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General Charles de Gaulle presents flags to soldiers during an Easter parade ceremony celebrating the liberation in Paris, France (WW2)
General Charles de Gaulle presents regimental colors and standards to soldiers as a symbolic reconstruction of the French Army during liberation ceremony in Paris (World War II). Two stern United States military police stand in the crowd. French troops attend the ceremony in Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). General Charles de Gaulle presents flags with regimental colors that had been hidden from Germans during the war to French soldiers at the Place de la Concorde. Soldiers go down the stage after receiving their standards. Close up of an elderly soldier. Soldiers salute to General de Gaulle after going on stage. Soldiers receive their standards from General de Gaulle. Words seen on flags include "Honneur et Patrie (Honour and Fatherland) and "Republique Francaise" (French Republic.)
United States soldiers talk to villagers in Saint-Marcouf, Normandy (WW2)
United States soldiers enter the village of Saint-Marcouf, in the Manche department in Normandy, France during World War 2. Soldiers pass by sign “Saint-Marcouf”. United States troops carry rifles. French villagers walking. Soldiers talk to an old French man and woman. Soldiers sitting on the street side of what is now known as the “Route du 5 Juin 1944”. Soldier smoking a cigarette during a break. Groups of soldiers crowd outside a damaged house. Soldiers talking to a French man. A soldier talks to children. A little girl points upwards. A statue of the Virgin Mary stands among the rubble. A statue of Jesus Christ on the Cross leaning sideways inside a church wrecked. Words by George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the United States Army says “No compromise is possible and the victory of the democracies can only be complete with the utter defeat of the war machines of Germany and Japan”. A “V” is superimposed over marching soldiers and a ringing Liberty Bell.
SS Division Gotz von Berlichingen move toward Saint-Lo, capture Allied prisoners (WW2)
German Stug IV tank moving in the Battle of Saint-Lo during World War II. SS Division Gotz von Berlichingen troops move alongside tanks on the road. A tank covered in camouflage rolls along the road. German soldier wearing camouflage leaves hide behind a bush. German soldiers duck for cover after firing a 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 mortar. German soldier puts another shell into mortar. Explosion in the forest. A tank covered with camouflage leaves rolls along the road with its hatch open. German infantry trails behind a German Stug III tank. German troops hide behind hedgerows. German forces advance through hedgerows. Explosion from artillery. A camouflaged German soldier observes using a binocular. United States M4 Sherman tanks on fire in the middle of a field. Debris inside empty American tanks after being captured by Germans. The road to Saint-Lo is littered with Allied materiel. German forces capture more American tanks on the road to Saint-Lo. German officer points to hole in tank turret. German soldiers inspect a wrecked gun, with a dead body of an Allied soldier crushed underneath. A camouflaged car passes by a burning truck on the road to Saint-Lo. More devastated and destroyed materiel and tanks are found near Saint-Lo. German soldier marches behind captured British prisoners as a passing tank swats on with camouflage branches. British and American prisoners are taken to a prisoners’ collection point. Signs read “Löfel” and “Div. Gefangenen Sammelstelle” (“Division prisoners collection point” in English). Allied soldier’s back jacket reads “Patchie P.A. Jersey”. American prisoners of war sitting while under German guard. Some U.S. Army prisoners are seen wearing the shoulder patch of the 29th Division. German guard is seen wearing a SS Division Gotz von Berlichingen and Nazi Eagle Insignia patches on his arm. Defiant American soldier sitting. An Asian-American prisoner chewing straw turns his head away from the camera.
