U.S. 77th Field Artillery Regiment in France during World War I. The troops stand in a group near sack bags. Artillery camouflaged in the tress. The soldiers load shells in the artillery and fire. U.S. troops near a filed gun. They fire through the field gun. The soldiers fire guns. Shells on the ground. Smoke comes out from the artillery after firing. Smoke due to explosion. Destroyed and damaged buildings.
U.S. 35th and 58th Infantry troops in France during World War I . U.S. troops advance and fire guns. Smoke due to explosion. They advance under heavy firing. The troops march forward. Soldiers carry guns. The soldiers are in prone position and fire guns. They fire from behind a small hillock. The men advance forward and are in prone position behind bushes. Four soldiers behind the bushes. One of them eats food and the other two look through binoculars.
Chateau Thierry and the Aisne Marne Operation in France. U.S. Army shells Cantigny. The soldiers near the artillery. Camouflaged artillery bombards Cantigny. U.S. troops load shells in the artillery and fire. Smoke comes out of the artillery after firing. Destroyed building. Trucks loaded with U.S. troops. The troops ride forward in trucks. Ruins in Chateau Thierry. U.S. Marines in a trench in Belleau Wood. The soldiers eat food and stand in a group. (May 28-30, 1918 Battle of Cantigny) (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
Chateau Thierry and the Aisne Marne Operation in France during World War I. U.S. soldiers carry a boat on their shoulders. They lower the boat into the water. They cross a newly constructed pontoon bridge over the Marne river. A damaged bridge in the background. The troops advance through a field and walk on roads. The roads are clogged with supplies and artillery barrage. Soldiers carry supplies on horse carriages.
Repair of German-controlled railroads and bridges in occupied France during World War II. French laborers (slave labor) rebuild railroads. Laborers lay tracks. Stationary rail cars on tracks. Laborers dig and excavate near tracks. Reconstruction of railway bridges. French laborers work on a bridge. They weld and assemble parts. The bridge pillars under construction. Aerial cranes used for construction. An armored German train moves across a reconstructed bridge. A Nazi Swastika flag on the engine. The train steams into Paris' Gare du Nord. German officers and soldiers in the rail cars. German officers greet the soldiers on arrival.
German soldiers and French civilians in occupied France during World War II. German officers and soldiers with French civilians in a French town. German soldiers distribute food to French civilians. People stand in line for food. Elderly men, women and children take food. Food distributed from trucks and vans. French civilians in tents. Soldiers serve bread loaves over a counter. Bread on the counters. Relief workers serve distribute food. Civilians including children in lines. French POWs (Prisoners of War) at work. They drill, break stones and do construction work. German troops gathered to welcome German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler. Hitler arrives, gives a Nazi salute and greets the troops. The soldiers cheer as he waves to them.
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