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Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer visit various monuments after the fall of Paris during World War II.

German occupation in Paris France following Battle of France in World War II. French prisoners of war (POWs) remove protective coverings from the Obelisk at the Place de la Concorde. The POWs remove sandbags from around the Obelisk and Napoleon's Tomb. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and Nazi Minister of Armaments and War Production Albert Speer tour the city by car. Hitler and Speer arrive at the Church of Sainte-Marie Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). French policemen salute as Hitler drives by. They visit the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France) and Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Hitler, Speer and others view the Eiffel Tower(Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France).

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021851
United States troops liberating French towns from German forces during World War 2

The capture of Avranches, France by U.S. soldiers during Operation Cobra in World War II. The map of Avranches, France superimposed on scenes depicting United States military vehicles moving in Normandy. Half track passes by a road sign “N 137 St. Servan 12 St. Malo 13”. A speeding truck passes by a road sign “Rennes N 137 St Malo”. A large artillery is being pulled by a military vehicle on the N 137 highway in Normandy. Bomber drops bomb over a village in France. View of a map showing “Mortain”. United States infantry engage in street fighting in Mortain, France. A United States soldier fires with rifle upwards during street fighting. A soldier fires bazooka during street fighting. A Churchill Mk VII Crocodile flame thrower tank fires at a house and tree. American soldiers running through burning field during a flame thrower tank attack. Multiple rocket launcher trucks fire rocket artillery. United States soldiers observe rocket artillery on the side of a forest. Map depicts “Argentan” and “Falaise”. Captured German prisoners march away through a destroyed French town. French people welcome United States troops in Paris. Map depicts the Seine River and Paris. Crowds of French men and women giving the “V-Sign” in Paris. French woman clapping her hands. French women crowd a Jeep with U.S. soldiers. Soldiers marching on the Avenue de Champs-Élysées, with the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) behind. Free France General Jacques Philippe Leclerc and an American general salute in the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France). Crowds of Frenchmen cheer and welcome Allied forces after liberation from Nazi Germany. A French man waves his flag while he holds on to tree branches. Map depicting the eastern France, Luxembourg and western Germany superimposed over scenes of marching soldiers. Television host Alexander Scourby delivers a conclusion. Closing credits.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079452
French performs reconnaissance and prepares Paris defense before Battle of Marne WWI

A proclamation issued on September 3, 1914 from General Joseph Simon Gallieni urging the defense of Paris in light of the French government’s evacuation for Bordeaux and the incoming Battle of Marne during World War 1. “MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF PARIS Army of Paris, Residents of Paris, The members of the Government of the Republic have left Paris to give a new impulse to the national defense. I have received the mandate to defend Paris against the invader. This mandate, I shall carry out to the end. Paris, 3 September 1914 The Military Governor of Paris, Commanding the Army of Paris, GALLIENI” translated in English. Workers using pickaxes to break stones at a park in Paris, France. Soldiers in position behind a trench made of tree branches. A soldier uses a telephone while hiding under a tent of twigs. A French military official answers call. French soldiers towing a reconnaissance aircraft. A French Blériot XI observation aircraft takes off from an airfield for a reconnaissance mission. Aerial view of countryside outside Paris and surrounding areas as seen from a Blériot XI’s , with the French Army incorporating cameras in reconnaissance planes from the beginning of World War 1. The Blériot XI aircraft lands back to the airbase. Reconnaissance pilot reports his findings, showing his logbook. French military official working at his desk. French officers consulting reports posted on a wall inside their office. Under a canopy of twigs, a military officer uses a telephone to receive orders.

Date: 1914, September 3
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079169
Spectators seated in the Courtroom for Pierre Laval's trial for treason in Paris, France.

Trial of Pierre Laval in Paris, France. Interior of the Courtroom. A huge crowd seated in the Courtroom. Attorney Naud seated in the foreground. Judges sit in the Courtroom. Judge Lliontignbeaux presides the trial. Attorney Mornet speaks. Attorney Baraduc and Attorney Naud are the attorneys for defense. Attorney Naud pleads for Pierre Laval. Attorney Baraduc talks. Pierre Laval enters and sits on a chair. Pierre Laval rises and gesticulates.

Date: 1946, October 4
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053946
Pierre Laval speaks and pleads in his defense during his trial for treason, Paris, France.

Trial of Pierre Laval in Paris, France. Interior of the Courtroom. A huge crowd seated in the Courtroom. Judges sit in the Courtroom. Judge Lliontignbeaux presides the trial. Pierre Laval rises. He speaks and pleads in his defense. Papers on desk with name Pierre Laval. Clerks hand out papers. Former President of the Armistice Commission General Dayan takes oath and speaks. Senate Secretary Charles de la Pommeraye speaks for the prosecution. Former French Ambassador Leon Noel. Courtroom shows the empty seat of the accused. Headline in the newspaper 'Stars and Stripes'. Headline reads 'Laval Guilty-Doomed to Die'.

Date: 1946, October 4
Duration: 3 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053947
Two French girls talk and smoke cigarettes in Paris, France.

Activities of Parisians in Paris, France. Close up view of two French girls in the city talking. They share cigarettes and smoke as they talk.

Date: 1946, June
Duration: 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044944