United States President Woodrow Wilson in Brussels, Belgium. Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, President Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Edith Bolling-Wilson, and King Albert I in the gardens of the Royal Palace (Rue Brederode 16, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium). President Wilson leaves the House of Parliament after addressing a joint session. Troops on horseback.
The British 2nd Army advances on Tournai, Antwerp, and Ghent in Belgium. Animated map shows the advance in Belgium. Sign of France. The British 2nd Army rolls through Tournai, Belgium (September 3): Soldiers advance on Tournai. Army tanks and soldiers move over bridge and fire. Ghent citizens help wipe out final resistance. Large crowd gathers and allied troops on army tanks fire in city. The British 2nd Army fights in Antwerp on 4th September: German equipment burned and soldiers fire. Troops fight in streets. Nazi defenders run near railway tracks. (World War II period).
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. View of the ruined building of the cathedral at Ypres in Belgium. United States President Woodrow Wilson leaves the Ypres Cathedral (Vandenpeereboomplein, 8900 Ieper, Belgium). He is accompanied by Brand Whitlock, American Minister to Belgium. Other dignitaries include King Albert I, Queen Elisabeth, Mrs. Edith Bolling-Wilson, and the American Delegation. People climbed over the building to get a glimpse of the dignitaries.
U.S. Army 3rd Armored Division advance in Belgium during World War 2. U.S. Army Captain examines a snow-covered disabled M4 Sherman tank, with shell holes in it, in Sterpigny, Belgium. Damaged buildings all around. American soldiers look at a damaged German Panther tank. View of jeep approaching on road. Shattered trees along the roadside. (Note:This footage was shot in the town of Sterpigny, Belgium just after 16 January 1945. The 2nd Battalion, U.S. 330th Infantry Regiment was attached to the 3rd Armored Division and fought alongside tank units of the 3rd Armored Division against elements of the 9th SS Panzer Division to capture the town on 16 January.)
King Albert I of Belgium and his wife, Elisabeth of Bavaria (the Queen of Belgium), make a triumphant return to Brussels after the end of World War 1. Belgian infantry marches through streets with crowds watching in Brussels. Along a street near the Royal Palace (likely Rue Royale), a military parade takes place. King Albert I rides on horseback, with Elisabeth of Bavaria (the Queen of Belgium) following behind. Belgians give a "Hero's welcome" to the Belgian Royal Family in Brussels.
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. View of Houthulst forest in Belgium. United States President Woodrow Wilson along with his American Delegation is on a sightseeing trip in Belgium. They are accompanied by King Albert I and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium. The entire team is seen enjoying a picnic and having lunch under a tent. Queen Elizabeth takes the picture of the lunch party. A french guard and other men standing along the side of a motor car.