A tightrope wedding in La Rochelle, Bordeaux, France. Two tightrope acrobats, Roland Schmidt and Francine Pary, cross a tight rope fixed in between two ancient towers, the Chain Tower of La Rochelle (Tour de la Chaîne, 17000 La Rochelle, France) and Tour Saint-Nicolas de la Rochelle (Rue de l'Armide, 17000 La Rochelle, France), over the La Rochelle harbour. The bride climbs the stairs of a tower. A friend holds up the bride’s wedding dress. Claude Bejac, a well-known cabaret singer and deputizing for the mayor of the free community of Montmartre, climbs a fireman’s ladder. Crowds gathered to watch the couple cross a tight rope. A man helps the groom hold carry his pole. Groom walks on tight rope. The bride carefully crosses the harbor on tight rope on the other side. The bride and the groom meet in the middle of the tight rope. Bride and groom are perched on the ropes. Claude Bejac officiates the wedding of the tight rope acrobat couple. The mayor officiates the wedding while standing on a fireman’s ladder. Bride and groom getting married over the La Rochelle harbour. Harbor front of La Rochelle covered with crowds watching the tightrope wedding over the harbor. Groom puts wedding ring on bride’s finger, the newlywed couple kiss.
Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. British crewmen aboard a ship underway in the Atlantic Ocean as they head to invade Normandy, France. One of the crewman points towards the shoreline. A number of invasion crafts underway at sea including destroyers, Landing Ship Tanks, Landing Craft Tanks, Landing Craft Infantries, rocket ships. A bearded British sailor. Invasion crafts at sea with barrage balloons flying overhead. Naval gun aboard the ship. Men in the control room of the ship. Men on deck of the ship.
The representatives of the Marshall Plan nations meet at the Paris headquarters of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation or OEEC (now known as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development or OECD). View of the Château de la Muette, the headquarters of the OEEC (2, rue André Pascal 75016 Paris, France). OEEC dignitaries get off from staff car and enter a glass door. An OEEC representative of France speaks at the conference. OEEC delegates discuss the Marshall Plan and cooperation among the nations. An OEEC delegate flips a document while speaking. View of Strasbourg, France. Flags nations belonging to the Council of Europe. Leaders of the Council of Europe convene in Strasbourg. Prime Minister of United Kingdom Winston Churchill smokes cigars at the headquarters. Belgian Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak is also in the meeting. Children entering Volksschule school. Teacher points to a large map of Europe inside the classroom. A boy study a diagram of the flags of European countries. Children study about the nations of Europe in a school. Sign reads “H.M. Customs”, “Douane”, “Dogana Italiana” and “Douane Zoll”. Customs signage from different European countries. A tall man boards a barge. Officer inspects paper from man. A man inspects passport in a French customs border control. A border control police inspects a car and opens gate in Mauberge, near the Belgian border. A truck leaves the border control. People from different nations of Europe working together for its development.
U.S. 5th Marine Regiment in Gondrecourt, France during World War I. A bridge in the village. Trucks loaded with U.S. troops cross the bridge. A sign reads 'Welcome'. U.S. troops wave to the villagers. Women stand outside their houses and look at the soldiers. The troops with rifles on their shoulders march on the streets. Men hold flags of France and United Sates. A soldier carries a young girl on his shoulder.
U.S. 5th Marine Regiment in Gondrecourt, France during World War I. Troops put sack bags in a trench. Sack bags also kept on the edge of the trench. A U.S. officer raises a flag. The troops stand in a squad in the background. Trophies on a table. General John Joseph Pershing with U.S. officers. He stands in front of the table and talks to them. U.S. troops stand in formation. General John Joseph Pershing and a soldier with a camera. The General presents awards to the winners of a trench digging contest. A parade by the U.S. troops. General John Joseph Pershing and U.S. troops salute. General Charles A. Doyen. U.S. officers on horse backs. The troops march with rifles on their shoulders. The soldiers hold flags of United States and France.
U.S. 5th Marine Regiment are inspected by Generals in France during World War I. U.S. troops march forward with a U.S. flag in their hands. French General Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre and U.S. General John Joseph Pershing with a U.S. officer. General Pershing talks to the officer. The officer points out at a particular area. General Pershing and General Joffre in conversation. Officers stand behind them. A United States flag in the background. General Pershing, General Joffre and a U.S. officer salute. Officers stand at attention. U.S. and French General stand and U.S. officers on horse backs pass them. U.S. troops stand in the background. The troops march with rifles in their hands. The Generals inspect the troops. They salute when the troops cross them while marching. Flags of France and United States. U.S. and French troops stand in a line and at attention behind the Generals. U.S. troops march and the Generals inspect them. U.S. officers on horse backs followed by U.S. troops. General Joffre salutes and General Pershing stands next to him. U.S. troops march along with horse carts. Both the Generals shake hands. U.S. soldiers stand in a group. General Joffre talks to them. They salute him. A French officer. General Pershing with U.S. troops. The Generals get in a car.
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