French Minister of Marine Admiral Francois Darlan in an office in Vichy, France during World War II. Exterior of the Ministry of Marine in Vichy. Admiral Darlan comes out of his office in Hotel du Helder (23 Rue du Parc 03200 Vichy, France). Radio trucks used by the ministry to get in touch with a French fleet.
View of chandelier and tapestries in reception rooms of the Quai d'Orsay (37 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris, France) in Paris, France. United States President John F. Kennedy and James Gavin, the United States Ambassador to France, stand in a receiving line during a diplomatic reception hosted by the President, during his visit to Paris, in June 1961. The President greets members of the Paris diplomatic corps. Scene shifts to exterior of NATO headquarters- the building now as Paris Dauphine University (Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 75016 Paris, France), where flags of the NATO nations fly in flag poles. Inside, President Kennedy addresses representatives of the organization.
Monuments and sights in Paris, France as seen from the Eiffel Tower. Cars parked on the road as seen from Eiffel Tower. Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Aerial views of the Victor Emmanuel Memorial. Views of the city of Paris. The Lena Bridge and the Trocadéro Gardens. The Palais de Chaillot. The Musée de l'Homme and Passy Cemetery. The Champ de Mars and the Ecole Militaire (Ecole militaire 1 Pl. Joffre, 75007 Paris, France). The Debilly footbridge and the Palace de Tokyo (13 Av. du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris, France) along with the Palais Galliera (10 Av. Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75116 Paris, France). The Sacré Coeur basilica in the distance on Montmartre hill. A boat underway in the Seine River. Traffic on the road. Former war correspondents from the second world war enjoying views from the Eiffel Tower elevator as it goes up. The metal framing structures of the Eiffel Tower as seen from the moving elevator. The very top of the Eiffel tower with radio communication equipment and lighting systems, as seen from the observation deck.
American 3rd Division, 30th Infantry Regiment forces in Aix-en-Provence France, while pushing northward through Southern France in World War II. Group of French civilians with flags in hand, including a French flag with FFI symbol, walk near Town Square. Two cars drive past among huge crowd. Men and women collaborationist prisoners held at gun point by FFI forces and forcibly marched in public in area of Place de l'Hotel de Ville near the Aix-en-Provence City Hall (Pl. de l'Hôtel de ville, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France) as crowd jeers them. U.S. Army forces stand on a balcony of the City Hall as French citizens below cheer and wave. View of Belfry bell tower in background of shot, at Place de l'Hotel de Ville. Civilians with flags in hand. Men with various handguns in hand hold an accused collaborationist and forcibly move his head. Men, women, and children gather near the Fontaine de la Rotonde fountain (Place du Général de Gaulle, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France) at the bottom of the Cours Mirabeau. They wave and cheer happily at American Army tanks, trucks, and forces passing through Aix-en-Provence.
Paris in Vichy France during World War II. The Gare du Nord (18 Rue de Dunkerque, 75010 Paris, France) in German occupied Paris. Traffic outside the station. A sign for German troops transport. German soldiers inside the station. A German troop train with a Nazi flag on the engine arrives. German officers and soldiers get off the train. Waiting soldiers greet the new arrivals. A sign reads 'No exit for soldiers' in English and German. The officers exit the station past German guards.
View of a bridge in Paris, France over the River Seine, soon after the end of World War 1. A steamer ship passes near the bridge. Visiting American soldiers admire a statue in the Tuileries Gardens (Pl. de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France). Wide view of Palais du Trocadéro at the hill of Chaillot, framed by the corners of the Eiffel Tower (This later became site of the Palais de Chaillot). A closer view of the Trocadéro Palace, with horse cart, vehicle, and pedestrian traffic passing in front. A large Ferris wheel near the Eiffel tower. A more distant view of a tall equestrian monument with the Eiffel tower in the background.
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