M1 rocket launcher (bazooka) on L-4 aircraft, is demonstrated at an airfield in Germany during World War 2. A U.S. Army soldier holds a fire extinguisher, near a Piper L-4 Grasshopper airplane. Closeup of a soldier loading an M6 anti-tank rocket into an M1 bazooka mounted under the wing of the aircraft. Pilot get into the aircraft, named "Lucky Pierre." It also has "77" painted on its fuselage, likely reflecting assignment to the 77th Field Artillery Regiment. The airplane takes off and maneuvers, circling overhead. Finally, the pilot fires the bazooka, creating a small explosion on the ground. Afterwards, several members of the unit are seen gathered together near the airplane.
Armistice Day Parade in Paris, France during World War II. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill, French General Charles de Gaulle and Foreign Secretary Robert Anthony Eden watch Armistice Day Parade with the crowd at curb. French and American troops parade on the Champs Elysees. French civilians cheer and applaud. British troops on parade. Churchill and De Gaulle pass in car. Another car with Anthony Eden follow them. Churchill waves his cap. They walk to curb to great notables. Crowd follow them.
Armistice Day Parade in Paris, France. The band of the Republican Guard play in the parade. Mrs. Eden and Mrs. Churchill applaud. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill, French General Charles De Gaulle and Foreign Secretary Robert Anthony Eden watch parade. Churchill shakes hands with De Gaulle. Armored vehicles in the parade. Churchill and De Gaulle walk to car and get into it. The car is driven along street followed by mounted guard. Mrs. Eden with Mary Churchill, daughter of Winston Churchill, watch parade. Mrs. Churchill followed by two women leave the area.
John L Lewis addresses the Senate Labor Committee in Washington DC. Meeting of the Senate Labor Committee on Labor and Public Welfare members. President of the United Mine Workers (UMW) of America, John Llewellyn Lewis addresses the gathering and justifies himself.
Coal strike ends in Washington DC. President of the United Mine Workers (UMW) of America, John Llewellyn Lewis arrives at the UMW building. U.S. Senator Henry Styles Bridges also arrives. Photographers take photographs. Lewis and coal operators remain seated at office after the agreement. Lewis addresses the gathering. Bridges meets with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph William Martin for the settlement. Railroad loaded with coal moves on track.
Arrival of General MacDonald in Saigon,French Indochina during First Indochina War. British,French and Vietnamese flags flutter in wind from flag pole. British General Commissioner for Northeast Asia ,Sir Malcolm MacDonald disembarks aircraft and arrives at Saigon from Doilat. French Army General, Jean De Lattre de Tassigny receives and greets Sir MacDonald. General Tassigny,Sir Donald and their staffs review troops. The Generals hand shakes with officers. They inspect installations and tank units. Sir MacDonald stands at attention as General Tassigny salutes at the British,French and Vietnamese flags at the airfield.
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