French Red Cross workers dig out victims of German atrocities in Lyons, France during World War II. Red Cross workers excavate a mass grave and dig out dead remains of French people. Dead body of a woman being placed on a metal sheet. Workers carry away the body. Other dead bodies in the grave. A woman Red Cross worker arrives. Dead remains of another victim of German atrocities being recovered from the grave.
French Red Cross workers dig out victims of German atrocities in Lyons, France during World War II. Red Cross workers excavate a mass grave and dig out dead remains of French people. Men dig out the mass grave. Dead bodies of people in the grave. A worker with cotton stuffed into his nostrils. Men examine the dead bodies of the victims of Nazi atrocities. A dead body being placed on a litter and workers carry it away.
American soldiers in jeeps are part of a traffic jam in Lyon, France, following its liberation by French forces in September, 1944. An air of celebration permeates the scene, Several French women ride with U.S. soldiers in American jeeps. A Blue vehicle displaying "FFI Police" (Free French of the Interior) and the Cross of Lorraine, is caught in the jam. A small black sedan displays "FFI" in white letters.Local civilians crowd the streets and ride on every possible spot on the various vehicles. Crowds of pedestrian spectators are restrained behind rough wooden fences. Camera views from vehicle crossing the Rhone River, show the destroyed Wilson bridge, and parts of city in background. Complete change of sequence to Rome, Italy. The Flag of Italy flying on an official building. Italian women surround American soldiers, Sergeant Lester Koenig and another NCO as they sit in a jeep. They all laugh and talk. Several Italian soldiers (one a medic) and women pose for the camera.
The Marial Congress in Lyons, France. French crowd walks with umbrellas in hand. Children and women take part in the procession. Decorative floats on the street. The procession advances over a bridge. Priests perform religious rites during the ceremony. Large crowd gather in front of the Cathedral.
Air raid victims and bomb damaged buildings in German-occupied Lyon, France during World War II. A motorcade moving on a road. An open car with motorcycle escorts and several cars following in the motorcade. French Marshal Philippe Petain standing in an open car and saluting. A number of people gathered on either side of the road watch the motorcade. A huge crowd gathered in front of a building. Several nuns outside the building. Marshal Petain and a few officers entering a hospital. Marshal Petain meets air raid victims in the hospital. The Marshal and the officers walking through the bomb damaged city. Damaged buildings on a street. The Marshal talking to the civilians.
Fallen houses and wreckage at the site due to landslide in Lyons. Policemen and firemen involved in rescue operations. Men tie up a wounded person on a stretcher and pass him down. Men pulling down a broken roof.
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