The crowd takes cover as the soldiers return tank fire aimed at the snipers. A motorcade arrives on the road. A motorcycle in the front followed by two motor vehicles. People on either side of the road. People on the buildings on the side of the road. General Charles De Gaulle with other officers. The crowd on the side of the road takes cover as the soldiers with guns fire at snipers. Several soldiers and officers in uniform on the road. Men and women on the roadside watch. Few men and women go outside through the entrance gate. Armed men at the entrance gate. Soldiers on the road. A woman with a French flag. Motorcycles on the road. Officers and soldiers watch. Stains of blood on the road. (World War II period).
A harbor in Cherbourg, France during World War II. Two vessels anchored to the harbor, one of them the Destroyer Escort USS Donnell (DE-56) recently converted to duty as Electric Power Barge (IX-182) supplying power to shore in Cherbourg from her turbo-electric generator. A smaller ship "32" by her side. A crane in the dock in view. A man on the dock. Flags flying on the two ships. Men step from the USS Donnell to the harbor. Few officers and sailors standing and talking on the USS Donnell aka Electric Power Barge IX-182. View of shore battery anti-aircraft artillery gun beside the dock. Men unloading materials from a truck and a few men at work with a concrete mixer including German prisoners of war under guard. Several seamen beside a board with 'US Navy Boat Landing' written on it. Small boat arrives and a number of U.S. Navy sailors come ashore.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Free French Forces leaders General Charles De Gaulle and General Henri Giraud and other military officers in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated in chairs and several army personnel stand behind them on a lawn in front of a building. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill seated in chairs in a garden and talk. A French General Henri Giraud, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, French General Charles De Gaulle and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated in front of a building and talk among themselves. General Giraud and General De Gaulle rise from their chairs and shake hands and again sit down. A building in the back. A group of war correspondents, seated on the grass in the lawn, interview President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Both of them talk and smile. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill seated with other officers standing behind them.
Big Picture depicts the U.S. soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Paintings of United States soldiers and firing of artillery during the Vietnam War in Vietnam. A CH-47 helicopter lands at hilltop fire base. U.S. troops on patrol First Lieutenant leads a squad. They ignite orange smoke flare to mark landing zone for Huey chopper (Bell UH-1 helicopter) that lands and picks them up. View of squad inside helicopter. U.S. troops sweep for mines. U.S. tanks equipped for mine clearing. Huey chopper fires missiles. Tank fires artillery. U.S. artillerymen fire 155 mm long tom gun. Soldier fires fully automatic hand-held weapon.
U.S. Vietnam veteran Army Sergeants instruct troops prepaing for deployment to Vietnam. Live fire training at a firing range. "Quick Kill" weapon pointing technique is taught, using "BB" air powered gun and aluminum disks. M-16 training. Two-week refresher course, at Fort Riley, Kansas, for Non-commissioned officers, preparing to return to war in Vietnam. (Vietnam War period).
The soldiers and war correspondents being transferred aboard the U.S. Navy PBY Catalina of the 2d Emergency Rescue Squadron from Motorai Island in New Guinea to Mindanao in Philippines during World War II. The PBY Catalina in flight. The coastline of an island in view. Inhabited areas in the island and rocky terrain in the island. The aircraft in flight in the sky. Two aircraft in flight. A vessel in the ocean. Few vessels in the ocean water.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.