German troops battle French during World War II. German troops advance into areas abandoned by retreating French forces. They probe abandoned trenches and fortifications. German troops rush to prepare their airship for launch. Troops handle airship lines. Crew members prepare to board the airship. The airship in flight, above.
U.S. soldiers on the Western Front during World War I. Soldiers in a trench. A cart arrives nearby. The soldiers unload cans from the cart. They cook food. The soldiers seated in the trench and eating food. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. soldiers on the Western Front during World War I. German aircraft in flight overhead. A soldier watching the aircraft through binoculars. Other soldiers firing anti-aircraft guns at the aircraft. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A U.S. soldier of the American Expeditionary Forces jokes around, with an Asian civilian, for the camera. The soldier pretends to teach the other man elements of close order drill. The civilian performs facing movements. The soldier adjusts the man's hat to a jaunty tilt, after which the man salutes and marches toward the camera. Several soldiers and civilians are walking on street in background. A long.wall lines the street. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic Charles de Gaulle makes inspection trip through the country at end of World War 2. Crowds line the sidewalks waving French flags. A Free-French tank named: "L'Audacieux." Numerous destroyed and damaged buildings and rubble lining the streets where his motorcade proceeds. At one stop, he is greeted by an honor guard of Colonial troops. His motorcade passes through a section of the Maginot line where rows of anti-tank dragon's teeth appear intact. At entry of one town a welcoming banner across the road reads: "Soyez Les Bienvenus." De Gaulle steps from a car near a sidewalk filled with French school girls, accompanied by Nuns, in habit. He shakes hands with some girls dressed in traditional local costumes. More views of destruction and rubble. Only the street is clear and rubble lines the edges. Armored cars and other armor pass through twin gates of a city and proceed down a main street, followed by marching French infantry, as people watch and cheer from sidewalks. A Cadillac automobile carries De Gaulle to a French Naval marina. Sailors present arms and he proceeds down a ramp to a floating dock, where he boards a motor launch that takes him along a river. More scenes of cheering French crowds.
World War One British Tank crew wearing protective leather helmets enter Mark I Male Tank through access door adjacent to sponson. Officer, carrying his black cat mascot on his shoulder, follows. Tank's sponson (also called barbette) is seen rotating with its 6 pounder gun changing elevation.
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