Activities at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manheim, Pennsylvania. The Zion Lutheran Church (2 S Hazel St, Manheim, PA 17545, United States). A man cuts a stem of rose from the cemetery garden. A memorial for Henry William Stiegel, an 18th century German American glassmaker who donated the land on which the Zion Lutheran church is now built. Man runs his hands, holding a rose, across the memorial slab of Henry William Stiegel. Lutheran worshippers enter the church. Female choir singers wearing black robes and mortarboard caps hold choir books. Choir singers wearing mortarboard caps and surplice over black robes. A man presents a flower to a woman on the altar. The flag of the United States can be seen near the altar.
Steel used for ship building and war materiel manufacture in the United States during World War 2. Shipbuilding at a dock. Sign says “U.S. Naval Advance Base Depot”. A steam locomotive pulls a 16 inch naval gun from a war production factory. Men move newly made Navy torpedo via overhead conveyor. Men building torpedoes in a factory. A huge engine is being lifted by an overhead crane. War production workers on factory floor building items for U.S. Navy. A United States Naval officer speaks with a factory executive. Narrator mentions importance of scrap metal for use in ship building. The launching of the Iowa-class battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64), in the Philadelphia Navy Yard on December 7, 1943. Assisted by Rear Admiral Melo F. Draemel, Mrs. Margaret Roche-Goodland, wife of Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland, successfully breaks a bottle of champagne over the ship's bow. The USS Wisconsin starts down the dry dock during launch.
Major General Manton S. Eddy presents medals to members of the United States Army 47th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division in the Command Post area of the 47th Regiment near Marigny, France during World War 2. Troops of the 47th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division salutes to Major General Eddy. One of the soldiers holds the flag of the United States during the presentation in an open field. Major General Manton S. Eddy pins a medal on a soldier’s chest before saluting. A soldier receives a star medal from Major General Manton Eddy. Major General Manton Eddy presents medals to soldiers.
General Charles de Gaulle presents the French Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to the city of Paris after liberation from Nazi Germany in World War 2. At the entrance of the Paris City Hall (Paris Hôtel de Ville Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France), soldiers, Republican Guards, and civilians gather to witness the ceremony. Representatives from the United States Army stands beside the United States flag. A Military Policeman salutes. As the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Liberation, General Charles de Gaulle delivers a speech beside the Paris coat of arms. French politician André le Troquer holds the Paris coat of arms as General de Gaulle talks. Allied generals watch the ceremony. A giant Cross of Liberation, illuminated by spotlights, is unveiled on the pediment of the Hôtel de Ville. Troops salute and sing “la marseillaise”. Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc smiling during the ceremony. General Charles de Gaulle, with the Paris City Committee, important French politicians such as André le Troquer and Admiral Georges Thierry d’Argenlieu (also known as Father Louis of the Trinity, O.C.D.), the chancellor of the Ordre de la Libération, pose in front of the Hôtel de Ville.
Allied gun crews firing 155mm Howitzers in Normandy during World War 2. Gun crews direct their fire upon enemy positions in the forest. A 155 mm Howitzer, partially covered in camouflage net, fires and recoils. Underneath the camouflage net, soldiers load shells into the 155mm Howitzer artillery. An officer signal to the crew to fire. A huge cloud forms over enemy position. A camouflage-covered M8 Greyhound moving. An M10 tank destroyer moving in Normandy. Tanks covered in camouflage and an ambulance moving in country roads of Normandy. A tank passes by a walking soldier and ruins. Infantry advancing on foot. A soldier carries a shovel while walking. United States infantry soldiers moving on two straight lines. Distant view of a smoking United States Army bomber falling out of formation in the sky. Other planes fall out of the formation after being hit by artillery. A plane falls until its view is obscured by clouds made by artillery fire.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower meets Brigadier General Maxwell D. Taylor and inspect the United States 101st Airborne Division in England during World War II. A staff car with the British and American flags arrives on the Welford airfield, Berkshire, England. General Dwight D Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill alight from the staff car after an attendant opens the car door. Prime Minister Churchill and General Eisenhower meets with military officers as they walk in the airfield. Prime Minister Churchill salutes and shake hands with Brigadier General Maxwell D. Taylor. A band plays while Prime Minister Churchill and General Eisenhower review the 101st Airborne Division troops with its Commander, Brigadier General Taylor. Two soldiers hold flags. Prime Minister Churchill, Generals Eisenhower and Taylor review the troops by walking amongst them. General Eisenhower uses binoculars to watch paratroopers jumping from C-47 planes during a mass demonstration. Hundreds of paratroopers with parachutes fall to the airfield. Prime Minister Churchill and General Eisenhower get in a car. Army vehicles driving away.
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