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Robot bomb damage in England; launching sites and wide gauge tracks for transporting bombs in Cherbourg, France (WWII)

U.S. Army 9th Air Force North American P-51 Mustang fighters in flight and tracking a V-1 Flying bomb to shoot it down over Southern England, United Kingdom, during World War II. Crowds inspect damage caused by V1 flying bombs and V2 rockets, also known as “robot bombs.” A crater formed by a German robot bomb. A U.S. Army soldier collects fragments while inspecting the bottom of the bomb crater. British and American soldiers and British civilians inspect the damage. Aerial and ground views of an unfinished German V-1 and V-2 launch site on the Cherbourg Peninsula in Normandy, France after its capture by Allied forces. The main rocket ramp is seen on the launch site. A crane at the unfinished launch site. A concrete strip under construction. An unfinished section at the Cherbourg rocket launch site. The rich concrete mixture used in the construction of the massive installation is reinforced by lattice-type steel rods (half inch thick woven in squares). Unfinished and destroyed platforms from 29 rocket launch installations made by German forces at Cherbourg before the Normandy landings. Large solid underground structures intended as showrooms for shells and equipment. Unfinished or damaged narrow-gauge railroad used for supplies and construction. Carts are seen on the railroad. Netting laced with metal leaves to prevent fading is used for camouflage. A soldier arranges green coverings outside a bunker. A man stands on a crater. Wide gauge tracks to bring bombs to the platform. Some parts of the installation are bombed by Allied bombers.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044559
A French nurse Genevieve de Galard returns from First Indochina War in Vietnam and receive welcome in France.

Genevieve de Galard returns to France. She was a French nurse stationed in Hanoi and flew in casualty evacuation flights. She was named as the "Angel of Dien Bien Phu". Evacuated casualties from the battle of Dien Bien Phu carried to a van in Hanoi. Views of Galard, who refused freedom to stay with the wounded Communist captives. Galard flies to Paris and is welcomed by her mother. Large crowd gathers for welcoming her. She addresses the press.

Date: 1954, June 3
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044583
President Coty of France is greeted by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Luxembourg.

President Coty of France is greeted in Luxembourg. President Coty arrives in a motorcade and is greeted by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. People in houses and streets welcome the President with hospitality on his state visit. The President waves at the people.

Date: 1957, June 27
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044730
General Dwight Eisenhower and others aboard a U.S. warship in the Atlantic Ocean and en route to visit a beachhead in France.

U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower and others en route to visit a beachhead in France during World War II. A U.S. warship underway at sea. General Eisenhower, U.S. Army General George C. Marshall, U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest King and U.S. Army General Henry H. Arnold on the warship in the Atlantic Ocean en route to the beachhead. A navy personnel watches towards the sea through binoculars. General Eisenhower, General Arnold and General Marshall talk. General Eisenhower and General Marshall talk.

Date: 1944, June 12
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045267
The launching of cargo ship and aircraft carrier USS Midway for France at the shipyard in United States.

The launching of United States ships for France. Cargo ships launched at Housten in Texas. People gather at the shipyard. French crews stand at the shipyard. Dignitaries talk amongst themselves. The American flag is lowered from the flag pole on the ship and the French flag is hoisted. French soldiers stand in a line with their guns raised. Aircraft carrier Midway is launched at Newport News in Virginia. People gather at the launch of USS Midway. They celebrate the launch. Airplanes in formation. (World War II period).

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045623
Belgian soldiers who had been fighting against German and Austrian forces, in Russia, in World War I, arrive by ship in Bordeaux, France.

The French line ship, SS Lorraine, in camouflage paint, seen backing into port at Bordeaux, France, on June 24, 1918. Belgian troops of the ACM Corps (Autos-Canons-Mitrailleuses, Belgian armored unit) disembark. They are seen as they walk down a gangway from the ship, in combat uniforms and steel helmets, and carrying their weapons and personal gear. (Note: Soldiers of this armored unit from Belgium fought alongside the Imperial Russian army against German and Austrian troops in 1915 in Russia, during World War 1, before the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, after which they were stranded in hostile territory. They left Vladivostok for the United States on the SS Sheridan, and docked at San Francisco on May 12, 1918. They were warmly greeted as they proceeded across the U.S. to New York city, where they participated in the Memorial Day Parade. After leaving New York City, aboard the SS La Lorraine, they reached Bordeaux on June 24 1918.)

Date: 1918, June 24
Duration: 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045968