Allied forces fighting in naval battles, Normandy landing and aerial view of Normandy (WW2)
Soldiers form a human barricade to make way for important Allied military officials such as General Jacques Philippe Leclerc (Free France), United States General Omar Bradley and British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. United States General Omar Bradley walking during World War II. United States General George Patton uses a pair of binoculars. United States Army conducts mopping-up operations in a destroyed French town. United States infantry move through a forest. Soldiers walking on a street. Television host Alexander Scourby narrates while holding a book titled “Breakout and Pursuit” by Martin Blumenson. An excerpt of the book “Breakout and Pursuit”. United States, British and Canadian troops engage in a naval battle with German forces on the English Channel July 1, 1944. Gun turrets of battleship aiming and firing at German position. Battleships firing artillery. Thick smoke forms from heavy firing from naval artillery. Soldiers climbing down a marine rope ladder. Smoke covers the Normandy coast after Allied ships fired at German positions. Allied infantry wade through the waters after landing near a beachhead in Normandy on D-Day June 6, 1944. Famous shot of some soldiers collapsing after reaching the beachhead after landing. Some soldiers attempt to swim to reach the beach. Smoke forms away from the beach. A line of Allied infantry wade through the beach. A barrage balloon floats over a beach in Normandy. Alexander Scourby shows a map of Western Europe during World War 2 and points to the area of Northwestern France to demonstrate the goal of Operation Cobra. Aerial view of marshlands and hedgerows in Normandy. Tanks are seen on marshlands. German soldiers enter a French village. German soldier carries an MG42 machine gun. German troops sprinting near a berm. Explosion from bombing. German troops ducking in a berm alongside a hedgerow. A bomb explodes in field.
General Omar Bradley with other generals, United States soldiers before the start of Operation Cobra (WW2)
United States General Omar Bradley emerges from a bunker with other generals in Normandy during World War 2. United States generals walking as a group, with General Bradley speaking with General Eisenhower. Television host Alexander Scourby says with regard to Operation Cobra, “No plan in war is fool-proof. But this one is bold, and if it worked it would enable the Allies to break the stalemate in which they have become bogged down”. “Brittany was still the eventual goal” says Alexander Scourby as he points to the region of Brittany in France on the map. United States troops resting and doing chores during their free time. A soldier gets a haircut. A young soldier reads a letter. A soldier doing laundry using a washboard and metal tub. A soldier polishes his leather boots. Soldier cleaning a spot from his uniform. A United States soldier wearing a bowler hat reads a newspaper. Daily News headline reads “OWN OFFICERS BOMB HITLER; PURGE STARTS” after the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler speaks to a crowd at rally. A group of German military troops, with an officer wearing the Iron Cross, convene for a meeting in a forest. A German soldier with machine gun rounds slung over his shoulders smoking a cigarette. German soldiers smoke cigarettes while resting. Shirtless German soldiers digging a trench. German soldier spreads butter on bread. A German soldier drinks water from a bucket. A group of German troops, with close ups showing tired faces. United States General Omar Bradley shakes hands with another officer before boarding a Jeep. Soldiers sitting beside a hedgerow. United States soldiers sitting in a ditch next to a hedgerow and smoking. A soldier holds a pocket watch. A soldier lights up another’s cigarette. A formation of B-17 flying fortress bombers in flight. Close view of bombs dropping towards ground. Aerial view of explosions on ground. A German soldier uses binoculars. A tank on the field. Soldiers creep up beside hedgerow. Soldiers hiding while wearing camouflage. German commander commands troops to fire. German soldiers firing artillery. German soldier puts shell into artillery. Artillery fires behind shrubs. General Omar Bradley observes battle from afar. General Omar Bradley listens to Major General J. Lawton Collins, who is describing how the city of Cherbourg was taken. German armored vehicles covered in camouflage driving. German half-tracks moving.
German trucks and armored vehicles moving through muddy roads, captured U.S. soldiers marching (WW2)
German troops lead away captured U.S. soldier prisoners of war (POW) in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in World War 2. German Wehrmacht troops walk on a damaged street. Captured U.S. soldiers marching under German guard. A German soldier writes “Aus der Traum” (“From the dream” in English) on the base of an artillery gun. More camouflaged Wehrmacht trucks driving through muddy roads. German troops ride a vehicle pulling an artillery. Wehrmacht soldiers on top of a half-track. Snow falling and covering Panzer tanks. A Panzergrenadier infantry holding a Panzerfaust over his shoulder. A German Panzer IV tank moving. Snow covers forest.
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