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General Jean De Tassigny presents Military Medals to the men and women of the French Forces of the Interior in Marseilles.

Liberation of Marseilles during World War 2. French Colonial Troops march through the streets. Civilians gathered to welcome the troops. Allied flags on buildings. Civilians cheer and greet the soldiers with the V for victory sign. Soldiers in military jeeps greeted by people. Liberated Russian workers who were forced into slave labor by the Germans. A parade in honor of the French Underground. Soldiers and tanks. Commander of the French Forces, General Jean De Lattre de Tassigny presents Military Medals to the men and women of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI).

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020674
7th U.S. Army soldiers fire at German positions and French civilians greet U.S. troops in France during World War II.

U.S. troops in cities in France during World War II. Equipment on docks in Naples. A few dirigibles in flight over the dock. Several aircraft in flight. Paratroops of U.S. 7th Army coming down over Southern France. The soldiers advancing and firing. Smoke and flames rise from explosions. The soldiers on tanks advancing and firing. German prisoners being led by U.S. troops. The prisoners walking in columns on a path. The civilians of Marseilles on the streets welcome U.S. troops. U.S. troops marching on the streets. People waving to the troops. A large crowd gathered on the streets waving to the tanks moving past on the streets. Prisoners with their hands behind their heads are led. German soldiers in Lyon firing at U.S. troops entering the city. A hospital building catches fire. Patients being evacuated on stretchers from the building. U.S. troops on trucks moving along a road. People shaking hands with soldiers on trucks. View of the crowd on the streets.

Date: 1944, October 9
Duration: 3 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066381
Britain, France, and Israel attack Egypt following nationalization of the Suez Canal.

Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal leads to war as Israel attacks Egypt, and France and Britain embark troops for transport to a joint staging area at the island of Cyprus. View of commercial ships in the Suez canal. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. in discussion with officials. French troops embarking a transport ship in the port of Marseille, France. Brief glimpse of their destination port at Cyprus. British troops boarding airliners to take them to Cyprus where they will reinforce the existing British garrison. British and French carriers and warships assembling in the Eastern Mediterranean sea. A flight of four British Hawker Hunter jet fighter-bombers are seen flying in formation. Closeup of one inflight, with rockets mounted beneath its wings. Closeup of a rocket under its right wing. Scene shifts to another Hawker Hunter armed differently. It displays four outer wing rocket rails on each wing, carrying three rockets each. Auxiliary fuel tanks are installed on pylons under each wing. View of the White House in Washington DC. Inside, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles discuss the Suez situation. Next, speaking at a press conference, President Eisenhower states , "the United States was not consulted in any way about any phase of these actions, nor were we informed about them in advance." He asserts America's intent not to become involved and to bring the matter before the UN General Assembly where their is no threat of a veto. He states his intent to "keep in contact with Congressional leaders of both parties," and expresses hope that the United Nations can bring an end to this "tormenting problem." View of the United Nations General Assembly building in New York City. Inside U.S. Secretary of State, Dulles, is seen seated next to America's UN ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Glimpse of the General assembly with all delegates seated.

Date: 1956, November 1
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036656
Contribution of African American soldiers during the Spanish American War and World War I.

A film about the role of African American soldiers during various wars in the United States. A dramatization shows a black soldier during the Spanish American War. He also talks about his role in Cuba and the construction of the Panama Canal. Footage of the Panama Canal being constructed and ships underway in the canal. United States Army forces including black soldiers boarding troop transport ships bound for Europe during World War 1. A railroad train carries African American soldiers to France during World War I. African American soldier units under General Pershing march in formation with an Army band in France during World War 1. African American soldiers work and fight against the Germans, including the 813th Pioneer Regiment near Marseilles, the 332nd Labor Battalion, and the 808th Pioneer Regiment near Verdun. African American soldiers racing for front lines including the soldiers with the 8th Illinois and the 372nd regiment and the 371st, and the 369th Infantry Regiment in the Argonne. View from behind soldier as he fires a machine gun, and United States Army infantry firing artillery. African American soldiers of the 369th regiment being decorated and receiving the French Croix de Guerre for their heroic actions in World War I. The African American soldiers march at a parade in New York City following World War I and are greeted by throngs of enthusiastic African American civilians attending the parade. View of Henry Johnson being congratulated by civilians after he and Needham Roberts performed with exceptional heroism and received the Croix de Guerre. Close up view of the Croix de Guerre medal on a uniform. Graves of African American soldiers who lost their lives during World War I at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. View of the All-Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors in Logan Square in Philadelphia (Logan Square, SE corner 20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). View of a stone memorial erected in the Meuse-Argonne region, north of Sechault, as a tribute to the efforts of the African American soldiers of the 371st Infantry Regiment who fought and died there on April 21, 1918 during World War 1.

Date: 1917
Duration: 4 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078145
Citizens and officials gather at the International Exposition in Paris, France in 1937.

The International Exposition in Paris, France in 1937 (Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne). High altitude view of the area from the Eiffel Tower, with the National Socialist Germany Pavilion and the Soviet Pavilion flanking it togehter with other buildings. A bridge over the Seine. Exterior of the French Museum of Modern Art building with large flat relief sculptures designed by Alfred Janniot reflecting the power of land and sea. A sculpture in the courtyard of the Museum. Officials and dignitaries gather inside a building and discuss amongst themselves. They come down the stairs from the building. People watch the buildings and the sculptures. Soldiers stand holding rifles. High altitude view of ships underway in the River Seine. Exterior of a building. A bridge over the river Seine.

Date: 1937, April 2
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062691
Views of White Russian neighborhood in Paris, France, in 1937

Street views of the White Russian refugee neighborhood (Russians in exile) in Paris, France, during 1937. Many buildings with Russian writing on them. Signs in Russian identify newspapers, "The Last News" and "The Renaissance." Sign at Paris Metro station with Russian signs on buildings in background. Brief view of Eiffel Tower behind pillar of Russian Embassy showing Czar's royal crest. Automobile and tram traffic on the streets. "Chez Korniloff" (name of restaurant) written on a vehicle.

Date: 1937
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063448